Swedish Driving Licence Photo (körkort renewal, 35 x 45 mm print): size and requirements
The Swedish Driving Licence Photo size is 35 x 45 mm (1.38 x 1.77 inches). Bakgrunden ska vara ljus och utan skuggor; head 62 to 76 percent of the photo height. Last verified 2026-10-07 against Transportstyrelsen (Swedish Transport Agency).
For the single photo glued to the grundhandling (application form) when renewing a Swedish körkort by post, or submitted the same way after ordering a grundhandling from Transportstyrelsen. Not for a passport or national ID card, which Polisen photographs itself, and not for the Trafikverket photo-booth route, which needs no file.
Requirements at a glance
- Size
- 35 x 45 mm (1.38 x 1.77 inches)
- Head height
- Head 62 to 76 percent of the photo height (Avståndet mellan pupill och hakspets ska vara 14-17 mm på fotot (our 62-76 percent chin-to-crown band is derived from that rule, which measures pupil to chin, not head height))
- Background
- bakgrunden ska vara ljus och utan skuggor
- Expression
- Neutral, mouth closed, eyes open, looking at the camera
- Glasses
- Allowed without glare or tint
- Head covering
- Not allowed
- Prints needed
- 1
- We deliver
- 827 x 1063 px (600 DPI), plus a 4 x 6 inch print sheet
What trips people up
- CheckSweden measures pupil to chin, not chin to crown: 14 to 17 mm on the 35 x 45 mm print. We report that distance so you can check it with a ruler, and the head band above is only our translation of it.
- CheckThe print must be cut cleanly to exactly 35 mm by 45 mm with round or sharp corners and glued to the grundhandling; one copy, no older than 'välliknande' (a good likeness), since no month limit is published.
- CheckBlack-and-white prints are accepted and the licence reproduces the photo in black and white anyway, so a colour print gains nothing but is fine.
- CheckNo head covering 'eller liknande' and no dark or tinted glasses, with case-by-case exceptions only if you contact Transportstyrelsen before sending the form; reflections in glasses are refused and the focus must be on the pupils.
- CheckThe whole head must be visible, not just the face, against a light background without shadows and with even lighting on the face.
Good to know before you pay
If you prefer, Trafikverket's selected förarprovskontor photograph you and take your signature digitally for a fee; then you need no print at all.
Source and verification
Read from the official page and translated by us. Last checked 2026-10-07 at Transportstyrelsen (Swedish Transport Agency).
Du kan välja att fotografera dig på något av Trafikverkets utvalda förarprovskontor eller att själv skicka in ett foto tillsammans med ansökningsblanketten (grundhandlingen).
Du väljer själv var du fotograferar dig, det kan till exempel vara i en fotoautomat eller hos en fotograf.
Både svartvita foton och färgfoton är godkända.
Fotot lämnas i ett exemplar och ska vara välliknande.
Fotografiet ska ha god skärpa. Skärpan ska ligga i pupillen. Reflexer får inte synas i glasögon.
Du får inte ha mörka eller färgade glasögon.
Du får inte ha någon huvudbonad eller liknande.
Ansiktet ska vara jämnt belyst och bakgrunden ska vara ljus och utan skuggor.
Hela huvudet ska vara synligt, inte bara ansiktet.
Avståndet mellan pupill och hakspets ska vara 14-17 mm på fotot.
Fotografiet ska vara renskuret 35 mm brett, 45 mm högt och ha runda eller skarpa hörn.
Quotes are in Swedish, all from Transportstyrelsen's page 'Fotot på körkortet' (Senast uppdaterad 2026-07-21) at source.url, read directly (sources/se/transportstyrelsen-fotot-pa-korkortet.txt); the parent page 'Förnya körkortet' (sources/se/transportstyrelsen-fornya-korkortet.txt) confirms the two routes (print on the grundhandling or digital capture at a Trafikverket förarprovskontor). The only published measurement is pupil-to-chin 14-17 mm; head.headHeightMin/Max 0.62-0.76 is our derivation assuming the pupils sit at about half the chin-to-crown height, and is flagged in head.statedAs. No maximum photo age is published ('välliknande' only), so maxPhotoAgeMonths is left undefined. headCovering 'not-allowed' because the page bans any huvudbonad; it adds that exceptions may be allowed in some cases on request. transportstyrelsen.se is official but not matched by the validator host rule; see the file header.
We are an independent service, not a government website. Applying for a passport or visa is done with your government; we only prepare the photo.
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