# Swedish national road

National roads (Swedish: riksväg; literally: road of the rike/realm) in Sweden have road numbers from 1 through 99. The national roads are usually of high quality and sometimes pass through several counties. Roads with lower numbers are in southern Sweden, and roads with higher numbers are in northern Sweden. There are many cases where two or more routes in this system share the same physical road for a considerable distance, giving the country several kilometers of double-numbered road.
The network of national roads covers all of Sweden. In 2015, the total length of all national roads (excluding European routes) was 8,900 km (5,500 mi). The only county that does not have a riksväg is Gotland County. On Gotland and the adjacent island of Öland, the main roads are instead known as county road (länsväg). The national roads are public roads owned by the Government of Sweden and administered by the Swedish Transport Administration. They get a high priority for snow plowing during the winter.
The roads' number signs are rectangular with a blue background, white numbers, and a white border.

## Current Swedish national roads

As of 2017, Sweden has 57 national roads.
| Number | Southern endpoint | Northern endpoint | Length (km) | Length (mi) |
| Riksväg 9 | Trelleborg | Brösarp | 140 | 87 |
| Riksväg 11 | Malmö | Simrishamn | 88 | 55 |
| Riksväg 13 | Ystad | Ängelholm | 131 | 81 |
| Riksväg 15 | Karlshamn | Halmstad | | |
| Riksväg 17 | Landskrona | Fogdarp | 35 | 22 |
| Riksväg 19 | Ystad | Broby | 90 | 56 |
| Riksväg 21 | Åstorp | Kristianstad | 100 | 62 |
| Riksväg 23 | Rolsberga | Linköping | | |
| Riksväg 24 | Hässleholm | Mellbystrand | 73 | 45 |
| Riksväg 25 | Halmstad | Kalmar | 232 | 144 |
| Riksväg 26 | Halmstad | Mora | 560 | 350 |
| Riksväg 27 | (Karlskrona) Ronneby | Gothenburg | | |
| Riksväg 28 | Karlskrona | Vägershult | 93 | 58 |
| Riksväg 29 | Karlshamn | Tingsryd (Växjö) | 35 | 22 |
| Riksväg 30 | Växjö | Jönköping | | |
| Riksväg 31 | Nybro | Jönköping | 174 | 108 |
| Riksväg 32 | Ekenässjön | Mjölby | 124 | 77 |
| Riksväg 34 | Ålem | Motala | | |
| Riksväg 35 | Gamleby | Linköping | 75 | 47 |
| Riksväg 37 | Växjö | Oskarshamn | | |
| Riksväg 40 | Gothenburg | Västervik | | |
| Riksväg 41 | Varberg | Borås | 83 | 52 |
| Riksväg 42 | Borås | Trollhättan | 86 | 53 |
| Riksväg 44 | Uddevalla | Götene | 110 | 68 |
| Riksväg 46 | Ulricehamn | Skövde | 64 | 40 |
| Riksväg 47 | Oskarshamn | Grästorp (Trollhättan) | | |
| Riksväg 49 | Lidköping | Askersund | |
| Riksväg 50 | (Jönköping) Mjölby | Söderhamn | 468 | 291 |
| Riksväg 51 | Norrköping | Örebro | 110 | 68 |
| Riksväg 52 | Nyköping | Kumla (Örebro) | 130 | 81 |
| Riksväg 53 | Oxelösund | Eskilstuna | | |
| Riksväg 55 | Norrköping | Uppsala | 201 | 125 |
| Riksväg 56 | Norrköping | Gävle | | |
| Riksväg 57 | Katrineholm | Järna | 60 | 37 |
| Riksväg 61 | Karlstad | Norwegian border (Eda) | 109 | 68 |
| Riksväg 62 | Karlstad | Norwegian border (Långflon) | 222 | 138 |
| Riksväg 63 | Karlstad | Kopparberg | 127 | 79 |
| Riksväg 66 | Västerås | Norwegian border (Stöa) | | |
| Riksväg 68 | (Örebro) Lindesberg | Gävle | 230 | 140 |
| Riksväg 69 | Fagersta | Rättvik | | |
| Riksväg 70 | Enköping | Norwegian border (Flötningen) | 419 | 260 |
| Riksväg 72 | Sala | Uppsala | 63 | 39 |
| Riksväg 73 | Nynäshamn | Stockholm | 51 | 32 |
| Riksväg 75 | Stockholm | Nacka | 9 | 5.6 |
| Riksväg 76 | Norrtälje | Gävle | 156 | 97 |
| Riksväg 77 | Knivsta | Rösa (Norrtälje) | 45 | 28 |
| Riksväg 83 | Tönnebro/Noran | Ånge | 216 | 134 |
| Riksväg 84 | Hudiksvall | Norwegian border (Fjällnäs) | 320 | 200 |
| Riksväg 86 | Sundsvall | Bispgården | 78 | 48 |
| Riksväg 87 | Sollefteå | Östersund | 151 | 94 |
| Riksväg 90 | Utansjö/Mörtsal | Meselefors | 229 | 142 |
| Riksväg 92 | Umeå | Dorotea | 178 | 111 |
| Riksväg 94 | (Luleå) Antnäs | Arvidsjaur | 135 | 84 |
| Riksväg 95 | Skellefteå | Norwegian border (Merkenisvuopmekietje) | 350 | 220 |
| Riksväg 97 | Luleå | Jokkmokk | 168 | 104 |
| Riksväg 98 | Överkalix | Övertorneå | 50 | 31 |
| Riksväg 99 | Haparanda | Karesuando | 361 | 224 |

