Cyberbullying in Sweden
Country-specific advice that covers what schools in Sweden must do, the trusted helplines, the law-enforcement route, and the email script that works for talking to your child’s school.
The Sweden context
Sweden’s Skollagen (Education Act) chapter 6 places a statutory duty on every school to act against kränkande behandling (degrading treatment) including online forms. Barn- och elevombudet (BEO) is the children’s ombudsman with statutory authority to investigate schools that fail their duties.
Scale: About 9% of Swedish 11–15-year-olds report cyber victimisation in the past two months, per the Friends Foundation’s annual survey. The trend has worsened slightly post-pandemic.
The rektor (principal) has primary statutory responsibility. The kurator (school counsellor) is the operational first contact. Schools must document and investigate; failure to act can be reported to BEO, which has authority to fine schools and order remediation.
BRIS — 116 111 for under-18s, free, anonymous; chat at bris.se. Mind Självmordslinjen — 90101, free, 24/7. Surfa Lugnt — surfalugnt.se for digital-safety guidance. Friends Foundation — anti-bullying programmes and parent guidance.
112 emergency, 11414 non-emergency. Polisen.se for online crime reports; Ekobrottsmyndigheten handles many digital offences. Statens Medieråd publishes age guidance.
Email the rektor and copy the kurator. Reference Skollagen kapitel 6. Request a documented investigation plan. If unresolved within 10 school days, contact BEO at Skolinspektionen.
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