Kiruna Car Rental Guide
The current page gives you information about car rental in Kiruna and also gives a short overview of the general car rental and driving restrictions valid in Sweden.
Rental Restrictions
In order to rent a car, you must be at least 20 years old (age may vary by car category) and have held your license for 2 years. Drivers under the age of 25 may incur a young driver surcharge.
Cars rented in Sweden are not allowed into the following countries: Albania, Bosnia, Belarus, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Croatia, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Montenegro, Poland, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Turkey, Ukraine and the countries of the former Republic of Yugoslavia. Luxury cars are not allowed into Italy.
Driving Restrictions
In Sweden, traffic is on the right and passing on the left. The minimum driving age is 18 years. The legal blood alcohol limit is 0.2‰. All passengers are required to use seatbelts and children under 7 should be restrained in an approved seat.
When driving, the headlights must always be on. In towns, you may only use the horn in cases of extreme and immediate danger. Outside cities, you should use the horn to indicate your intention to pass. Pedestrians are only allowed to cross streets at pedestrian crossings.
Most cities in Sweden have both metered on-street parking and timed ticket machines operating from 8 am to 6 pm. A yellow sign with a red line across its bottom means that parking in somehow restricted in the vicinity. Usually, cars are parked on the right side of the road. The fines for parking violations are remarkably high.
Speed limits:| Area | Speed |
| City | 50KM/H |
| Open Roads | 90KM/H |
| Highways | 110KM/H |
Emergency Numbers
Police/fire/ambulance: 112
Road Tolls
There are no toll highways in Sweden.
Some useful expressions for tourists visiting Sweden
Car rental agency – biluthyrning
Parking – parkering
About Kiruna
Kiruna is the most important city in Lapland: besides mining, it is the site of space-related industry, being the only space port in Sweden. It is also the centre of the history and culture of Lapland, attracting many tourists.
There are many great buildings in Kiruna, including the church and the Town Hall.
Kiruna is Sweden’s leading winter town: there are many skiing tracks there, and the slopes at Riksgränsen attract many skiers in search of challenge. In other seasons, you can always go walking in the Midnight Sun Trail and enjoy the beautiful scenery.
A new feature in tourism is scientific tourism, which combines the research in Kiruna with other experiences, mixing science, nature and culture.
Population: 26,000
Country: Sweden
Time Zone: GMT/UTC +1
Telephone Area Code: 980
Monetary unit: Euro
