Sweden
Drives on the right · SEK · Emergency 112Speed limits
Urban
50 km/h
Rural / outside built-up areas
70 km/h
Motorway
110 km/h
Alcohol limits
General limit
0.2‰
Novice drivers
Same as general limit
Mandatory equipment
- •Warning triangle
Winter tires & snow chains
From 1 December to 31 March, winter tires are required whenever winter road conditions are present (studded tires permitted seasonally); enforcement is active given how common snow and ice are.
Tolls
System
Toll booths
No general road tolls; Stockholm and Gothenburg operate electronic, barrier-free congestion charges for entering the city (charged automatically by camera), and crossing the Öresund Bridge to/from Denmark has a separate fee.
More things to know before you drive
Seatbelts
Mandatory front and rear for all occupants.
Mobile phone use
Hands-free only; holding a phone while driving is prohibited.
Child seats
Children are generally required to use a suitable restraint (often rear-facing) until around 135 cm tall.
Headlights
Dipped headlights (or daytime running lights) are required at all times, day and night, year-round.
Low-emission & restricted zones
Stockholm, Gothenburg, and a few other cities operate environmental zones mainly restricting older, higher-emission heavy vehicles; passenger car restrictions are more limited but check current local rules.
Right of way & roundabouts
Priority to the right at unmarked intersections; roundabouts give way to traffic already circulating.
Parking
Paid parking is common in cities and towns, typically via meter or app; some residential zones restrict non-permit parking.
Speed cameras
Extensive fixed and average-speed camera network on major roads.
Good to know
Speed limits are heavily sign-based and vary significantly by road (commonly 70–120 km/h) — the figures above are representative defaults, not universal. The 0.2‰ alcohol limit is one of the strictest in Europe. Currency is the Swedish krona (SEK), not the euro.