[5] The proposal to include Sigulda was based on the International Olympic Committee's Agenda 2020 initiative to use existing facilities rather than build new ones, and was supported by the Latvian government.

On 16 March 2019 a survey found that 55 percent of Swedes backed the Olympic bid – a huge positive shift.

[7] On 9 April the Swedish government supported the candidature and made over 200 necessary guarantees and warranties to the IOC.

If they had won the bid, Stockholm would have been the second city to host both the Summer and Winter Olympics (after Beijing).

The candidate city logo was unveiled on 27 November 2018 during its presentation at the ANOC General Assembly in Tokyo, Japan.