## Swedish national roads that have changed designation over the years

* 10, Trelleborg – Brösarp — current National road 9
* 12, Malmö – Simrishamn — current National road 11
* 15, Malmö – Norrköping — current European route E22, reassigned to a different route
* 16, Dalby – Flädie – current County road 102 and E6.02 (not signposted)
* 20, Ystad – Broby — current National road 19
* 45, Gothenburg – Karesuando — current European route E45
* 48, Slättäng – Mariestad — current National road 26
* 60, Örebro – Falun — current National road 50
* 64, Hassle – Mora — current National road 26
* 65, Västerås – Ludvika — current National road 66
* 71, Borlänge – Norwegian border (Stöa) — current European route E16 and National road 66
* 80, Gävle – Rättvik — current European route E16 and National road 69
* 81, Mora – Östersund — current European route E45
* 82, Söderhamn – Voxna — current National road 50 and County road 301
* 88, Östersund – Karesuando — current European route E45
* 93, Umeå – Storuman — current European route E12
* 98, Luleå – Kiruna — current European route E10, reassigned to a different route
* 99, Sangis – Hedenäset — current County road 398, reassigned to a different route

## The classic Swedish national roads

These are the Swedish national roads that existed before the large restructuring that happened when the European routes were implemented in 1962 in Sweden.
* Road 1, Riksettan, Helsingborg – Stockholm — current European route E4
* Road 2, Rikstvåan, Trelleborg – Svinesund bridge — current European route E6
* Road 3, Rikstrean, Connection road between riksettan and rikstvåan outside Helsingborg, Kropp – Hasslarp – Strövelstorp
* Road 4, Riksfyran, Malmö – Norrköping — current European route E22
* Road 5, Riksfemman, Gothenburg – Jönköping — current National road 40
* Road 6, Rikssexan, Gothenburg – Örebro – Södertälje – Stockholm — current European route E20
* Road 7, Rikssjuan, Gothenburg – Grums — current European route E45
* Road 8, Riksåttan, Ödeshög – Hallsberg — current National road 50
* Road 9, Riksnian, Norwegian border – Karlskoga — current European route E18
* Road 10, Rikstian, Örebro – Gävle — current National road 50 and European route E16
* Road 11, Rikselvan, Arboga – Enköping — current European route E18
* Road 12, Rikstolvan, Solna – Mora — current E18 and National road 70
* Road 13, Rikstretton, Stockholm – Haparanda — current European route E4
* Road 14, Riksfjorton, Sundsvall – Norwegian border — current European route E14