In August 2025, a legislative proposal was submitted to Parliament where it is proposed that it will be legal to extract uranium from Swedish mineral deposits. On November 5, the Swedish Parliament voted in favor of the government’s proposal to remove the ban on uranium mining. The new legislation is proposed to go into effect as of January 1, 2026.
Sources:
- Regeringen, “Förbudet mot utvinning av uran tas bort”, https://www.regeringen.se/rattsliga-dokument/lagradsremiss/2025/06/forbudet-mot-utvinning-av-uran-tas-bort/
- SOU, Utvinning ur alunskiffer”, pp. 149–151, Utvinning ur alunskiffer Kunskap om miljörisker och förslag till skärpning av regelverket SOU 2020:71
- Regeringen, “Regeringen vill tillåta utvinning av uran”, https://www.regeringen.se/pressmeddelanden/2025/08/regeringen-vill-tillata-utvinning-av-uran/