Sweden abolished capital punishment for ordinary crimes in 1921 and has been abolitionist for all crimes since 1972.

Sweden abolished capital punishment for ordinary crimes in 1921 and has been abolitionist for all crimes since 1972. The last execution was carried out in 1910.
On April 22, 2003 Sweden deposited with the Council of Europe the instrument of ratification of Protocol No 13 to the European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms banning the death penalty in all circumstances. Like its European Union partners, it refuses to send prisoners to countries where they could face the death penalty. Sweden co-sponsored the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 20, 2005.