The USA's Foreign Office has listed the Nazi organisation Nordic Resistance Movement (NMR) as a terrorist organisation.
Three high-ranking individuals in the organisation have also been classified as "global terrorists".
The American Foreign Office writes, among other things, that members of NMR have carried out violent attacks on political opponents, demonstrators, and journalists.
"NRM's members have also taken steps to gather and prepare weapons and explosives, including for the group's account and to promote its goals", the American authority states on its website.
Classified as terrorists
Three individuals who are part of NMR's top echelon have also been given the designation SDGT, roughly equivalent to "global terrorist". These are Fredrik Vejdeland, Pär Öberg, and Robert Eklund.
The Swedish Security Service states that the American terrorist designation will not affect the authority's work.
We will continue to conduct our operations in the same way. Regardless of the decision, we adhere to the classifications made by the EU and the UN, says Gabriel Wernstedt, press secretary at the Security Service.
The Swedish Foreign Office states to TT that Swedish authorities received information about the terrorist designation in advance.
"We and the USA share the view that these are serious threats. However, unlike the USA, Sweden does not have its own system of 'terrorist designation'. Instead, the EU has a terrorist list that also applies in Sweden. This includes, for example, the PKK and other groups", says Foreign Minister Tobias Billström (M) in a written statement to TT.
"Close dialogue"
The USA's decision will, according to Billström, be "carefully analysed".
"We will also have a close dialogue about this with our own authorities. The government also intends to inform about these issues at EU level, where a discussion is already underway on how European countries can better protect themselves against various extremists", he writes in the same email response.
Justice Minister Gunnar Strömmer (M) states to TT that the government is considering the possibility of restricting the freedom of association for criminal organisations.
"Such a possibility could affect, for example, Nazi or other extreme groups that commit crimes", says Strömmer in a written comment.
