"I think it's important that we take a proper look into the euro issue," she said in a parliamentary debate about the currency, calling for a "deep analysis of the advantages and disadvantages, also taking consideration of the security situation we are currently in."
The debate was called by the Liberals, who currently look likely to drop out of parliament in September if they do not achieve the 4 percent threshold needed to be awarded seats. The Liberals have long been in favour of Sweden joining the euro.
Svantesson's party, the Moderates, decided at their party congress in the autumn to look into whether Sweden should adopt the euro.
The Centre Party want to launch an investigation before the election and are planning to launch a committee initiative calling to do so this week. Four parties, the Sweden Democrats, the Green Party, the Left Party and the Christian Democrats, believe an inquiry is unnecessary and that Sweden should keep the krona.
Sweden's largest party, the Social Democrats, would not rule out an inquiry but added that the party is not currently calling for the country to join the euro.
Sweden's governing parties are the Moderates, Christian Democrats and the Liberals. They rule with the support of the Sweden Democrats. The opposition parties are the Centre Party, the Social Democrats, the Green Party and the Left Party.
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