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- Sweden
This law is mandatory.
Criteria:
Energy Performance Certificates for buildings in scopes.
Disclosure of energy ratings in sale and rental processes.
Periodic inspections of technical building systems.
Certain building types and temporary structures may be exempt
Specific exemptions apply to cultural or protected buildings
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What's Required
Building owners, developers, and sellers or landlords may need to:
Obtain an energy performance certificate for covered buildings.
Use a certified energy expert to prepare the certificate.
Register the certificate with Boverket.
Disclose the certificate when a building is sold or rented.
Ensure new buildings receive an energy performance certificate within the required timeframe.
Display or provide energy performance information where buildings are frequently visited by the public.
Renew certificates when they expire.
Keep documentation showing the building’s energy use, indoor climate information and recommended efficiency measures.
Cooperate with supervisory authorities where compliance is checked.
The certificate normally includes the building’s energy performance, energy class, energy use data and recommendations for energy-efficiency improvements.
Important Deadlines
The Swedish Energy Performance Certificate system was introduced under the Act on Energy Declarations for Buildings.
For new buildings, the energy performance certificate must be prepared no later than two years after the building has been put into use.
Certificates are generally valid for ten years.
A valid certificate is required when covered buildings are sold or rented.
Certificate timing may also apply to buildings frequently visited by the public.
Current Status
The Swedish Act on Energy Performance of Buildings is currently in force.
The system is legally binding for covered buildings. It is not a voluntary building label, even though the result functions like an energy label for the property.
Boverket states that new buildings must have an energy performance certificate no later than two years after the building is put into use, and buildings being sold, rented out or frequently visited by the public must have a certificate where applicable.
The framework continues to evolve alongside updates to the EU Energy Performance of Buildings Directive, including future requirements linked to renovation, energy performance standards and building decarbonization.
Penalties for Non-Compliance
Statutory fines
Non-compliance may lead to administrative or legal consequences under Swedish building and energy performance rules.
Potential consequences may include:
Orders to obtain or correct an energy performance certificate.
Difficulty completing sale or rental processes where a certificate is required.
Administrative enforcement by supervisory authorities.
Fines or penalty payments where obligations are not fulfilled.
Increased scrutiny of building compliance.
Reputational or commercial impacts where energy performance information is missing.
Because certificates are linked to sale, rental and use of covered buildings, the most immediate consequence is often a transaction or compliance barrier until the certificate is obtained.
Examples of Known Violations
As of May 2026, we were not able to find a centralized public database of specific penalties imposed under Sweden’s energy performance certificate rules against named organizations.
However, enforcement may occur when building owners fail to obtain, register, disclose, or renew the required certificates.
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