Is Sweden safe in 2026?

Sweden scores 91.8/100 on the live safety index — very safe. The main pressure on the score comes from crime, military conflict. The score has been stable for 8 days. The 24-hour AI forecast calls the trend stable (projected 91.5/100).

91.8 /100very safe

Updated — recalculated continuously from global news by multiple independent AI models. Stable for 8 days

30-day trend

Sweden's score fell by −1.1 over the last 30 days (93.0 → 91.8).

Aug 3 · 93.0Sep 1 · 91.8

Threat breakdown

CategoryPressureScore / cap
Crime
2.8 / 15
Military conflict
3.7 / 30
Economy
0.4 / 8
Ecology
0.0 / 1
Natural disasters
0.2 / 5
Political instability
0.6 / 15
Public health
0.1 / 3
Nuclear risk
0.2 / 12
Internet freedom
0.1 / 7
Sanctions
0.0 / 4

Higher category scores mean more threat pressure; each category is capped by its weight in the 0–100 index. How scores are computed.

Official travel advisory

2 Exercise Increased Caution

The U.S. State Department places Sweden at Level 2 — Exercise Increased Caution citing terrorism. Our live index reads 91.8/100. That advisory was last revised May 18, 2026, 106 days ago; the index above is recomputed continuously from current reporting.

Source: U.S. Department of State, revised May 18, 2026. Levels run 1 (normal precautions) to 4 (do not travel). This page is not travel advice.

Latest recorded events

24-hour forecast

Trend: stable · projected score 91.5/100 (generated )

A school sword attack adds immediate crime risk despite otherwise stable conditions.

Compared with nearby countries

CountryScore0–100vs Sweden
Sweden91.8
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Aland Islands97.0
+5.1
Estonia88.7
−3.2
Finland92.0
+0.2
Latvia88.1
−3.7
Norway94.7
+2.8

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