Stockholm Low Emission Zone 2026: SEK 1,000, One Street
Only Stockholm's Class 2 zone stops cars — petrol Euro 5, diesel Euro 6, SEK 1,000 by camera. The full class-by-class city list, plus your own check.
Sweden's only car-restricting zone is Stockholm's Class 2 street zone: petrol Euro 5, diesel Euro 6, SEK 1,000 by camera. But check the class — Class 1 cities stop trucks and buses only.
Stockholm holds the only Swedish low emission zone that turns a private car away: the Class 2 zone on Hornsgatan admits petrol from Euro 5 and diesel from Euro 6, running 24/7 with no sticker and no registration, and a camera breach costs SEK 1,000 — foreign plates are read against the vehicle register the same way. Everywhere else in Sweden, including Gothenburg, Malmö, Uppsala, Helsingborg, Lund, Mölndal, Umeå and the rest of Stockholm, the zones are Class 1, which stops trucks and buses and leaves an ordinary petrol or diesel car alone; a small Class 3 electric-only area joins the inner city in 2026.
Your case: Sweden’s answer hangs on a single number, the Euro class that follows from your fuel and registration year, and the emission zone checker settles it against all three Swedish classes at once — worth knowing before you point the car at Hornsgatan.
The three classes — and which one touches your car
Sweden lets municipalities choose from three zone classes:
- Class 1 — trucks and buses only. This is the common one, active in Stockholm, Gothenburg, Malmö, Uppsala, Helsingborg, Lund, Mölndal and Umeå. A private car is not affected by a Class 1 zone.
- Class 2 — passenger cars. Petrol must be Euro 5 or newer, diesel Euro 6 or newer. In practice this exists on Stockholm’s Hornsgatan.
- Class 3 — zero-emission. Electric only. Stockholm introduces a small Class 3 area in the inner city from 2026.
The one place your car is really restricted: Stockholm
If you drive a petrol car older than Euro 5 or a diesel older than Euro 6, the only place in Sweden you’ll be turned away is Stockholm’s Class 2 zone — and, from 2026, the tiny Class 3 zero-emission area where only electric cars may enter. See our Stockholm zone page for the exact streets.
No sticker, camera-enforced, foreign plates included
Sweden issues no environmental sticker and requires no registration. Cameras read your number plate against the vehicle register 24/7, and European data-sharing means foreign plates are checked the same way. Break the rule and the fine is SEK 1,000.
How to be sure before you go
- Know your Euro class — it’s on your registration papers, or use our checker.
- Only Stockholm matters for cars — elsewhere in Sweden, a Class 1 zone won’t stop you.
- Driving on through the Nordics? Plan My Drive shows the emission, toll and winter-tyre rules for Sweden, Norway and Denmark in one place for your exact car.
Sources: Green-Zones — Swedish environmental zones · City of Stockholm — Clean Air Zones · DieselNet — Sweden zones. Confirm on the official sites before travelling.
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Frequently Asked Questions
No. Sweden uses no sticker and no registration — enforcement is by ANPR cameras against the vehicle register, 24/7, and it applies to foreign plates too.
In most Swedish cities, no. The common Class 1 environmental zones apply only to trucks and buses. Passenger cars are affected only in Stockholm's Class 2 street zone (petrol Euro 5+ / diesel Euro 6+) and, from 2026, Stockholm's small Class 3 zero-emission area (electric only).
SEK 1,000 (roughly €90), issued automatically by camera.
Class 1 (trucks/buses) zones operate in Stockholm, Gothenburg, Malmö, Uppsala, Helsingborg, Lund, Mölndal and Umeå. Only Stockholm currently restricts passenger cars, through Class 2 and (from 2026) Class 3 zones.