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Eye test for a Swedish driving licence: does a test from abroad count?

October 9, 2026August 14, 2026 by Redaktionen
An optician holds a trial frame in front of a smiling man during an eye examination

You had your eyes tested at home a few months before the move, the optician said everything was fine, and now the Swedish application for a learner’s permit asks for a synintyg. It is a fair hope that the test you already paid for will cover it. That test will not cover it, and the … Read more

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Can foreigners keep driving in Sweden on a foreign license?

October 10, 2026July 23, 2026 by Redaktionen
Empty rural road in Sweden with forest and a red house

Photo: Daniel Moqvist via Unsplash Moving to Sweden with a driving licence from another country raises a practical question fast: can you just keep driving on it, or does it need to become a Swedish one at some point? A licence from an EU or EEA country never has to be exchanged. A licence from … Read more

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Guides for drivers new to Sweden

  • One Swedish driving licence book in English is a free PDF
  • Sweden’s register lists 82 risk training part 2 providers
  • Traffic rules in Sweden: seven that catch out drivers from abroad
  • Eye test for a Swedish driving licence: does a test from abroad count?
  • How to find a driving school in Sweden that teaches in English
  • Booking and passing the practical driving test in Sweden
  • Handledare rules in Sweden: how supervisor approval works, and what changed on 1 August 2026
  • Can foreigners keep driving in Sweden on a foreign license?
  • Taking the Swedish driving theory test in English: languages, booking and what to expect
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