Stockholm - Swedish opponents of the introduction of the joint European currency, the euro, still have a majority in Swedish public opinion, a new survey said Tuesday.

The survey conducted by Statistics Sweden suggested that roughly 47 per cent opposed replacing the krona with the euro while about 38 per cent favoured introducing the euro if there had been a referendum in November. Some 15 per cent were undecided.

A similar poll in May suggested that some 52 per cent opposed the euro while 35 per cent favoured introducing it, the agency said.

The survey of some 6,600 voters by telephone was conducted between October 27 and November 24.

More men than women back the European currency, the agency said.

In a referendum five years ago, 56 per cent of Swedish voters said they wanted to keep the krona while 42 per cent favoured the euro.

Statistics Sweden also polled support for the European Union, which Sweden joined in 1995. A majority, some 56 per cent, said they "largely" favoured Swedish membership, the highest tally since 1992.

In May this year support for Swedish EU membership was at 51 per cent.

Some 21 per cent opposed EU membership, according to the November poll while 24 per cent were undecided. (dpa)