Swedish support for EU membership surges following Brexit: 'Sweden can look at Britain with horror and thing, what do we have, what do we not want to have?'
Political scientist Ian Manners lives in Sweden and said Britain's decision had prompted Swedes to re-evaluate their attitude towards the EU.
“The average Swedish person doesn’t think or care much about the EU, but Brexit brings it to the fore. The UK referendum made a complicated issue real," he told The Local.
"People in Sweden are suddenly forced to think about what the EU is, rather than just having a vague opinion on it.
“There are political, economic, and social factors at play. The potential for political chaos, for economic trauma, and the possibility of a single-issue referendum on immigration, as happened in the UK," he explained.
"Sweden can look on at Britain with horror and think ‘what do we have, and what do we not want to have?’”