I suppose this should be seen in light of the official endorsement of Matrix by eSam over a year ago, which I noted at the time.

Sweden’s public sector is keen to adopt open source and open standards to ensure data sovereignty and protection against vendor lock-in

As a part of Tele2 Collaborate, Element is seen as a natural Skype for Business (S4B) replacement for Sweden’s public sector, and an alternative to US-based Big Tech vendors.