Laws and regulations

It might be a criminal offence to distribute photographs and films taken from the air without permission. According to the Act on the Protection of Geographical Information, it is forbidden to disseminate a compilation of geographical information without a dissemination permit.

Here are links to relevant legislation, ordinances and regulations that deal with the dissemination of images taken from the air.

Act on the protection of geographical information at The Swedish Parliament website, SFS 2016: 319 (in Swedish, new window)

Ordinance on the protection of geographical information at The Swedish Parliament website, SFS 2016:320 (in Swedish, new window)

Public Order Act, SFS 1993:1617 at The Swedish Parliament website (in Swedish, new window)

Swedish Maritime Administration information on dissemination permits for sea, or maritime geographical areas (in Swedish, new window)

Swedish Transport Agency drone regulations (in Swedish, new window)