List of pro-Palestinian protests in Sweden
This is a list of pro-Palestinian protests in Sweden including demonstrations, marches, sit-ins, direct actions, and campus encampments in support of Palestinian rights.
List
Estimated attendance is either mentioned explicitly in the references or a midpoint is used, i.e., 50 when dozens are mentioned, 500 when hundreds are mentioned, and so on.Pre-2023
| Date | City/town | Estimated attendance | Description | Ref |
| 7 March 2009 | 6,000-7,000 | Demonstration outside Baltiska Hallen tennis stadium against Israel's participation in a Davis Cup match against Sweden. Mayor of Malmö, Ilmar Reepalu, said he believed the game should not be played at all due to what he described as crimes against human rights committed by Israel in the conduct of the Gaza War. Ended with police intervention and riot against the police. 100 protesters were detained and ten were arrested. | ||
| 12 July 2014 | 500 | Demonstration in the city center in protest of the Israeli attacks during Operation Protective Edge. | ||
| 20 July 2014 | 2,000 | Demonstration at Medborgarplatsen. Ended with police intervention. Two protesters were arrested. | ||
| 11 May 2021 | 200 | Demonstration outside the Israeli embassy and march through the city center. Ended with police intervention. One protester was arrested. | ||
| 11 May 2021 | 200 | Demonstration in the city center. Ended with police intervention. | ||
| 14 May 2021 | ? | Demonstration in the city center. Ended with police intervention. | ||
| 15 May 2021 | ? | Car and bicycle procession through the city center. | ||
| 15 May 2021 | ? | Car and bicycle procession through the city center. Ended with police intervention. | ||
| 15 May 2021 | Karlstad | 70 | Demonstration in the city center. Ended with police intervention. | |
| 15 May 2021 | 100 | Car and bicycle procession through the city center. Ended with police intervention. | ||
| 15 May 2021 | Växjö | 200 | Demonstration in the city center. | |
| 20 May 2021 | 500 | Demonstration and march through the city center. Ended with police intervention. |
2023
| Date | City/town | Estimated attendance | Description | Ref |
| 7 October 2023 | ? | Demonstration in the city center. Some participants celebrated the Hamas attacks. | ||
| 7 October 2023 | Kristianstad | ? | Car procession through the city center. | |
| 7 October 2023 | ? | Demonstration in the city center. | ||
| 7 October 2023 | Växjö | ? | Demonstration in the city center. | |
| 14 October 2023 | 1,500 | Demonstration and march through the city center. | ||
| 28 October 2023 | 600 | Demonstration in the city center. | ||
| 28 October 2023 | 50,000 | Demonstration and march through the city center. | ||
| 2 November 2023 | 200 | Demonstration in the city center. | ||
| 4 November 2023 | ? | Demonstration outside a synagogue. | ||
| 5 November 2023 | 2,000 | Demonstration and march through the city center. | ||
| 5 November 2023 | 3,500 | Demonstration and march through the city center. | ||
| 5 November 2023 | 10,000 | Demonstration and march through the city center. |
2024
| Date | City/town | Estimated attendance | Description | Ref |
| 7 January 2024 | 50 | Demonstration outside the US Embassy. | ||
| 28 January 2024 | ? | Sit-in in the city center. | ||
| 28 January 2024 | ? | Demonstration in the city center. | ||
| 28 January 2024 | ? | Demonstration in the city center. | ||
| 28 January 2024 | 5,000 | Demonstration in the city center. | ||
| 11 May 2024 | 20,000 | Demonstration outside the Eurovision arena in protest of Israel's participation in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024. Israeli singer Eden Golan was booed by the audience at a rehearsal. Ended with police intervention. Greta Thunberg was arrested. | ||
| 15 May 2024 | Uppsala | ? | Encampment at Uppsala University demanding that the university end all collaborations with Israeli institutions. | |
| 7 June 2024 | 19 | Occupation of a building of the Royal Institute of Technology. Activists barricaded themselves inside calling for the university to end collaboration with Israeli universities. Ended with police intervention. 19 protesters were arrested. |
2025
| Date | City/town | Estimated attendance | Description | Ref |
| 7 June 2025 | 30,000-50,000 | Demonstration and march through the city center. | ||
| 17 June 2025 | 15,000-20,000 | Red line demonstration through the city center where participants wore red clothing. | ||
| 26 July 2025 | 100+ | Demonstration in Odenplan square in Stockholm, urging the government to condemn Israel's actions in Gaza. | ||
| 10 August 2025 | 500 | Demonstration in the city center against the Israeli plans to occupy Gaza City. | ||
| 16 August 2025 | ? | Demonstration commemorating the journalists murdered by Israel in Gaza. | ||
| 6 September 2025 | 500 | Demonstration and march through the city center. | ||
| 2 October 2025 | ? | Demonstration outside the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Ended with police intervention, including use of pepper spray. Four protesters were arrested. Two protesters were taken to the hospital. | ||
| 4 October 2025 | ? | Demonstration in the city center. |