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- There are several identity documents used in Sweden. None are compulsory by law, meaning that there is no formal penalty for not possessing one. Certified identification cards are issued by the tax agency. The Swedish police issues passports and national identity cards for Swedish citizens. A Swedish driver's license, issued by the transport agency, is also accepted as an identity document. Banks sometimes issue identity cards for established customers or their children. In Sweden, no law has been introduced about compulsory identity documents. However, there is no law forbidding an authority or company to demand to see one, otherwise refusing service. Identity documents are needed in Sweden in certain commonly occurring situations, e.g. purchases using debit- or credit cards when not using a PIN, or picking up a package at the postal service representatives, or for age checking when purchasing alcoholic beverages, or to get medical care and medicines. A valid Swedish identity document is also required for opening a bank account or other situations where the use of Swedish personal identity number is required, although this varies from organisation to organisation. Car drivers mandatorily need the driver's license, and the police is also allowed to randomly check driver's licenses for drivers, normally done in combination with sobriety checks. For certain situations, the law says that safe identification is needed, without saying how it should done. In these cases a Swedish identity document is usually expected by authorities like the police. A person found committing a crime like speeding or no bus ticket, having no identity document, will be taken to the police station and kept until the identity is certified (even if identity documents are not compulsory). When the police are searching for criminals expected to have a car, they organise speeding checks or sobriety checks, since they are allowed to randomly ask for id only in this situation. Searches for illegal immigrants are often done in cooperation with guards checking local traffic tickets. It is a bad idea for a wanted criminal or illegal immigrant to ride without a ticket or shoplift in Sweden, since their identity must be investigated if caught. The most commonly used identity documents in Sweden is the driver's license (for those that have passed a driver's test) and the national identity card issued by the Police. The identity card issued by the Tax Agency is more commonly used by foreign citizens living in Sweden and not by Swedish citizens, because the identity card issued by the Tax Agency cost the same as the identity card issued by the Police, but the Tax Agency identity card is of lesser use since it cannot be used for travel within the European Union. Also while the Tax Agency card has a 13-year age limit, the national identity card has none and is often obtained by young people e.g. to prove eligibility of child tickets for public transport. (en)
- För personer som är bosatta i Sverige finns ingen skyldighet att inneha legitimationshandling, utländska medborgare är dock skyldiga att ha pass som huvudregel (se 2 kap. 1 § utlänningslagen) - även de som är bosatta här, med undantag för de som har permanent uppehållstillstånd (2 kap. 1§ utlänningsförordningen). Även om man som svensk inte är skyldig att inneha legitimation kan man dock förvägras tjänster, även hos myndigheter. De flesta vuxna personer behöver i praktiken kunna legitimera sig i olika sammanhang, och använder då sitt körkort, identitetskort eller pass. Utländska pass och id-kort gäller i viss mån, i första hand sådana från EES-länderna. Traditionellt kräver bankerna legitimation med svenskt personnummer på, det som ofta benämns ”fullgod legitimationshandling”. (sv)
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- För personer som är bosatta i Sverige finns ingen skyldighet att inneha legitimationshandling, utländska medborgare är dock skyldiga att ha pass som huvudregel (se 2 kap. 1 § utlänningslagen) - även de som är bosatta här, med undantag för de som har permanent uppehållstillstånd (2 kap. 1§ utlänningsförordningen). Även om man som svensk inte är skyldig att inneha legitimation kan man dock förvägras tjänster, även hos myndigheter. De flesta vuxna personer behöver i praktiken kunna legitimera sig i olika sammanhang, och använder då sitt körkort, identitetskort eller pass. Utländska pass och id-kort gäller i viss mån, i första hand sådana från EES-länderna. Traditionellt kräver bankerna legitimation med svenskt personnummer på, det som ofta benämns ”fullgod legitimationshandling”. (sv)
- There are several identity documents used in Sweden. None are compulsory by law, meaning that there is no formal penalty for not possessing one. Certified identification cards are issued by the tax agency. The Swedish police issues passports and national identity cards for Swedish citizens. A Swedish driver's license, issued by the transport agency, is also accepted as an identity document. Banks sometimes issue identity cards for established customers or their children. (en)
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