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    • @x00z
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      I meant as in country laws instead of local laws from municipalities and regions.

      We have federal laws and local laws where I live, but I don’t live in a federation either.

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        There are no “local laws” in Sweden that differ between parts of the country, only laws that apply to the entire country.

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          According to the English version of the Swedish government’s website, Sweden does have local laws though? It says there are 23 regions, with 290 municipalities, that are allowed, and have laws, that pertain only to that district/municipality. That the central Swedish government regulates their governance to make sure it adheres to constitution’s, and central government law also regulates these areas.

          Reading more, there are police local to these regions and local municipalities too. With central government investigative authorities. So, what’s the deal with what you are saying, vs what the Swedish government claims

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            Maybe something with translation IDK. Municipalities can have different regulations, and breaking them can carry a penalty. But these are not laws.

            The “central investigative authorities” are the same police institution as regional police, they’re just a different department so to speak.

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          Interesting. What about federal police?

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              So every police officer can go and answer every call?

              Over here we have police zones, and police officers patrol their own zone and handle the issues of their own zone (as long as no outside backup is required). Then we have the federal police that handle national issues and stuff like murders.

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                The police is called “polismyndigheten” which is a governmental organisation where all police staff (both civilians and no civilians) are employed (with some exceptions like the “security police” which is a fully separate organisation).

                And no, a police from the Stockholm police won’t patrol in a city on the other side of the country. There are police districts and such but it’s still the same organisation. You could probably get transferred to the other side of the country, but that would obviously be a bad idea unless the employee is moving anyways. I suspect the union might have something to say if they decide to transfer people wherever for no reason.

                Except in informal settings the police is only called the police. For example police cars only say “Police” and never “Stockholm police” or similar.

                But there are obviously some specialised divisions/groups within the organisation that are only present in one place (probably Stockholm). A very small police station in a small town could very well be investigating murder but I suspect they will likely want help from some other station or specialist division if the case is complex.

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                  125 days ago

                  Have they removed the county mark on the side?

                  It was a while since I saw a police car, but I remember seeing “Stockholms Län” on the side

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                    I haven’t seen one in a while either, but looking at images it does indeed appear that there are no region markings on the cars.