Speed limits in Sweden

70, 80, 90 and 100 km/h are mainly used outside built-up areas where the speed limit depends on the standard and safety of the road.

Earlier it was permitted to drive 110 km/h (68 mph) on these roads but due to the poor standards the speed limit was lowered to 100 km/h in 2008.

One of the lowest speed limits on a Swedish inner-city motorway is 70 km/h (43 mph).

From about 1990 to 1995, Sweden lowered the limit on motorways in the large city provinces from 110 km/h to 90 km/h (56 mph), which was the lowest in Europe at the time (together with Norway), citing environmental reasons.

The speed limits are signposted with signs with yellow background, and otherwise looking like those in other European countries.