Since December 17, 2021, Sweden has a new whistleblower team.  

The new law gives whistleblowers increased protection. Among other things, the right to secrecy is strengthened and it is now possible to report more irregularities than before.

What is a whistleblower?

It is called a whistleblower when a person reports misconduct in authorities, companies or society in general. It can be about things that are illegal, unethical or inappropriate.

The law applies to reporting in a work-related context of information about misconduct that there is a public interest in it coming to light. In order for there to be a public interest, there must be serious circumstances, concern a circle that can be described as the public and there must be a legitimate interest in the misconduct emerging. This may, for example, apply to frequent and systematic misconduct for which there is a societal interest in having them remedied or interrupted. On the other hand, information that only concerns the reporting person's own working or employment relationship is not normally covered by the Whistleblower Act.

The law also applies to reporting in a work-related context of information about misconduct that is, for example, in conflict with EU rules, such as the Data Protection Regulation, or other national rules that supplement EU rules.