STOCKHOLM, Oct 31 (Reuters) - The Swedish economy is heading into a recession next year, driven by rampant inflation and the war in Ukraine, the country's new finance minister said on Monday. "Sweden's economic outlook is gloomy and we're heading for a tough winter," Svantesson told a news conference, adding that there was a high risk developments will be even weaker than the main scenario. Svantesson pledged to stick to Sweden's fiscal policy framework under which public finances are run at a 0.3% of GDP surplus over an economic cycle. "For us and me, it is important that fiscal policy in this situation is well balanced, that fiscal policy does not fuel inflation. And we will stick to the fiscal policy framework, and thereby ensure that we have room for manoeuvre if next year becomes even more difficult," she said.

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