Is Fentanyl legal in Sweden?

Also known as: fent

Legal status

Controlled. Fentanyl is named in Förteckning II of the Swedish narkotikaförteckningar, which are Läkemedelsverkets föreskrifter (LVFS 2011:10) om förteckningar över narkotika, made under 3 § förordningen (1992:1554) om kontroll av narkotika. The version read for this cell is the consolidated text, which states on its own first page that it contains amendments through HSLF-FS 2026:26. The row reads «Fentanyl 1-fenetyl-4-N-propionylanilinopiperidin», and its international column reads N I, which is Schedule I of the 1961 Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs. Förteckning II sits inside the II to IV band, which is the tier for substances with a medical use. Roughly twenty five further fentanyl rows stand in the text read, most of them in Förteckning I, among them Acetylfentanyl, Akrylfentanyl, Furanylfentanyl, Karfentanil and Tetrahydrofuranfentanyl. Sufentanil and Alfentanil are Förteckning II medicines. The live cell for this row said that Sweden controls the substance by incorporating a convention rather than by naming it in a national list, or that Sweden has no national list in the criminal act. Sweden does have a national list, it is the föreskrift named here, and this substance stands in it by name.

Consequences if caught

Capital exposure: none. Sweden has no death penalty for any offence, so no drug offence here carries capital exposure. The live block for this row was a recital of the statutory definition rather than a statement about this substance, and it opened on the premise corrected above. Every figure in it is carried forward here. 8 § of the Narkotikastrafflag defines narkotika as medicines or goods hazardous to health with dependence forming properties or euphoriant effects, or goods readily convertible into such, which are subject to control under an international agreement Sweden has acceded to, or have been declared narkotika by the government. The second limb is the one that carries the national list: the declaration is made by föreskrift, and the föreskrift is the one quoted in this cell. The entry the live cell read from the cached Yellow List is «NF 001 437-38-7 FENTANYL 1-phenethyl-4-N-propionylanilinopiperidine». That reading was stated as at the INCB Yellow List 65th edition and the Green List 36th edition of 2025, read on 16 September 2026. An ordinary narkotikabrott carries up to three years. A ringa offence, which is the minor form, carries a fine or up to six months. A grov offence carries two to seven years and a synnerligen grov offence six to ten years. The penalty figures above describe the offences that this row's placement brings into play.

If prescribed or medical

Whether an authorised medicinal form exists was not established per substance here. Carry any prescribed medicine in its original packaging with the prescription.

Documentation

For a prescribed controlled medicine on Schengen travel, carry a certificate issued under article 75 of the Convention implementing the Schengen Agreement, together with the original packaging and the prescription.

Drug laws and enforcement change and vary within a country. This is not legal advice. Always confirm with Sweden’s embassy or official drug authority before traveling; penalties can be severe, including imprisonment.