Most parking regulations apply throughout the country. Local regulations also apply in the City of Stockholm.
The parking regulations differ depending on what vehicle type you wish to park. Here you can read about the different rules and regulations, see where in the city you can park your vehicle, and when parking is prohibited in some places.
It is prohibited to stop or park in a cycleway. You risk receiving a 1,300 kronor Penalty Charge for illegal parking and your vehicle may be towed.
The Transport Department has zero tolerance for vehicles that stop in cycleways. A Penalty Charge Notice is always issued if a parking enforcement officer notices your parking offence.
All land that is not public space (“gatumark”) is known as private property (“tomtmark”). The owner of the land decides whether parking should be permitted on the property. It may cost money to park, or require a parking disc or a special permit.
There is always signage on private property indicating that a parking firm enforces the parking regulations at the facility. The firm’s name and telephone number are indicated on an additional sign.
Långholmen, Riddarholmen and Skeppsholmen, as well as some larger parking facilities, are examples of parking on private property.
If you do not comply with the parking regulations, you may be issued with a Parking Charge Notice.
The parking permits that the Transport Department issues for the mobility impaired, resident parking, commercial parking, etc., are only valid for parking in public space.
However, individual property owners may choose to reserve some parking spaces for people with impaired mobility. If so, this will be indicated on signage at the parking facility. For example, disabled parking is often available in large customer and visitor car parks.
The property owners may also allow parking spaces to be used by motorists with a valid resident permit for the local area. This will also be indicated on signage.
The local traffic regulations for every municipality in Sweden are available on the Swedish Transport Agency website.
Compendium of Swedish Traffic Regulations, Swedish Transport Agency website
The Swedish Road Traffic Ordinance contains general regulations on how you are permitted to stop and park. These regulations are not indicated on signage, but you need to be aware of them anyway. The Swedish Transport Agency has compiled the most important general regulations on stopping and parking.
Stopping and parking, Swedish Transport Agency website
The general traffic rules apply to all road users, both on roads and off-road. According to the Road Traffic Ordinance, “off-road” includes anywhere that is not a road. More information is available on the Swedish Transport Agency website.
The applicable terms and conditions for parking are stated in Stockholm's local traffic regulations or adjacent to the parking facility.
Parking fees are payable according to the tariff stated on the signage. Paid parking fees are valid for all parking facilities with the same or a lower tariff.
Terms and conditions for paid parking, Swedish Transport Agency website
Vehicles with a gross vehicle weight exceeding 3.5 tonnes must not be parked on roads in Stockholm Municipality between the hours of 22:00 and 06:00. Nor may uncoupled trailers with a length exceeding 3 metres be parked on roads in Stockholm Municipality between the hours of 22:00 and 06:00.
Stopping a vehicle in regular service to get in or out at a bus stop does not breach Stockholm’s local traffic regulations.
Prohibition on stopping or parking vehicles, Swedish Transport Agency website
You can find more local regulations for traffic in Stockholm under trafik.stockholm and in the Swedish Road Traffic Ordinance.
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