Sweden began 2022 with a wave of mystery drone sightings. On 17 January, a drone was reported circling the Forsmark Nuclear Power Plant, and Sapo, the Swedish security agency, said they were also investigating drones seen over the Ringhals and Oskarshamn power plants. While Sapo refused to go into details, other sources described them as military-style, with large wings, and police have confirmed that the Forsmark drone was large and able to operate despite high winds. Further drones were sighted circling the Parliament buildings on the previous weekend as well as others over the royal palace and the Kiruna and Lulea airports. A police helicopter was seen pursuing a drone flying above it at a height of up to 1,000m (3,280ft) to the west of Stockholm, but authorities have not managed to down any, nor have they publicly identified anyone they believe is operating them, although they have confirmed that it is not being done by anyone known to authorities. All drones reported seem to be larger and with greaterother amateur users.
