{"slug":"sweden","name":"Sweden","short_name":"Sweden","iso_code":"SE","jurisdiction_type":"country","region":"Europe","subregion":"Northern Europe","overview":"Sweden applies the EU AI Act and has framed national policy through a 2018 national approach to AI and the AI Commission's roadmap for Sweden (SOU 2024:94, November 2024), which proposed investments, an AI task force, data access and public-sector adoption measures. The Swedish Authority for Privacy Protection (IMY) has published regulatory guidance and run sandboxes on AI; the government has proposed IMY, the Swedish Post and Telecom Authority and other bodies as AI Act authorities.","regulatory_status_summary":"EU AI Act applies; AI Commission roadmap (2024) under implementation as policy; national approach (2018).","binding_vs_guidance":"Binding: none recorded. Strategy or guidance: AI Commission roadmap for Sweden (SOU 2024:94).","current_priorities":"AI Act authority designation, AI investment package following the AI Commission, public-sector AI and data access.","regulators":[{"name":"Integritetsskyddsmyndigheten (IMY)","url":"https://www.imy.se/en/","role":"Data-protection authority; AI regulatory sandbox"},{"name":"Regeringskansliet (Government Offices of Sweden)","url":"https://www.regeringen.se/","role":"Government policy and AI Act implementation"}],"official_sources":[{"title":"Färdplan för Sverige (SOU 2024:94)","publisher":"Regeringskansliet, AI-kommissionen","url":"https://www.regeringen.se/rattsliga-dokument/statens-offentliga-utredningar/2024/11/sou-202494/","document_date":"2024-11-26","document_type":"strategy","tier":1},{"title":"IMY: artificial intelligence","publisher":"Integritetsskyddsmyndigheten","url":"https://www.imy.se/en/","document_type":"official","tier":1}],"related_jurisdictions":["eu","denmark","finland","norway"],"url":"https://aipolicytracker.org/jurisdictions/sweden","source":{"official_source_url":"https://www.regeringen.se/rattsliga-dokument/statens-offentliga-utredningar/2024/11/sou-202494/","source_title":"Färdplan för Sverige (SOU 2024:94)","source_publisher":"Regeringskansliet, AI-kommissionen","source_document_date":"2024-11-26","source_reference":null,"source_tier":1,"last_checked_at":"2026-09-26","last_verified_at":"2026-09-26","review_status":"verified","confidence_level":"medium","content_version":1,"change_summary":"Added in the September 2026 global coverage expansion; overview composed from the listed instruments and official sources. Reviewer to confirm regulators and status.","reviewed_by":"Bhaskar Bhatt"},"policies":[{"slug":"sweden-ai-commission-roadmap-2024","id":"AIPT-POL-0180","permanent_url":"https://aipolicytracker.org/id/AIPT-POL-0180","title":"Färdplan för Sverige – AI-kommissionens slutbetänkande (SOU 2024:94)","short_title":"AI Commission roadmap for Sweden (SOU 2024:94)","jurisdiction":"sweden","instrument_type":"strategy","status":"adopted","is_binding":false,"ai_specific":true,"issuing_body":"AI Commission appointed by the Government of Sweden","summary_plain":"The government-appointed AI Commission's final report sets out a roadmap for Sweden with around 75 proposals: a national AI task force and data factory, compute and skills investment, AI in public administration and health care, access to data for research and innovation, and measures to make the most of the EU AI Act. It estimates costs and proposes a funding envelope over several years.","adopted_on":"2024-11-26","in_force_on":null,"applies_from":null,"official_source_url":"https://www.regeringen.se/rattsliga-dokument/statens-offentliga-utredningar/2024/11/sou-202494/","last_verified_at":"2026-09-26","reviewed_by":"Bhaskar Bhatt","content_version":1,"review_status":"verified","confidence_level":"medium","updated_at":"2026-10-15T06:46:24+00:00","url":"https://aipolicytracker.org/policies/sweden-ai-commission-roadmap-2024"}]}