🇸🇪 Sweden Road Accidents Today — Live Reports
Quick answer: Sweden has an estimated 181 road deaths so far in 2026 — about 1 a day, 2.2 per 100,000 people (among the safest in the world, rank #191 of 195). 0 accident reports from Sweden were tracked in the last 24 hours (updated 06:15 UTC). Emergency number: 112. Traffic drives on the right.
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, and Finland to the east, and shares a maritime border with Denmark to the south. At 450,295 square kilometres (173,860 sq mi) and with a population of 10.6 million, Sweden is the largest and most populous Nordic country, and is the fifth-largest country in Europe.
- Capital
- Stockholm
- Population
- 10,609,460 (2025)
- Area
- 447,425 km²
- Calling code
- +46
- Languages
- Swedish
- Currency
- Swedish krona
- Continent
- Europe
- Emergency number
- 112
- Road deaths / 100k
- 2.2
Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Facts: Wikidata (CC0) · read 2026-09-11
Sweden Accident News — Last 24 Hours
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Sweden — Recent Report Archive
Reports matched to Sweden over recent days, preserved as they were tracked. Dates reflect when reports were published.
Emergency Numbers in Sweden
In Sweden, dial 112. From most GSM mobiles, 112 also reaches local emergency services.
Numbers can change — verify locally. Full list: emergency numbers for every country.
Sweden on this site
- Driving laws in Sweden — speed limits, alcohol limit, driving side
- Live official traffic incidents: Sweden
- Emergency numbers for every country · all of Europe
- Sweden Vs Norway — road safety compared
- Vision Zero: How Sweden Built the World's Safest Roads
- Accidents today worldwide · yesterday's digest · global rankings
Road Safety in Sweden
Sweden has an estimated road traffic death rate of 2.2 per 100,000 people, which is among the safest in the world. With a population of roughly 10,600,000, that translates to about 233 deaths every year — 1 every single day.
Globally it ranks #191 by death rate of 195 tracked countries. See all of Europe road accident statistics, the world table, or the methodology behind these figures. Driving here? Check the driving laws in Sweden — speed limits, alcohol limit and which side of the road.
Road Deaths in Sweden, 2000–2019
Deaths per 100,000 people by year (World Bank, mirroring WHO estimates). Over this period the rate has fallen by 53%.