Road signs in Sweden
Yellow triangles in the north
Sweden's warning and give-way triangles are yellow inside with a red border.
- Warning triangles have a yellow background.
- The give-way triangle is yellow inside too.
- Denmark next door uses white triangles instead.
20 photos, grouped by the clue they show.
Key clue Yellow warning triangle 6
Key clue STOP sign 4
Key clue Yellow give-way triangle 4
Key clue Blue crossing square 6
Sweden: what its road signs look like
Sweden's warning triangles are yellow inside with a red border, and so is its give-way triangle.
The crossing sign is a blue square with a white triangle, and stop signs say STOP. Swedish words use å, ä and ö.
The same signs are used across Sweden.
Look-alikes: how to tell them apart
Sweden vs 
Finland
Norway
Denmark
Finland and Norway also fill their triangles with yellow. Denmark uses white triangles instead.
Questions about road signs in Sweden
Why are Swedish road signs yellow?
A yellow background is easier to see against snow and in the long winter darkness.
How can I tell Swedish and Finnish signs apart?
Finnish signs often show names in Finnish and Swedish. Finnish words have many double letters, like aa and kk.