Open category — A1/A3 · Sweden

Pass Your A1/A3 Drone Exam in Sweden 🇸🇪

In Sweden, the Open Category A1/A3 exam is 600€ and fully online — managed by the Transportstyrelsen through the Transportstyrelsen (drönarsidan) platform, available in Swedish, English.

Cost

600€

Format

40 questions online

Pass mark

75% — 30/40 correct

Retakes

Unlimited

Validity

5 years, EU-wide

Minimum age

15 years

Platform language

Swedish, English

What the A1/A3 certificate unlocks

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Subcategory A1 — fly over uninvolved people with a C0 drone (under 250g) or a C1 drone (under 900g) with restrictions

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Subcategory A3 — fly far from people with any drone up to 25 kg, at least 150m from residential, commercial, industrial or recreational areas

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Access to A2 and STS — mandatory prerequisite before sitting any other EASA drone exam

Useful links in Sweden

National UAS Service Portal daim.lfv.se Training & exam platform www.transportstyrelsen.se Where you are allowed to fly daim.lfv.se Apply for an authorisation www.transportstyrelsen.se

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Beware of fraudulent websites that offer drone licences for a fee without requiring an exam. Your certificate must be issued by an official national aviation authority. In Sweden, the official platform is https://daim.lfv.se/echarts/dronechart/, managed by the Transportstyrelsen.

Once you have your Open Category A1/A3

Next step — A2 Certificate in Sweden

Fly closer to people with a C2 drone up to 4 kg

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