EU Regulation 261/2004 · Sweden
Delayed or cancelled flight? You may be entitled to up to 600 €
In Sweden you have 10 years to bring the claim — the longest in Europe. No hurry, just one right path.
Compensation estimator
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How much compensation can I claim for a delayed or cancelled flight?
250 €, 400 € or 600 € per passenger. The amount is set by the distance of the flight — not by the ticket price, the fare class or the airline. It is due when the arrival delay is at least 3 hours, when the flight was cancelled with less than 14 days' notice, or on denied boarding.
| Flight distance | Compensation |
|---|---|
| Flights up to1 500 km e.g. Stockholm–Copenhagen | 250 €≈ 2,800 kr |
| Within the EU over1 500 km, other flights1 500–3 500 km e.g. Stockholm–Rome | 400 €≈ 4,500 kr |
| Over3 500 km outside the EU e.g. Stockholm–New York | 600 €≈ 6,700 kr |
Legal basis: Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 261/2004. The three-hour threshold was set by the Court of Justice of the EU in C-402/07 Sturgeon. If the airline re-routed you and you arrived within the limits of Article 7(2), the amount may be halved. In Sweden the national enforcement body is Transportstyrelsen; consumer disputes are heard by ARN.
Are you entitled to compensation?
If every point applies to your trip you probably have a valid claim. The check takes under a minute.
The Limitation Act (1981:130)
You have 10 years. Take the time you need.
In Sweden an EU 261 claim is time-barred only after ten years — the longest period in Europe, confirmed by the Court of Justice inC-139/11. A flight from 2017 can still pay out in full today.
That is why you will find no countdowns here. A well-founded claim, filed calmly, stands up better than a rushed one.
limitation period for claims in Sweden
to have the dispute heard by ARN — the National Board for Consumer Disputes
threshold for a simplified civil case in the district court
Your claim window
example: flight 14 Aug 2017How it works
Check the flight
Enter the flight number and date. We assess whether the trip is covered by EU 261 and which amount applies.
Send the claim
Use our letter template and send the claim straight to the airline. You keep the whole amount yourself.
Escalate if needed
If the airline refuses, ARN hears the dispute free of charge. We show you how to take the case further.
How the airlines handle claims
Typical patterns from ARN practice and reader reports.
Common situations
In-depth guides from our reference library.