[1] Today (as of 2012) the ties can be described as strong, especially because of Italian immigrants settling in Sweden after World War II while an increasing number of Swedish charter tourists began to travel to Italy.

In the 1890s, the Crown Prince of Sweden and Norway Gustav Bernadotte visited Italy to meet King Umberto I.

Italy[3] was one of the six countries that founded it in 1951 by signing the Treaty of Paris, which created the European Coal and Steel Community.

[7] Italy contributed to the conflict through its air forces and the 225 missions that were concluded were collectively given the name of Operazione Locusta.

[10] On 18 May 2022, former Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi announced that Italy would fully support Finland and Sweden's applications for NATO membership.

[17] The main sectors for Sweden's imports from Italy are machinery, motor vehicles and trailers, food and metallurgical products.

[18] In 1980, Sweden and Italy concluded a treaty for the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on income and capital.

[21] Italy and Sweden have a number of educational exchanges from high school to post-doctoral level and scholarships.

The Committee approved five financed projects on areas of common interest, such as Cultural heritage, Nanoscience and Neuroscience.

[24] In 2017 the Italian MAECI (Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International cooperation) in collaboration with the MIUR (Ministry of Education, University and Research) launched a call for joint research projects between Italy and Sweden as a part of the 2018–2020 science and technology cooperation agreement.