Stockholm  - A majority of Swedes favour keeping the Swedish currency, but opposition has declined to introducing the joint European currency, the euro, a report said Tuesday.

The poll commissioned by the Svenska Dagbladet newspaper showed that 47 per cent opposed the euro while 42 per cent favoured such a move, the poll commissioned by the Svenska Dagbladet newspaper said.

The survey indicated that 11 per cent were undecided.

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.

Polling institute Sifo interviewed some 1,000 Swedes by telephone October 20 to 23.

Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt and Foreign Minister Carl Bildt touched on the euro on Monday.

Bildt said he was convinced a debate on the euro would follow in the wake of the current financial unrest, but like Reinfeldt did not anticipate moves to stage a new referendum in the near future.

Reinfeldt has cited the need to respect the outcome of the 2003 referendum for 10 years.

Sweden joined the European Union in 1995. (dpa)