Is euthanasia legal in Sweden?
Passive only
Passive euthanasia is legal, but active euthanasia remains illegal.
Sweden is one of 8 countries classified “Passive only” for euthanasia — 20% of the 40 with data. (Also searched as assisted dying.)
Source
- Taken from
- Wikipedia: Legality of euthanasia
- Last checked
- 15 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 euthanasia is illegal, though caregivers may receive reduced punishment for consent-based killings.
- Finland
- Passive only Passive euthanasia is legal in Finland, but active euthanasia is not.
- Latvia
- Illegal Euthanasia is illegal in Latvia, though doctors may refuse treatment.
- Lithuania
- Illegal Euthanasia is illegal in Lithuania, though a draft law was produced in 2016.
- Poland
- Illegal Active euthanasia is illegal and treated as murder, with leniency possible for terminally ill patients.
- Germany
- Assisted dying only Assisted suicide is illegal in Germany, but the 2020 ruling legalized passive euthanasia under certain conditions.
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.