The EAA in Sweden
Sweden has written the European Accessibility Act into national law and is among the EU’s more active enforcers — authorities have opened cases, launched market surveillance, or set out clear penalty powers.
Penalties
What non-compliance can cost in Sweden
The maximum reported penalty in Sweden is Up to SEK 10,000,000 (≈ €900,000) — sanktionsavgift from SEK 10,000; plus market bans. Penalties are set nationally under Article 30 of the directive, which requires them to be effective, proportionate and dissuasive.
A strong existing disability-rights culture means complaints are expected to come quickly.
Complaints & enforcement
How a complaint reaches a penalty in Sweden
PTS supervises digital services; Konsumentverket handles physical products. A market ban can be more consequential than the fine itself.
Scope
Who must comply
The obligations are the same EU-wide: any business placing covered products or providing covered services to consumers in Sweden is in scope, including companies based outside the EU. Micro-enterprises are exempt for services only. See the full scope and exemptions on the overview.
Operating in Sweden? Find out where you stand.
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Sources
Figures for Sweden are reproduced from the sourced references on the main briefing and verified June 2026. The transposing law is Lag (2023:254) om vissa produkters och tjänsters tillgänglighet; see the EU’s official national transposition measures for Directive (EU) 2019/882. Enforcement is evolving fast and sources conflict — this page is an educational summary, not legal advice.
Official source — Lag (2023:254) om vissa produkters och tjänsters tillgänglighet