Sweden
General Information for Sweden
Geo-political:
Capital City: Stockholm. 59° 20.00′ N, 018° 03.00′ E
Nationality: (noun) Swede(s), (adjective) Swedish.
Population: 10,202,491 (July 2020).
Communications:
International Direct Dial Code: 46.
Number of Internal Airports: 231 (2013).
Major Languages Spoken: Swedish (official).
Economy:
Currency: 1 Swedish Krona (SEK) of 100 Oere.
Exchange Rates:
(as of October 2020)
USD 1.00 = SEK 8.88
SEK 1.00 = USD 0.11
Exchange rates under licence from
XE.com
Main Industries: Iron, steel, precision equipment, bearings, radio, telephone parts, armaments, wood
pulp, paper products, processed foods and motor vehicles.
Agricultural Products: Barley, wheat, sugar beets, meat and milk.
Imports: Machinery, petroleum, petroleum products, chemicals, motor vehicles, iron, steel,
foodstuffs and clothing.
Exports: Machinery (26%), motor vehicles, paper products, pulp, wood, iron, steel products
and chemicals.
Commodities: Crude: Exports 14,570 bbl/d. Imports 400,200 bbl/d. Products: Production 413,200 bbl/d.
Exports 371,100 bbl/d. Imports 229,600 bbl/d. LNG: Imports 764,500,000 cu.m..
Environment:
Territorial Sea: 12 n.m.
Continental Shelf: Continental Shelf: 200 m. Exclusive Economic Zone: agreed boundaries or midlines.
Coastline Extent: 3,218 km.
Climate: Temperate in south with cold, cloudy winters and cool, partly cloudy summers; subarctic
in north.
Natural Resources: Iron ore, copper, lead, zinc, gold, silver, tungsten, uranium, arsenic, feldspar,
timber and hydropower.
Natural Hazards: Ice floes in the surrounding waters, especially in the Gulf of Bothnia, can interfere
with maritime traffic.
Terrain: Mostly flat or gently rolling lowlands; mountains in west.
Average Temperatures:
| Month | High | Low |
|---|---|---|
| January | -1° C | -5° C |
| June | 19° C | 11° C |
| September | 15° C | 9° C |
CHARTS:
All charts and nautical publications published by the Swedish Maritime Administration
are available through appointed agents. Contact details, plus copies of Notice to
Mariners, are available on the SMA's website. www.sjofartsverket.se/en/services/hydrographic-information/nautical-charts/
DOCUMENTS:
Submission of documentation and pre-arrival notifications is to be done through the
Swedish Maritime Single Window System ``Reportal''. Access is available to registered
users at
www.mswreportal.se
APPROACHES:
Unexploded Ordnance:
The Baltic Sea probably contains the world’s largest concentration of sea mines, ammunition
and chemical weapons left over from the two world wars. This unexploded ordnance remains
dangerous if encountered. The Swedish Maritime Administration in cooperation with
the Swedish Military and the Swedish Transport Authority publishes a list of “risk
areas” where the risk of encounter is increased.
``Risk areas'' are published on the Swedish Maritime Administration website and also
in British Admiralty “Notices to Mariners”. Warnings are issued to Mariners to avoid
anchoring, trawling or conducting any other seabed activities within these areas.
Swedish Maritime Administration. Tel: +46 (771) 630000. Fax: +46 (11) 101949.
[email protected]
www.sjofartsverket.se/
PILOTAGE:
Pilot should be ordered via the e-Services section of the Swedish Maritime Administration
website
www.sjofartsverket.se/sv/tjanster/msw-reportal in conjunction with reporting on the Vessel Reporting System (FRS). Full details
of pilotage in Swedish waters is available at
www.sjofartsverket.se/en/services/pilotage
In Swedish internal waters, the Master must engage a pilot if the vessel’s LOA is
70 m. or more, or the breadth is 20 m. or more. Masters of vessels carrying the following
cargoes must engage a pilot regardless of the size of the vessel:
- irradiated nuclear fuel, plutonium or high-level radioactive waste
- bulk cargo consisting of liquid substances belonging to MARPOL category X, Y or Z
- liquefied gas in accordance with the IGC-code
- single-hull tankers carrying petroleum products and having LOA of 50 m. or more.
Masters of vessels described above may be exempt from compulsory pilotage in designated
pilotage fairways. Whether a pilot needs to be engaged or not depends on the risk
level of the designated pilotage fairway and the vessels risk level.
