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Traveling with your pet in Sweden

Timi checked the paperwork, Mili already scouted the best spots. Follow the three steps below, or jump straight to the topic you need.

Bringing a Pet into Sweden: The OverviewTullverket: Reporting Your Pet to Swedish CustomsSJ Trains: Sweden's Relaxed Pet PolicyAlgal Blooms: A Real Summer Danger in LakesAllemansrätten's Seasonal Leash Rule6 Weeks Before
Illustration of Swedish travel icons: a Swedish Lapphund dog, a Dala horse, Swedish meatballs with lingonberry, a cinnamon bun, and the Swedish flag

How to use this guide

Three steps, in the order most trips need them.

  1. Sort the paperworkMicrochip, rabies vaccine and the right travel document. Start with Documents.
  2. Book the tripChoose how you'll travel and where you'll sleep: Getting There and Where to Stay.
  3. Follow the checklistA plan from six weeks out to the day you fly. Open the Checklist.

Everything you need, by topic

35 guides across 8 topics, updated October 2026.

  • Flat lay of a pet passport, vaccination record, microchip scanner and leash on a wooden table

    Documents

    Microchips, rabies timing, the EU pet passport, and a Tullverket customs report no other country here requires.

    6 guides
  • Shiba Inu in a pilot uniform and sunglasses in front of a small airplane

    Getting There

    Flying in on SAS, SJ’s famously relaxed train rules, ferries, and the Öresund Bridge.

    5 guides
  • Golden retriever napping on a fluffy pink rug wearing a sleep mask

    Where to Stay

    Hotels, self-catering stugor, Airbnb and campsites — and what each tends to charge.

    5 guides
  • Vet in gloves gently examining a golden retriever puppy on a clinic table

    Health & Emergency

    Vets, Sweden’s sky-high pet insurance uptake, ticks/TBE, and a real summer danger: toxic algal blooms.

    5 guides
  • Dog enjoying a dog-friendly treat cup at a café counter

    Eating Out

    Café and restaurant culture, the hygiene rule behind it, and one dog-menu restaurant in Gothenburg.

    3 guides
  • Spaniel leaping along a sunny green path in the woods

    Activities

    Allemansrätten’s seasonal leash law, national park trail limits, and moose/wolf season.

    4 guides
  • Woman and a dog browsing pet bowls in a pet shop aisle

    Shopping

    Pet store chains, over-the-counter tick treatments, and restocking prescription food.

    3 guides
  • Small dog lying in an open suitcase packed with clothes on a wooden floor

    Checklist

    A week-by-week plan, from six weeks out to the day you cross the border.

    4 guides