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Can You Record Phone Calls and Conversations in Sweden?
In Sweden, you are allowed to record conversations and phone calls provided you are an active participant, or you have obtained authorization to record.
It is against the law to record private conversations when you’re not a participant or by accessing the conversation without authorization.
This is according to Chapter 4, Section 9a of the Swedish Penal Code which states that it is illegal to use a technical device to listen or record solitary speech, conversations by others, meeting discussions, or other assemblies to which the public is not admitted, when you’re not a participant or without authorization.
Chapter 4, Section 8 of the Penal Code addresses the interception of telecommunications such as phone calls. It is illegal to unlawfully obtain access to communications being transferred through postal or an electronic communications network as this is considered a breach of postal or telecommunications secrecy.