Transportstyrelsen guidance: drone sanctions from 1 January 2026 (statutory scope in luftfartsförordningen 13 kap.)
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Transportstyrelsen's drone guidance states that new and extended criminal sanctions for breaches of the drone rules were introduced on 1 January 2026, including that it is now punishable to fly a drone without a drone card. This is official guidance, not the legal text: the offences, the intent-or-negligence condition and the exceptions (including minor negligence) are set by luftfartsförordningen (2010:770) 13 kap. 1 § point 19, 1 a § points 5 and 10 and 2 § (SFS 2025:1070), which governs.
Requirement as structured
Transportstyrelsen's drone guidance states that new and extended criminal sanctions for breaches of the drone rules were introduced on 1 January 2026, including that it is now punishable to fly a drone without a drone card. This is official guidance, not the legal text: the offences, the intent-or-negligence condition and the exceptions (including minor negligence) are set by luftfartsförordningen (2010:770) 13 kap. 1 § point 19, 1 a § points 5 and 10 and 2 § (SFS 2025:1070), which governs.
Original regulatory text
Den 1 januari 2026 infördes nya och utökade straffsanktioner för de som bryter mot reglerna för drönare. Bland annat är det nu straffbart att flyga drönare utan drönarkort.
Applies when
- operation
- UAS operations in Sweden
- effective from
- 2026-01-01