The US embassy in Stockholm has been evacuated over a possible security incident, a spokesman for the mission said, while police said a suspect envelope had sparked the scare.
"We've evacuated the embassy while we are investigating a possible security incident," embassy spokesman Jeff Anderson said.
"We are working together with the Swedish authorities."
Swedish police said on their website that a patrol had been dispatched to the embassy after "a letter with unidentified content had arrived at the embassy".
News agency TT reported the letter contained an unidentified white powder, though police would not confirm that.
"It's a content one would not expect to receive," Stockholm police spokesman Albin Neverbery said.
"When it comes to a sensitive location like an embassy, we take no chances," he said, adding: "A police bomb squad has taken care of the envelope. We're securing the site."
Police, who had no information about any threats issued against the bassy, were dispatched to the scene at 11.35am (2035 AEDT) and were still there in the early afternoon.
Both embassy staff and visitors were evacuated from the building during the scare. The Stockholm mission has some 170 employees.
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