Vessels are divided into the following risk levels:
- Risk level 4 - Vessels that meet criteria a) to d) for compulsory pilotage as described above
- Risk level 3 - vessels carrying 400 cu.m. of fuel oil or more, in tanks fully or partially protected solely by the vessel’s shell plating; vessels carrying more than 12 passengers
- Risk level 2 - vessels with a maximum of 12 passengers on board and carrying 100 cu.m. of fuel oil or more, but less than 400 cu.m., in tanks fully or partially protected solely by the vessel’s shell plating; vessels carrying cargo consisting of petroleum products in tanks protected by double bottom and the vessel’s shell plating
- Risk level 1 - vessels with a maximum of 12 passengers on board, and carrying less than 100 cu.m. of fuel oil, fully or partially protected solely by the vessel’s shell plating; vessels carrying cargo consisting of petroleum products in cargo tanks protected by double hull.
A pilot does not need to be engaged in designated pilotage fairways if following criteria
is met:
| a) | the vessel meets one of the following requirements: | |
| i. | the total risk level is 2, the LOA of the vessel is less than 110 m., the breadth less than 20 m. | |
| ii. | the total risk level is 3, the LOA of the vessel is less than 100 m., the breadth less than 20 m. | |
| iii. | the total risk level is 4, the LOA of the vessel is less than 90 m., the breadth less than 20 m. | |
| b) | the Master has made a passage with the vessel in the designated pilotage fairway and actively participated in the vessel’s navigation within the last 12 months | |
| c) | the vessel has more than two nautical officers signed on | |
| d) | the navigational equipment required in the vessel’s safety equipment certificate is functioning properly | |
| e) | the vessel’s propulsion machinery and manoeuvring equipment are functioning properly. | |
The Swedish Transport Agency (Transport Styrelsen) has introduced ``The Pilot Guide'',
an e-service tool to determine if the vessel is subject to compulsory pilotage. Access
is available at
www.transportstyrelsen.se/sv/sjofart/sjotrafik-och-hamnar/lotsning/Lotspliktsguiden/
DEEP SEA PILOTAGE:
See
Baltic Deep Sea Pilotage.
VTS/RADAR:
Vessel Reporting:
All vessels exceeding 300 g.t. must report a call to a port or anchoring area, hazardous
goods cargoes, and vessel-generated waste at least 24 hours prior to arrival. For
this purpose, the EU has established a central information system, SafeSeaNet (SSN),
to which each member country is to transfer information from national systems. In
Sweden, the Swedish Maritime Administration is responsible for compiling this information
and has developed an information-processing system for this type of reporting – SafeSeaNet
Sweden (SSNS).
This reporting shall be performed via the Maritime Single Window.
www.mswreportal.se
REGULATIONS:
EU MRV:
The EU MRV (Monitoring, Reporting, Verification) regulation entered into force on
1 July 2015, and it requires ship owners and operators to monitor, report and verify,
annually, CO
2 emissions for vessels larger than 5,000 g.t. calling at any EU and EFTA (Norway and
Iceland) port. Data collection takes place on a per voyage basis and started 1 January
2018.
The reported CO
2 emissions, together with additional data, are to be verified by independent certified
bodies and sent to a central database managed by the European Maritime Safety Agency
(EMSA). The aggregated ship emission and efficiency data will be published by the
EC by 30 June 2019 and then every consecutive year.
Ship owners and operators should monitor the CO
2 emissions of their vessels per voyage conducted into, between and out of EU (and
EFTA) ports. A voyage is defined as any movement of a ship that originates from, or
terminates in, a port of call (EU port) and that serves the purpose of transporting
passengers or cargo for commercial purposes.
HOLIDAYS:
Principal Swedish Holidays – when no cargo work is obtainable: 1 January (New Year's
Day); 6 January (Epiphany); Easter; 1 May (Labour Day); Ascension Day; Whitsun Day;
6 June (National Day); Midsummer Day; 1st Saturday in November (All Saint's Day);
24 December (Christmas Eve); 25 December (Christmas Day); 26 December (Boxing Day)
and 31 December (New Year's Eve).
CONSULS:
Full list of foreign representation available at the ``Diplomatic Portal'' section
at
www.government.se/government-of-sweden/ministry-for-foreign-affairs/
