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🇸🇪 Sweden

Finansinspektionen-authorised CASP regime with a very thin approvals count, 1 CASP confirmed as of the latest tracker read

Crypto (CASP / VASP) E-money (EMI)
Last verified 2026-08-15 Next review 2026-08-29

Data verified: oldest cell 46 days ago (verified 2026-07-02). Individual cells show their own verification date below.

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Licence type

MiCA CASP authorisation under EU Regulation 2023/1114, administered directly by Finansinspektionen (FI) under Sweden's existing financial supervisory framework (no major new primary legislation was flagged as required, unlike Belgium/Poland). Sweden's national transitional period for pre-MiCA providers closed 30 September 2025.

Verified 7 weeks agoSource: Copla: https://copla.com/blog/compliance-regulations/mica-regulation-in-sweden-licensing-implementation-and-what-crypto-firms-need-to-know/

Regulator

Finansinspektionen (FI), Sweden's single competent authority for CASP authorisation and supervision under MiCA.

Verified 2 days agoSource: Finansinspektionen: https://www.fi.se/en/payments/apply-for-authorisation/crypto-assets-and-crypto-asset-services/cryptoasset-services/

Recent changes

Sweden's transitional period closed 30 September 2025, after which all CASPs needed full MiCA authorisation to continue operating, a materially earlier cutoff than the EU default. As of 3 March 2026, Sweden had 1 CASP authorisation (source: Bank of Lithuania comparative announcement). No update since; the current figure may be marginally higher.

Verified 6 weeks agoSource: Bank of Lithuania comparative announcement, cited in aggregator coverage (primary Bank of Lithuania release pending direct confirmation), https://legasset.com/mica-casp-licences-europe-february-2026/

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