Sweden Transportstyrelsen Rail

Sweden Removes Stricter National Alcohol Requirements for Driver's License Revocation

Transportstyrelsen has decided to abolish Swedish special requirements for driver's license revocation based on alcohol use, aligning with EU rules that only require an alcohol dependency diagnosis. The changes, effective 15 January 2026, remove the categories of 'alcohol abuse' and 'non-temporary alcohol use that is medically harmful' as grounds for license revocation. PEth testing will now only be used by the medical profession for reporting linked to an alcohol dependency diagnosis.

Uppåt för kollektivt resande

Transportstyrelsens annual Transportmarknaden i siffror report shows Swedish public transport ridership continued rising in 2024, with regional travel up nearly 3 percent and long-distance rail up just over 1 percent compared to 2023. Freight transport declined, with road freight down 3 percent and rail freight down 1 percent, marking diverging trends between passenger and freight markets. The report is its tenth edition.

96 Lives Lost in Swedish Rail Traffic 2025

Transportstyrelsen Rail published preliminary 2025 rail safety statistics on 15 January 2026, reporting 96 fatalities across Swedish rail traffic, down 16 from 2024. The deaths break down as 88 on conventional railways, 5 in metro systems, and 3 on tramways. The national target aims to halve fatalities to a maximum of 50 by 2030, which the agency's director-general indicated will be difficult to achieve at current rates of decline.