New rules
According to EU Directive 300/2008 the following rules apply.
You need to have a boarding card in order to pass through the security checkpoint. Airlines can make exceptions, however, for persons accompanying under-aged children travelling on their own and for disabled passengers.
Please note that other EU countries may have more rigorous rules!
Travel documents
When you travel to countries that are part of the Schengen cooperation, there are usually no passenger security checkpoints, but you must still be able to show your passport or national identity card in order to prove your citizenship.
There are passenger security checkpoints for flights to countries that are not part of the Schengen cooperation, and you must always be able to show your passport.
National identity card replaces passport in the Schengen Area
A national identity card was introduced on October 1, 2005. This card contains information about Swedish citizenship and can therefore be used for travel in the Schengen Area as well as proof of citizenship. Travellers who do not hold a national identity card will be required to produce their passport for travel in the Schengen Area.
Acquiring a national identity card
Applications for the national identity card should be sent to a national police passport office. Photographs will be taken at the passport office to ensure quality and eliminate any risk of identification errors. The national identity card costs SEK 400 and is valid 5 years.