Articles on driving licences and risk education
News, laws and rules, and guides on Swedish risk education and the road to a car or motorcycle licence. Written by our instructors Katarina Birknäs and Eric Bokedal, with the Swedish Transport Agency as source.
News
New rules and authority decisions that affect learner drivers in Sweden.
Landvetter Halkbana in the media
Landvetter Halkbana opened in Härryda in April 2024, and Härryda-Posten has visited the track. Here is what has been written about us, with sources.
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Private practice driving in Sweden 2026
New rules for private practice driving in Sweden from 2026: what the supervisor needs, the mandatory introduction course, and what changes for learners.
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What applies according to the Swedish Transport Agency: learner permit, categories, validity and requirements.
How long is risk education valid?
Risk education is valid until the day you get your licence, or at most five years. How to count, and what to do if it has expired.
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The Swedish learner permit (körkortstillstånd)
You need a learner permit before practice driving or any test. It is free, valid for five years and needs a health declaration and an eye test.
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Motorcycle licences: A1, A2 and A
The differences between A1, A2 and A: minimum ages, power limits, moving up from A2 to A, and what is required: learner permit, risk education and tests.
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How the courses work, what you should know beforehand and how to prepare.
What is Risk 1?
Risk 1 is the theory part of the mandatory Swedish risk education. What the course covers, how long it takes, what it costs and what is required.
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What happens on Risk 2?
Risk 2 is the practical risk education on a skid pan. What the day looks like, what you train and what you should be able to do before you come.
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Risk 1 or Risk 2 first?
You may do the two parts in any order. Why most learners do the theory first, what the skid pan requires, and when the combo course is right.
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