Is euthanasia legal in Sweden?
Passive only
Passive euthanasia is legal based on a 2010 ruling, but administering lethal substances for active euthanasia is illegal.
Sweden is one of 11 countries classified “Passive only” for euthanasia — 29% of the 38 with data. (Also searched as assisted dying.)
Source
- Taken from
- Wikipedia: Legality of euthanasia
- Last checked
- 17 September 2026
- How it was classified
- Classified by a language model from the source text, then checked against hand-verified reference countries.
Nearby countries
- Norway
- Illegal Active voluntary euthanasia is illegal, though caregivers may receive reduced punishment for consented killings.
- Finland
- Passive only Active euthanasia is illegal, but passive euthanasia is legal in Finland.
- Latvia
- Passive only Active euthanasia is illegal, but doctors may refuse further treatment.
- Lithuania
- Illegal Euthanasia is not legal in Lithuania, though a draft law exists.
- Poland
- Illegal Active euthanasia is forbidden and treated as a milder form of murder under the Penal Code.
- Germany
- Assisted dying only Active euthanasia is illegal, but assisted suicide is legal following a 2020 court ruling.
Other laws in Sweden
- Abortion
- Legal on request
- Suicide Laws
- Not a crime
- FGM Laws
- Specifically banned
- Surrogacy
- Unregulated
A visual reference compiled from Wikipedia’s law-by-country articles, not legal advice. Laws change and summaries simplify — check a primary source before relying on anything here.