December 2019

December 31: The World Health Organization (WHO) is informed by China about an unknown virus that has caused 41 cases of pneumonia in Wuhan.

January 2020

January 7: The virus is identified by the WHO as a new virus in the coronavirus family.

January 11: China reports the first death from the virus, a 61-year-old man.

January 31: Sweden receives its first confirmed case of covid-19.

A woman in her 20s who has visited Wuhan is isolated at a hospital in Jönköping.

February 2020

February 1: The Swedish government classifies the coronavirus as a socially dangerous disease.

March 2020

March 11: The first death in covid-19 is reported in Sweden.

On the same day, the WHO classifies the virus outbreak as a pandemic.

March 14: The Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs completely advises against travel to other countries.

March 16: FHM urges people over 70 to stay at home and not even go out to buy food.

Employers are encouraged to introduce teleworking.

March 17: The government recommends distance learning for high schools, universities, colleges and other adult education.

June 2020

June 13: FHM announces that domestic travel before the summer can take place without restrictions, with great caution.

June 18: FHM warns of midsummer, but still dares to announce that the pandemic may have passed the top in Sweden.

July 2020

July 30: FHM's call to work from home is extended for the rest of the year.

August 2020

August 27: FHM proposes to the government that the limit for the number of people at meetings and gatherings be raised to 500.

October 2020

October 1: Visits to nursing homes are allowed again.

October 19: FHM opens for local general councils to be introduced in the event of local outbreaks.

The next day it is introduced in Uppsala.

October 22: The special councils for people over the age of 70 are scrapped.

November 2020

November 1: A limit of 300 people for public gatherings will formally enter into force, but only where local general councils have not yet been introduced.

November 3: A maximum of eight people are allowed in the company of the restaurant.

November 16: General meetings are limited to eight people.

Prime Minister Stefan Löfven hopes that everyone will see this as the "new norm".

November 17: The government announces that an agreement has been signed for the purchase of vaccines from three different manufacturers.

November 20: Alcohol stop at the restaurant from 10 pm is introduced.

December 2020

December 3: The government announces that upper secondary schools will be closed from December 7 and that teaching during the rest of the semester will take place at a distance.

December 8: The government announces regulations for the Christmas celebration.

A maximum of eight people must gather and the celebration must be contagious.

December 18: The government announces new and stricter restrictions from Christmas Eve.

Alcohol in the pub is prohibited from 8 pm and a maximum of four people in company applies.

Shops and property owners must have a maximum limit for how many people can stay in the premises.

In addition, mouth guards will be used in public transport from 7 January.

Upper secondary schools must conduct distance education until 24 January.

December 26: A new virus mutation discovered in the UK has reached Sweden and Södermanland.

December 27: Vaccinations in Sweden begin.

First out will be 91-year-old Gun-Britt Johnsson at the Boken nursing home in Mjölby.

January 2021

January 8: The Riksdag clubs through the temporary pandemic law.

The government can decide on limited opening hours or how many people can stay in a room.

January 10: The Pandemic Act is introduced.

January 26: The mutated virus variant that was first found in the UK is feared to be able to take over in Sweden, since 95 cases were discovered in the country.

February 2021

February 4: Travelers from all countries must present a negative covid-19 test to enter Sweden, to reduce the risk of new variants spreading.

February 25: Fully vaccinated elderly people in homes can meet loved ones again.

March 2021

March 1: Restaurants and restaurants must close no later than 20.30, regardless of whether they have alcohol sales or not.

One guest per table applies in malls.

March 16: FHM pauses the use of Astra Zeneca's vaccine as serious side effects in the form of blood clots in combination with bleeding are investigated in the EU.

March 25: Museums, art galleries, amusement parks, zoos, theme parks and the like must calculate a maximum number of visitors allowed.

April 2021

April 1: FHM national recommendation on distance and distance education for upper secondary school ends.

April 8: The spread of infection is high and FHM extends restrictions on trade and places of service until 2 May.

June 2021

June 1: Distance learning for students at universities and colleges, folk high schools and municipal adult education is abolished.

June 1: Testing and isolation after arrival in Sweden for asymptomatic Swedish and foreign persons is abolished.

June 1: Adults and children can participate in smaller camps, cups, matches and exercise races.

More people can participate in religious contexts, go to theater and sports.

Indoors, 50 people are allowed with designated seating.

Outdoors, 100 people are allowed without designated seating and 500 people with designated seating.

Restaurants may be open until 22.30.

But private parties and dinners are still discouraged.

July 2021

July 1: Vaccine pass is introduced in the EU.

July 15: Buses and trains may be completely filled.

Limit on certain number of square meters per person for shopping malls, gyms, museums, amusement parks and more will be removed.

July 16: Delta has become the dominant virus variant among infected people in Sweden.

August 2021

August 26: People with a weakened immune system will receive a third vaccine dose.

September 2021

September 23: The Riksdag votes through an extension of the covid-19 law and the serving law to 31 January 2022.

September 28: Everyone over the age of 80, living in special housing or who has home care must receive a third dose of vaccine.

September 29: All restrictions in Swedish society are lifted, but in health care there are certain infection control measures.

October 2021

October 1: Travel warning for unnecessary travel due to pandemic is lifted.

October 11: Many regions start vaccinating children aged 12-15.

October 27: Everyone who is 65 years and older and staff in special housing for the elderly and in home health care and home care are offered a refill dose of vaccine.

November 2021

November 24: When a person tests positive for covid-19, all residents in the household must stay at home for seven days and test themselves.

November 29: The first case of the omicron virus variant is confirmed in Sweden.

December 2021

December 1: Requirements for vaccination certificates are introduced at public gatherings and public events indoors with more than 100 participants.

December 23: Everyone should avoid crowded environments.

More specifically advised against cups and camps and at everything from fairs and trading places to cultural events, ten square meters per person are required in the room.

Only seated restaurant guests are allowed.

December 28: Foreign travelers need a negative test to enter Sweden.

On long-distance buses and trains, travelers must have their own seat or sleeping area.

January 2022

January 12: The infection has reached record levels and new measures come into force, among other things, everyone who can work from home must do so.

Restaurants and restaurants with a serving permit must close no later than 11 pm and adults are encouraged to limit close contacts indoors.

Discouragement from cups and camps indoors and measures in long-distance public transport are extended.

January 19: The Riksdag adopts the proposal to extend the Pandemic Act until May 31.

January 26: A number of different restrictions to prevent the spread of infection are extended for another 14 days.

January 27: The temporary entry bans to Sweden are extended.

January 31: The spread of infection causes FHM to recommend a reduced time interval between the second and third vaccine dose, from five to three months.

February 2022

February 3: Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson announces that all restrictions will be lifted from February 9.

The decision is justified by the fact that vaccination coverage is high and that fewer people become seriously ill.

FHM also believes that it is time to stop classifying covid-19 as a socially dangerous disease.

February 9: The restrictions are lifted, but for the unvaccinated, specific advice from FHM remains, including avoiding congestion and crowds indoors.

February 14: FHM recommends a second refill dose against covid-19 for everyone who is 80 years and older, as well as those who have home care or live in special housing.