Dataskyddslagen (Data Protection Act), GDPR-Complementing Provisions

Dataskyddslagen, SFS 2018:218

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In force since 25 May 2018.

A comprehensive regime rule binding public and private bodies.

As of 24 August 2026.

What it requires

Establish a General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Article 6 lawful basis before processing personal data of a person in Sweden; Dataskyddslagen adds domestic legal bases mainly for public-sector processing, not a modification of the private-sector Article 6 list.

What this law does

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Sweden gives the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) domestic effect through Dataskyddslagen (SFS 2018:218), enacted 19 April 2018 and in force 25 May 2018. Confirmed against its seven chapters: the Act is genuinely light touch, filling only the gaps GDPR leaves open (member-state legal bases for public-authority processing, a reduced fine scale for public authorities, appeal routes) and adding no separate biometric-specific chapter or general criminal-penalties chapter.

Sweden separately has a distinct Kamerabevakningslagen (SFS 2018:1200, Camera Surveillance Act) regulating any camera or optical-electronic monitoring equipment through an impact-assessment and registry duty rather than data-category rules.

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