Date of search

19 April 2022

Certificate adoption

Sweden has issued the “EU Digital Covid Certificate” for those who have already vaccinated, recovered from COVID-19 or had the negative test result.

Instrument type

Vaccination and immunity based

Certificate name

EU Digital Covid Certificate (COVID-19 Certificate)

Timeline to launch

Already in use

Certificate details

EU Digital Covid Certificate (COVID-19 Certificate) has 3 types of the following certificate:

• Vaccination certificate
• Recovery certificate
• Test certificate

You can find more information via this link. https://www.krisinformation.se/en/hazards-and-risks/disasters-and-incidents/2020/official-information-on-the-new-coronavirus/covid-certificate

Certificate format

Both digital and paper format

Entry protocol

For general measure

Currently, travellers are permitted to enter Sweden without providing proof of vaccination, recovery, or testing.

Vaccine authorised to be used in the country

• Novavax
• Moderna (Spikevax)
• Pfizer/BioNTech Comirnaty
• Janssen
• Oxford AstraZeneca (Vaxzevria)

Vaccine accepted for inbound travellers

• Comirnaty (COVID-19 vaccine BioNTech Tozinameran)
• Spikevax (Moderna)
• Vaxzevria (AstraZeneca)
• Janssen
• AstraZeneca/SK Bio
• COVISHIELD (Serum Institute of India COVID-19 vaccine)
• BIBP/Sinopharm
• CoronaVac (Sinovac)

Border status

Open

Reference

(1)https://www.krisinformation.se/en/hazards-and-risks/disasters-and-incidents/2020/official-information-on-the-new-coronavirus/covid-certificate

(2)https://covidbevis.se/vaccinationsbevis-web/

(3)https://covid19.trackvaccines.org/country/sweden/

(4)https://www.riksdagen.se/sv/dokument-lagar/dokument/svensk-forfattningssamling/forordning-2020127-om-tillfalligt-inreseforbud_sfs-2020-127

(5)https://www.folkhalsomyndigheten.se/the-public-health-agency-of-sweden/communicable-disease-control/covid-19/if-you-are-planning-to-travel/proof-of-covid-19-status-required-from-foreign-nationals-entering-sweden/

(6)https://www.folkhalsomyndigheten.se/the-public-health-agency-of-sweden/communicable-disease-control/covid-19/if-you-are-planning-to-travel/recommendations-for-those-travelling/

(7)https://polisen.se/en/the-swedish-police/the-coronavirus-and-the-swedish-police/travel-to-and-from-sweden/certificate-requirements/

(8)https://www.government.se/articles/2020/04/questions-and-answers-about-the-entry-ban-to-sweden/

(9)https://polisen.se/en/the-swedish-police/the-coronavirus-and-the-swedish-police/travel-to-and-from-sweden/

(10)https://reopen.europa.eu/en/map/SWE/7002