The European Commission has formulated ten thematic objectives for the operational programmes to be directed towards. For Sweden, at least 80 percent of the money must go to the first four thematic objectives, of which at least 20 percent to objective 4.

The first four thematic objectives:

• Strengthening research, technological development and innovation.
• Increasing access to, use of and quality of information and communication technologies.
• Increasing the competitiveness of small and medium-sized enterprises.
• Supporting the transition to a low-carbon economy in all sectors.

Translated from tillvaxtverket.se April 2025

Link to EU - European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), Interreg IVB, North Sea Region Programme