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Key legislative changes in Sweden for 2025

Published 2 January 2025
– By Editorial Staff
The Kristersson government is gearing up with a slew of new laws for 2025.
3 minute read
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At the turn of the year, several new laws came into force in Sweden. Laws that affect everything from taxes and the environment to legal certainty and digital accessibility. New earned income tax credit, more expensive unsecured loans, anonymous witnesses allowed and lowered limit for free dental care are some examples.

Below is a selection of several important legislative changes in 2025.

Enhanced earned income tax credit and reduced tax for pensioners

The government has introduced an enhanced earned income tax credit that gives everyone with a monthly income of more than SEK 16,000 a tax cut of an average of SEK 2,600 per year. At a monthly salary of SEK 40,000, the effect fades away.

In addition, the phasing out of the earned income tax credit will be removed, reducing the marginal tax rate from 55% to 52%. Pensioners will also benefit from lower taxes, with an average reduction of around SEK 1 400 per year.

Increased income pension

The income pension will be increased by 4%, which means that a pensioner earning SEK 18,000 a month will receive SEK 720 more from January 2025. For guarantee pensioners, this means an increase of 2.6%.

Tax-free basic rate for savings in investment savings accounts (ISK)

A tax-free basic rate will be introduced for savings in ISK and endowment insurance accounts. In 2025, savings up to SEK 150,000 will be tax-free, with a planned increase to SEK 300,000 in 2026.

Reduced tax on petrol and diesel

From 1 January 2025, the tax on petrol and diesel will be reduced compared to previously decided levels. Further reductions will take effect on 1 July 2025, and these tax rates will also apply in 2026.

Housing allowance extended

The temporary additional allowance linked to the housing allowance will be extended until June 2025, but at a level of 25% of the preliminary housing allowance.

Increased tax on electricity

From the beginning of the year, the tax on electricity will be increased – from SEK 0.428 per kilowatt hour to SEK 0.439 per kilowatt hour (almost SEK 0.55 per kilowatt hour including VAT).

Allowing anonymous witnesses

To strengthen witness protection and counter the culture of silence in criminal circles, it will now be possible to testify anonymously in certain cases. This applies to serious crimes with a minimum sentence of two years’ imprisonment, both during preliminary investigations and in court.

Mandatory textile sorting

From January 1, 2025, it will be mandatory to sort textile waste separately from other waste. This includes clothes, curtains, bags and other textiles. Municipalities will be responsible for the collection and management of textile waste.

Abolition of aviation tax

The previous aviation tax will be abolished on July 1, 2025. This is expected to reduce domestic and intra-European ticket prices by around SEK 80, while travel outside Europe will be around SEK 325 cheaper.

Reduced age limit for free dental care

The age limit for free dental care will be lowered from the beginning of the year. Previously, dental care was free until the year you turned 23; now this only applies until the age of 19. People between the ages of 20 and 23 will instead receive a general dental care allowance of SEK 600 per year.

Requirement for charging points at larger parking lots

After the turn of the year, parking lots with 20 or more spaces must have at least one charging point for electric cars. The requirement applies to almost all parking lots with 20 or more spaces. The exception is certain non-profit organizations, residential buildings and buildings for national defense.

Increased ceiling for rehabilitation grants

The ceiling for rehabilitation grants to employers will be raised from SEK 10,000 to SEK 20,000 per employee per year. The aim is to enable employers to offer employees the necessary rehabilitation.

Strengthened rights for children

Other examples of new laws and regulations to be introduced in 2025 include higher salaries for police trainees, abolition of license requirements for opening hotels or guesthouses, requirements for employers to report maternity and paternity leave to the Swedish Tax Agency, and strengthened rights for children against violence and abuse.

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Sweden: Over 900 convicted individuals evade prison sentences

Deteriorating safety

Published 15 July 2025
– By Editorial Staff
2 minute read
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Today, over 900 people are wanted for refusing to serve their prison sentences. Meanwhile, the Swedish government has tightened the rules – since April this year, no one can “wait out” their sentence anymore.

A survey by news agency Siren shows that wanted criminals are found in half of Sweden’s municipalities. In total, it involves just over 900 people who actively avoid showing up when the Swedish Prison and Probation Service calls.

Since April 1 this year, the possibility of escaping punishment by hiding until the statute of limitations expires has completely disappeared. Now the sentences remain until they are enforced, regardless of how much time passes.

– It’s no longer enough to stay hidden for five or ten years, because now the sentences will remain, says Geska Mark, group manager at the Swedish Prison and Probation Service, to the news agency.

Two-thirds report voluntarily

Statistics from the Swedish Prison and Probation Service show that between 65 and 70 percent of those convicted follow the authority’s reporting decisions and appear at the designated facility when the time comes.

– When we look year by year at how many follow our reporting decisions, the proportion is between 65 and 70 percent, states Geska Mark.

Those who are not already in custody receive a letter with instructions about where and when they should report. If they fail to appear without acceptable reason, they risk being wanted, especially if they lack a known address.

