Is Sweden safe in 2026?

Sweden scores 91.3/100 on the live safety index — very safe. The main pressure on the score comes from crime. The 24-hour AI forecast calls the trend stable (projected 91.3/100).

91.3 /100very safe

Updated — recalculated continuously from global news by multiple independent AI models.

30-day trend

Sweden's score changed by +-0.0 over the last 22 days (91.3 → 91.3) — within normal day-to-day noise. No single event moved the index.

Sep 25 · 91.3Oct 16 · 91.3

Risk factors

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Conflict & War

3.4/34.1 safety points.

Nuclear threats & incidents

Nuclear index: 2.0/100. Does not affect the Safety Index.

Our index tracks nuclear weapons development, tests, radiation incidents and threats to use nuclear weapons. It also includes explicitly threatened countries. This is our own index, not a probability of nuclear war.

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 91.3/100. That advisory was last revised May 18, 2026, 151 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 91.3/100 (generated )

Nuclear-waste policy news is not an immediate safety threat and leaves the outlook unchanged.

Compared with nearby countries

CountryScore0–100vs Sweden
Sweden91.3
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Aland Islands96.7
+5.3
Estonia89.9
−1.4
Finland92.9
+1.6
Latvia88.7
−2.7
Norway94.2
+2.9

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