Is attempted suicide a crime in Sweden?

Not a crime

Not a crime

Sweden is one of 111 countries classified “Not a crime” for attempted suicide — 85% of the 130 with data.

Source

Taken from
Wikipedia: Suicide legislation
Last checked
15 September 2026
How it was classified
Read directly from the source’s own table, without interpretation.

Nearby countries

Norway
Not a crime
Finland
Not a crime
Estonia
Not a crime
Denmark
Not a crime
Latvia
Not a crime
Lithuania
Not a crime

Other laws in Sweden

Abortion
Legal on request
Euthanasia
Passive only
FGM Laws
Specifically banned
Surrogacy
Unregulated

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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.