Sweden 

Driving in Sweden

Drive within Sweden is easy. Although you may need to cover large distances (especially in Northern Sweden), the country's road and rail networks are efficient and extensive. Sweden's comfortable, modern trains are designed to deal with all kinds of weather.

In 2005 there were 440 road deaths in Sweden (source: DfT). This equates to 4.9 road deaths per 100,000 of population and compares to the UK average of 5.5 road deaths per 100,000 of population in 2005.

If you are travelling by car you should note that driving conditions during the winter months of November to March can be extremely treacherous due to snow and ice.

From 1 December - 31 March (irrespective of weather conditions) Swedish registered cars are required by law to have either studded tyres or unstudded friction tyres bearing the following mark, M+S, M-s, M.S, M&S, MS or Mud and Snow.

Although foreign registered cars are exempt from this requirement, it would still be advisable to have winter tyres fitted