Police in Norrbotten conducted extensive traffic controls during the Easter holiday period, resulting in fines for 32 drivers, according to local media reports. The enforcement actions took place across multiple locations in the northern Swedish county on April 2, 2026. At 11:40 AM in Backgrund, Gyljen, Överkalix, eleven drivers were fined, with ten cited for speeding and one for driving a vehicle with a driving prohibition.
Later at 2:00 PM in Jutis, Arjeplog municipality along highway 95, eight drivers received fines for speeding. Approximately at the same time, four drivers were fined in Vidsel along county road 374 for violating speed limits. Additional enforcement occurred at 3:45 PM in Inbyn, Boden.
The traffic controls targeted the increased holiday traffic during the Easter period, with most violations involving speeding offenses.