Inflation in Sweden rose to 10.2 percent in December, from 9.5 in November.

Many Swedes have been hit hard by the effects on the economy in the form of expensive food and electricity prices and rising interest rates.

But in Switzerland the situation is different.

In December last year, the country had 2.8 percent inflation, which is low compared to Sweden's 10.2 percent in December 2022.

A stability that costs

So do we have anything to learn from the Central European country?

In terms of monetary policy, Alexandra Stråberg does not believe that Sweden should follow Switzerland.

Our economies differ on several points, among other things Sweden is a very open economy and thus more vulnerable to fluctuations in the outside world.

- When it comes to energy supply, there are probably many people who want to do like Switzerland now and have more of their own energy supply, but that may have more to do with Russia's war in Ukraine, she says.

Are there only advantages to having it like Switzerland?

- Those who live in Switzerland have to pay a high price for their stability.

When prices go up, there is certainly a kind of price ceiling, but when prices in the rest of the world go down, they keep their prices at a high level.

And it is a very expensive country to live in, says Alexandra Stråberg.