Wild boar hunting season 2026/27
General hunting season for wild boar in the hunting year 2026/27: except a sow followed by striped or brown piglets: 1 April to 31 January; young of the year: all year. Below: the law text per animal, the counties with other dates, and the decisions the county boards have published.
General season, whole country
- except a sow followed by striped or brown piglets
1 April to 31 January
Protective hunting: see annex 4, item 2.
- young of the year
all year
Protective hunting: see annex 4, item 2.
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 when the animal enters a farmyard or garden and can cause damage or other nuisance there (item 2). The holder of the hunting rights may also hunt wild boar within 200 m of land with agricultural crops or commercial horticulture where damage has occurred before and more must be prevented (item 2).
Frequently asked questions
- When does the wild boar season open in Sweden in 2026/2027?
- The general wild boar season is except a sow followed by striped or brown piglets: 1 April to 31 January and young of the year: all year in the whole country.
- When does the wild boar season close?
- It depends on the animal: except a sow followed by striped or brown piglets: 1 April to 31 January and young of the year: all year.
- Is the wild boar season the same in the whole of Sweden?
- Yes. In the hunting year 2026/27 the same general season for wild boar applies in the whole country.
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This table is guidance, not the law, and may contain errors or become outdated.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.