Drunk driving most common among evaders

Before the rule change, approximately one hundred people annually managed to avoid prison by staying hidden until the sentence was subject to statute of limitations. Previously, there was a five-year limitation period for sentences under one year and ten years for sentences between one and four years.

Most of those who used this “way out” had been sentenced to short prison terms, often one to two months, where drunk driving was the most common crime.

– Most of the sentences that were previously subject to statute of limitations were short prison sentences, one to two months in prison, and the most common crime was drunk driving. It often involved cases where the convicted person had no address in Sweden, explains Geska Mark.

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https://nordictimes.com/the-nordics/sweden/swedish-climate-extremists-who-blocked-ambulance-acquitted-by-supreme-court/

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Swedish climate extremists who blocked ambulance acquitted by Supreme Court

The exaggerated climate crisis

Published 11 July 2025
– By Editorial Staff
Police remove the road blockade in August 2022.
2 minute read
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A nearly three-year legal process concluded this week when all activists from Restore Wetlands (Återställ Våtmarker) were acquitted for blocking the E4 motorway in August 2022, which in addition to causing long traffic jams also delayed an ambulance on an emergency call.

According to Sweden’s Supreme Court (Högsta domstolen), the road blockade was not comparable to the threats against vital societal interests required by law for a conviction of sabotage, and therefore acquitted all participants in the climate alarmist group’s action. The Supreme Court particularly emphasized the importance of freedom of demonstration and freedom of expression in a ruling that will serve as guidance for how civil disobedience should be punished, which in practice opens the door for more motorway blockades.

– The legal situation has been unclear regarding what constitutes a serious disruption or obstruction in these cases. It’s good that we now have clear guidance from the Supreme Court on how prosecutions for sabotage should be assessed in the future, says Chief Prosecutor Katarina Johansson Welin in the Supreme Court’s press release.

The group itself describes its action as an “act of love”.

– Victory! Today we celebrate that the sabotage charge has been shot down for the last time. In my heart, I have always known that I acted exactly right. To sit peacefully and openly on a motorway and demand that emissions decrease is among the strongest acts of love for our children and for life that you can do, and we did exactly that, says one of those acquitted in the climate group’s press release.

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https://nordictimes.com/the-nordics/sweden/green-party-economist-good-that-fewer-children-are-born-in-sweden/

Sweden

Green Party economist: Good that fewer children are born in Sweden

The exaggerated climate crisis

Published 11 July 2025
– By Editorial Staff
The Green Party politician Lennart Olsen sees children as an unnecessary burden on the economy and the environment.
2 minute read
Editorial Staff
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That fewer children are born in Sweden is only good for the environment, argues Green Party (Miljöpartiet) politician Lennart Olsen. Children and young people also cost more than older people, who can still work at higher ages if the pension age is raised, he adds.

Olsen writes in a debate article in the Bonnier publication Dagens Nyheter that people should view positively the fact that Swedes are not reproducing themselves.

“What’s needed here is a reversed perspective, where lower birth rates and eventually decreasing population should be welcomed to reduce the exploitation of the earth’s ecosystems“.

The Green Party member believes that the Swedish government’s investigation aimed at proposing measures to raise the very low birth rates in Sweden is “misguided”. He argues that the state can save money from fewer children being born.

“For the state’s and municipal sector’s economy, children and young people are a much greater expense than the elderly. This is because virtually all people between 0 and 20 years old cost a lot of money in the form of preschool, school, higher education, parental insurance, child allowance and more“, Olsen explains his thesis and argues that older people also won’t need as much pension if the retirement age is raised further.

Above all, the Green Party economist sees the possibility that fewer Swedish children will lead to a better climate in the long term.

“The positive effects of such a development can then also take effect and lead to reduced pressure on the earth’s ecosystems“, writes Olsen.

Olsen represents a so-called neo-Malthusian line, an ideological movement that strives for reduced population and strongly influences the climate alarmist movement.

Editorial Staff
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https://nordictimes.com/the-nordics/sweden/swedens-christian-democrats-call-for-tax-relief-for-families-with-children/

Sweden

Sweden’s Christian Democrats call for tax relief for families with children

Published 10 July 2025
– By Editorial Staff
1 minute read
Editorial Staff
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Swedish families with children should receive tax relief, according to the same model as Hungary. This is proposed by Christian Democrat leader Ebba Busch.

The catastrophically low birth rate has recently become a topic of discussion even among Swedish politicians. Childbirth in Sweden is at historically low levels. During 2023, an average of 1.43 children were born per woman – the lowest figure ever recorded. The standing solution advocated among Swedish politicians has been to bring foreigners to Sweden to replace the population.

The leader of the Christian Democrats Ebba Busch proposes on this theme to follow the Hungarian model, where families with children receive significant tax relief that increases for each child. The principle is to make it easier for one or later both parents to support themselves through work instead of benefits.

If current birth rate trends continue in Sweden, each new generation will be approximately 30 percent smaller than the previous one, which means major consequences including for the labor market and welfare system when fewer people of working age must support a growing elderly population.

 

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