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Fines – amounts for traffic violations in Sweden
Speeding fines
Speed limit of 50 km/h or lower
| Over the speed limit | Amount |
| 1–10 km/h | 2,000 kr |
| 11–15 km/h | 2,400 kr |
| 16–20 km/h | 2,800 kr |
| 21–25 km/h | 3,200 kr |
| 26–30 km/h | 3,600 kr |
| Over 30 km/h | 4,000 kr |
Speed limit of 50 km/h or higher
| Over the speed limit | Amount |
| 1–10 km/h | 1,500 kr |
| 11–15 km/h | 2,000 kr |
| 16–20 km/h | 2,400 kr |
| 21–25 km/h | 2,800 kr |
| 26–30 km/h | 3,200 kr |
| 31–35 km/h | 3,600 kr |
| Over 35 km/h | 4,000 kr |
Failure to use protective equipment
| Violation | Amount |
| Failure to wear a safety belt (driver or passenger who has turned 15 years old) | 1,500 kr |
| Failure as a driver to ensure that a passenger under the age of 15 is wearing a seat belt | 2,500 kr |
| Failure as a driver to wear a helmet (motorcycle, moped, EU moped) | 1,500 kr |
Non-compliance with traffic light, obligation to stop or obligation to give way
| Violation | Amount |
| Running a red light in a motorised vehicle (not class II moped) | 3,000 kr |
| Running a red light on a bicycle, class II moped or horse-drawn vehicle | 1,500 kr |
| Non-compliance with an obligation to stop while in a motor vehicle (not class II moped) | 2,500 kr |
| Non-compliance with an obligation to stop while on a bicycle, class II moped or horse-drawn vehicle | 1,000 kr |
| Non-compliance with an obligation to give way while in a motor vehicle (not class II moped) | 2,000 kr |
| Non-compliance with an obligation to give way while on a bicycle, class II moped or horse-drawn vehicle | 1,000 kr |
| Failure to stop for a pedestrian at a pedestrian crossing while in a motor vehicle (not class II moped) | 3,000 kr |
| Failure to stop for a pedestrian at a pedestrian crossing while on a bicycle, class II moped or horse-drawn vehicle | 1,500 kr |
Tyres
| Violation | Amount |
| Insufficient tread depth (1.6 mm for summer tyres and 3 mm for winter tyres) | 1,200 kr |
| Failure to use winter tyres when required (1 December–31 March in winter road conditions) | 1,200 kr |
| Driving with studded tyres during the period this is prohibited (16 April–30 September unless in winter road conditions) | 500 kr |
Equipment
| Violation | Amount |
| Rear lights are not functional or insufficient for driving in the dark | 1,600 kr |
| Reflectors are missing or insufficient for driving in the dark | 1,000 kr |
| Headlights are not functional or insufficient for driving in the dark | 1,600 kr |
| Driving without lights on in the dark | 1,200 kr |
| Driving a bicycle, class II moped or horse-drawn vehicle without lights on in the dark | 500 kr |
Other violations
| Violation | Amount |
| Driving a motorised vehicle in the wrong type of lane (not class II moped) | 1,000 kr |
| Driving a class II moped, bicycle or other vehicle in the wrong type of lane | 500 kr |
| Unlawfully giving someone a ride on a bicycle or moped (both driver and passenger are fined) | 500 kr |
| Overtaking in a no overtaking zone | 3,000 kr |
| Failure to indicate a turn | 500 kr |
| Driving too close to the next vehicle | 2,000 kr |
| Driving too close to the next vehicle on a bicycle or class II moped | 1,000 kr |
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