Greylag goose hunting season 2026/27
General hunting season for greylag goose in the hunting year 2026/27: 11 August to 31 January. Below: the law text per animal, the counties with other dates, and the decisions the county boards have published.
General season, whole country
- All animals
11 August to 31 January
The whole country except the Torne river border area in Norrbotten County. Protective hunting: see annex 4, items 5 and 12.
Exceptions per county
Where a county has its own line in the Hunting Ordinance, it replaces the national dates. The dates below apply instead of the table above.
Norrbotten County
- All animals
11 August to 31 January
The county except the Torne river border area. Protective hunting: see annex 4, items 5 and 12.
- All animals
20 August to 31 January
The Torne river border area only; the season opens at 11:00 on 20 Aug. Protective hunting: see annex 4, items 5 and 12.
Protective hunting under annex 4
Protective hunting under annex 4 of the Hunting Ordinance may be carried out on your own initiative when the conditions of the item are met. It has no dates: the conditions must be met every time.
- All animals
all year
May be hunted in flocks of at least five birds at fields with unharvested crops or where it can be a nuisance to human health (item 12), and at airports (item 5).
Frequently asked questions
- When does the greylag goose season open in Sweden in 2026/2027?
- The general greylag goose season opens on 11 August and runs 11 August to 31 January in the whole country, with exceptions in some counties.
- When does the greylag goose season close?
- The general greylag goose season closes on 31 January.
- Is the greylag goose season the same in the whole of Sweden?
- No. One county has other dates than the rest of the country: Norrbotten County. The dates per county are in the table above.
The seasons for your own ground, in the app
Jaktli shows what may be hunted right now on the team's own ground, with the county's exceptions and the team's own rules, and marks the openings in the hunting calendar. 90 days free, no card required.
Hunting year 2026/27. Data according to SFS 2026:835, dataset 2026/27.4.
This table is guidance, not the law, and may contain errors or become outdated. It is always the hunter's own responsibility to verify current seasons and decisions with Naturvårdsverket and the county board before hunting. Jaktli accepts no legal responsibility for the content.