Fines

Fines can be issued by the police, Swedish Customs, the Swedish Coast Guard or the Swedish Prosecution Authority, among others. The size of the fine is dependent on, for example, the seriousness of the crime.

Summary imposition of a fine

Summary imposition of breach-of-regulations fine

Court fines

Challenging a parking fine

A police officer issues a fine to a car driver.

Fines and criminal records

On-the-spot fines, summary impositions of fines and court fines are fines that are registered in the Swedish criminal records.

  • If you receive a fine, the information relating to it is saved for five years.
  • If you receive a fine and another penalty such as a conditional sentence, the information is saved for ten years.
Time limits for criminal records

Parking fine payments

You must pay the incorrect parking fine even if you intend to challenge it. If your challenge is accepted, the fine will be paid back to you.

More information about how to pay your parking fine is available on the Swedish Transport Agency's website. It also contains information about how to pay a fine from abroad.

Parking tickets, Swedish Transport Agency