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Sweden · Sverige

WAD regulator
DIGG
EAA application date
28 June 2025
Technical standard
EN 301 549 / WCAG 2.1 AA
Status
Partially confirmed

Last reviewed: 28 May 2026 · Sources: EU WAD monitoring reports + national gazettes.

Applicable regulation

These are the EU directives that apply in Sweden, with the national act that transposed each one and the body responsible for oversight.

Translation
Act (2018:1937) on accessibility to digital public services
Standard
EN 301 549 / WCAG 2.1 AA
Monitored by
DIGG — Agency for Digital Government digg.se ↗
Complaints
DIGG — Agency for Digital Government digg.se ↗
Read the act on riksdagen.se

Transposes the EU Web Accessibility Directive (WAD) into Sweden law.

Private sector

Lag (2023:254) om vissa produkters och tjänsters tillgänglighet

Adopted 11 May 2023; applies from 28 June 2025

Translation
Act (2023:254) on the accessibility of certain products and services
Standard
EN 301 549 + sector-specific requirements
Enforced by
KOV — Swedish Consumer Agency konsumentverket.se ↗
Sector supervisors
KOV, PTS, Swedish Agency for the Media, Swedish Transport Agency, FI
Read the act on riksdagen.se

Transposes the EU European Accessibility Act (EAA) into Sweden law.

Supervisory bodies

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WAD monitoringEnforcement / complaintsMarket surveillance WAD

DIGG — Agency for Digital Government

www.digg.se

Email
info@digg.se
Phone
+46 771 11 44 00
Postal address
Lina Sandells plats 1, 851 88 Sundsvall
Languages accepted
SV, EN
Note
Central WAD authority for Sweden — monitoring (§ 17), complaints (§ 18) and enforcement (§ 16, § 19) per Lag 2018:1937. Designated by Förordning 2018:1938 under the 'authority the government designates' delegation.
Market surveillance EAA

KOV — Swedish Consumer Agency

P1, P2.a, P2.b, P2.c, P2.d, P5, S3.urban, S5, S6

www.konsumentverket.se

Email
konsumentverket@konsumentverket.se
Phone
+46 771 42 33 00
Postal address
Box 48, 651 02 Karlstad
Languages accepted
SV, EN
Note
General market surveillance authority for EAA products and most services. Per Förordning 2023:676 — designated for P1 (general computer hardware), P2 (self-service terminals), P5 (e-readers), S5 (e-books) and S6 (e-commerce). Sanktionsavgift per § 37 Lag 2023:254.
Market surveillance EAA

PTS — Swedish Post and Telecom Authority

P3, S1, S7

www.pts.se

Email
pts@pts.se
Phone
+46 8 678 55 00
Postal address
Box 5398, 102 49 Stockholm
Languages accepted
SV, EN
Note
Sectoral regulator for electronic communications. EAA mandate per Förordning 2023:676 for P3 (electronic communications terminal equipment), S1 (electronic communications services) and S7 (112 emergency communications).
Market surveillance EAA

Swedish Agency for the Media

P4, S2

www.mediemyndigheten.se

Email
registrator@mediemyndigheten.se
Phone
+46 40 690 10 00
Postal address
Box 33, 121 25 Stockholm-Globen
Languages accepted
SV, EN
Note
Audiovisual media regulator (successor to Myndigheten för press, radio och tv). EAA mandate per Förordning 2023:676 for P4 (consumer terminal equipment for AV media services) and S2 (access to audiovisual media services).
Market surveillance EAA

Swedish Transport Agency

S3.air, S3.bus, S3.rail.dom, S3.rail.intl, S3.water

www.transportstyrelsen.se

Email
kontakt@transportstyrelsen.se
Phone
+46 771 503 503
Postal address
601 73 Norrköping
Languages accepted
SV, EN
Note
Multi-modal transport supervisor (rail, road, air, water). EAA mandate per Förordning 2023:676 for all S3 sub-sectors: S3.air, S3.rail.dom, S3.rail.intl, S3.bus and S3.water — covering digital elements of passenger transport services.
Market surveillance EAA

FI — Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority

S4

www.fi.se

Email
finansinspektionen@fi.se
Phone
+46 8 408 980 00
Postal address
Box 7821, 103 97 Stockholm
Languages accepted
SV, EN
Note
Financial sector regulator. EAA mandate per Förordning 2023:676 for S4 consumer banking services (accessibility of consumer banking and payment services digital interfaces).

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