Sweden became a member of the United Nations in 1946, the year after the organization was founded. Since that time, an active commitment to the United Nations has been a cornerstone of Sweden’s foreign policy.
More information on Sweden and the United Nations is found on the website of the Permanent Mission of Sweden to the United Nations:> Sweden and the U.N. Dag Hammarskjöld stepped unexpectedly onto the world stage when he became Secretary-General of the United Nations in April 1953. To the general public, the media and decision makers, he was an unknown Swede.