Sweden - e-invoicing mandate
No B2B mandate — B2G since 2019
Sweden has no B2B e-invoicing mandate. DIGG has asked for an evaluation of a possible mandate but no timetable exists, and a separate Skatteverket evaluation of transaction reporting has been running since 2022 without a decision. Suppliers to the public sector must invoice electronically since April 2019, over Peppol, in Peppol BIS Billing 3.0.
The mandate at a glance
B2B
B2G
E-reporting
Formats
Model
Decentralised — accredited service providers route invoices (4/5-corner, Peppol)
Network
Peppol
National specification
Peppol BIS Billing 3.0
Legal basis
Lag (2018:1277) om elektroniska fakturor till följd av offentlig upphandling · MDFFS 2019:1
Official sources
- www.digg.se — B2G mandate since 01/04/2019 (SFS 2018:1277, MDFFS 2019:1); PDF excluded; no B2B mandate
Last verified: 2026-07-12
Public-sector e-invoicing (Peppol BIS 3.0) has been mandatory since 1 April 2019, but there is no B2B mandate — only an evaluation with no timetable.
Information current as of 2026. Mandates can change. Official source
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Is e-invoicing mandatory in Sweden?
Status in Sweden: No B2B mandate — B2G since 2019. Sweden has no B2B e-invoicing mandate. DIGG has asked for an evaluation of a possible mandate but no timetable exists, and a separate Skatteverket evaluation of transaction reporting has been running since 2022 without a decision. Suppliers to the public sector must invoice electronically since April 2019, over Peppol, in Peppol BIS Billing 3.0.
Which e-invoice formats are accepted in Sweden?
The accepted formats in Sweden are: Peppol BIS 3.0, EN 16931. They are exchanged over Peppol. You can validate a file against these formats for free, in your browser, with ValidateFin.
How do I check that my invoice is compliant for Sweden?
Validate your invoice against the EN 16931 / Peppol business rules before sending it. ValidateFin runs the checks entirely in your browser — no invoice data is uploaded — so you can confirm compliance for Sweden without transmitting anything.