Legal Right of Access to Private Land

In Sweden you have a lot of freedom to walk around freely in the nature but there are certain rules that you must follow:

  • You are not allowed to trespass on someone other's land! By "land" is meant the area around a house, etc. You must respect the owner's privacy.
  • You are not allowed to light a fire if there is a risk of spreading it!
    • Do not pick flowers, berries or mushrooms on someone's private land. Don´t pick protected flowers!
  • Do not damage or cut down living trees or bushes! You are not allowed to take twigs, branches, bark, leaves or nuts from living trees and bushes.
    • Do not walk over fields that are newly sown or have crops growing on them! Make sure that you close all gates !
  • Normally you cannot camp for more than one night in the same place without the permission of the landowner! Groups must always have permission except at the offical camp sites.
    • You are not allowed to bathe or tie up your boat or canoe on someone other's land or pier if by doing so you interfere with the owner´s use of them!
    • Do not drop litter.
  • You are not allowed to fish in someone else´s water without the owner's permission.
    • You are not allowed to hunt without permission.

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