This weekend's riots in several Swedish cities have been widely spread on social media and have become a major international event.

Among other things, authorities in Muslim countries have condemned the burning of the Koran in Sweden.

Most major Arab media also report on how calls for a boycott of Swedish goods have spread.

During the National Police Board's press conference on April 18, after the weekend's most riots, the authority announced that it had seen signs of incitement against the police from abroad.

The information was something the Minister of Justice Morgan Johansson (S) also commented on on Wednesday.

- We have seen that about the same groups that were running a few months ago, when they had a campaign against social services and LVU legislation in Sweden, were running in some countries abroad during the Easter weekend, Johansson tells SVT.

Who are they and what countries do they come from?

- I do not want to single out any individuals now, but everyone knows that there were a number of bloggers and sites that were running during this LVU and social services campaign, and who are trying to put a picture in some countries that Sweden is anti-Islamic and of course a false image.

Live broadcast the day before

SVT's review shows that the plans for the demonstration and information about the police's permit statement for a gathering in Linköping were spread somewhat via reporting on social media the day before, including a live broadcast from a Youtube account with over 20,000 views.

An unofficial account with hundreds of thousands of followers on social media, who often post posts about Sweden and claim that Muslim children are kidnapped and treated badly in Sweden, shifted focus and reported on how the Swedish state protects the Koran burns.

At the beginning of the week, calls for a boycott of Swedish goods are also beginning to spread, something that was picked up by several major Arab media.

"Calls for a boycott of Swedish products in response to a Koran burning of a Danish extremist under police protection in Sweden," Al Jazeera wrote on Facebook.

The authority for psychological defense told SVT yesterday, Tuesday, that it has not seen that there has been any advocacy campaign aimed at Sweden due to the riots.

Swedish Institute: Can not assess long-term effects 

The Swedish Institute, which works to continuously analyze the image of Sweden, confirms that the weekend's events have become a major news item in international media and have been widely circulated on social media.  

“We see it in several languages ​​and in several countries, including the hashtag #boycottSweden.

We see extensive reporting and conversations on social media about the events, but we can not currently assess the long-term effects on the image of Sweden as the events have just taken place, "says Anna Rudels, Deputy Director General and Head of Communications at the Swedish Institute, a written comment to SVT .  

SI states that they will continue to follow the conversation and reporting internationally. 

Not incorrect information according to Alkompis

But the fact that international influence has driven the riots and the violence is nothing like the media house Alkompissett in its coverage.

Mediehuset writes Swedish news and community information in Arabic.

- No incorrect information is actually spread, it is rather the case that you may not show the whole picture.

It is written that Sweden has defended a burning of the Koran, for example, but the truth is that Sweden has defended freedom of expression and that includes, for example, carrying out such a manifestation.

So it is missed a bit in communication and it can lead to misunderstandings, says Julia Agha who is CEO of the media house.