Sweden Raw Milk Laws & Regulations

Raw milk (opastöriserad mjölk) is sold in Sweden directly at dairy farms. A farm registered with its county administrative board can sell or give away up to 70 litres a week to consumers, filled from the farm's milk tank. Cheese and other products made from unpasteurized milk are sold in ordinary shops.

Is raw milk legal in Sweden?

Yes, at the farm. According to the Swedish Food Agency (Livsmedelsverket), unpasteurized milk may be sold or given away in small quantities at farms directly to consumers. The milk is filled on site, directly from the milk tank or a separate tank, while the customer is present.

How farm sales work

• Registration. A farm registers the activity with the county administrative board (länsstyrelsen) before it starts.
• Volume. Up to 70 litres a week may be sold or given away to consumers, and the farm records how much it supplies.
• Information. Buyers receive written information that the milk is unpasteurized and may contain disease-causing microorganisms, with the advice to boil it or use it in heated dishes, to take particular care for children, pregnant women, older people and people with weakened immunity, and to keep it refrigerated. Livsmedelsverket provides a ready-made factsheet for farms to hand out.
• Testing. The sampling requirements that apply to all milk producers also apply.

Raw milk cheese and dairy products

Dairy products made from unpasteurized milk, such as farmhouse cheeses, are sold in Swedish shops. They must be labeled "framställd av obehandlad mjölk" (made from untreated milk), and Livsmedelsverket recommends adding "av opastöriserad mjölk", the phrase Swedish shoppers recognize.

Finding raw milk in Sweden

Farms selling opastöriserad mjölk are listed at raw milk in Sweden. For the Stockholm area, see Get raw mjölk near Stockholm, Sweden. Neighboring rules are covered on the Finland, Norway and Denmark pages.