Sweden’s gun-crime epidemic poses a potential long-term threat to the Nordic nation’s prosperity, Riksbank Governor Erik Thedeen said, joining the business leaders concerned about gang violence that has shaken the country in recent years.

“This is not something that we include in our forecasts, but if it should persist for a long time it may threaten the trust that is one of the main reasons for Sweden’s economic success,” Thedeen said after speaking at an event in Stockholm organized by state-owned lender SBAB. “It is definitely a worrying trend, also from an economic perspective in the longer term.”