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What's banned in Sweden?

Out of 44 things One Map has mapped, here is where Sweden stands.

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Banned in Sweden

• Phones in SchoolsBanned

  Phones are collected every morning since August 2026.

• Potassium BromateBanned

  Not on the EU's list of allowed additives, so no bromate in bread.

• SpankingBanned

  The first country on Earth to ban it, back in 1979.

• PufferfishBanned

  EU law: pufferfish can't be sold as food anywhere in the EU.

• LandminesBanned

  Joined the 1997 Mine Ban Treaty in 1998.

• Titanium Dioxide (E171)Banned

  Banned in food across the EU since August 2022.

• Plastic GlitterBanned

  Loose plastic glitter banned from sale since October 2023.

• Declawing CatsBanned

  Pet treaty in force since 1992: no declawing without medical need.

• Animal Testing for MakeupBanned

  Since 2013, EU law bans selling makeup newly tested on animals.

• Military ServiceMen + Women

  Men and women. 7,258 called up under the law in 2025.

Restricted in Sweden

• HomeschoolingRestricted

  Only for 'exceptional reasons' since 2010, and faith doesn't count.

• SurrogacyRestricted

  No law bans it, but Swedish clinics aren't allowed to do it.

• Wild Circus AnimalsRestricted

  Apes, big cats, rhinos and giraffes banned; sea lions still allowed.

• Pepper SprayRestricted

  Counts as a firearm under the weapons law; licence needed.

Allowed in Sweden

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