The Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Sweden has decided to extend the advice against non-essential travel due to the pandemic, the decision remains in effect until 1 September 2021, as the international situation is still uncertain and rapidly changing, the COVID-19 pandemic is still ongoing.
However, based on the EU list of exempted countries and administrative regions, the advice against travel has been lifted for a number of additional countries and territories: Albania, Lebanon, North Macedonia, Serbia, the US, Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan.
The Ministry for Foreign Affairs also plans to continue to lift the advice against travel to additional countries as they are added to the EU exemption list.
The Ministry for Foreign Affairs is working with a view to transitioning to a system in which pandemic-related decisions to advise against travel are strictly reserved for especially vulnerable countries/administrative regions. This will take place as soon as possible later in the year, provided that the generally positive global trend continues.
The Ministry for Foreign Affairs’ advice for Swedish travelers:
The individual bears a great responsibility even when traveling to countries that are no longer subject to Ministry for Foreign Affairs’ advice against travel. The Ministry for Foreign Affairs urges all Swedish travelers to read up when planning their trip, follow the local rules when in the country, and plan their trip home carefully.
Earlier the Ministry for Foreign Affairs lifted the advice against non-essential travel to: Andorra, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Rwanda, San Marino, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, the UK, and the Vatican City. These countries are thus already exempt from the advice against non-essential travel.
