The Swedish flag flutters next to the Riksdag, the Swedish Parliament, in Stockholm, Sweden, May 7, 2017. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Russia could try to influence the outcome of national elections in Sweden in September if authorities in Moscow feel their strategic interests are threatened, the Swedish security service said on Thursday.
The service's head of counter-intelligence, Daniel Stenling, cited membership of NATO - which Sweden has debated joining - and security around the Baltic Sea as two important issues for Russia.
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