What streaming works in Sweden — 2026 availability list
Updated 2026-04-24
TL;DR
Sweden is the heart of Nordic streaming — Viaplay's HQ market and the strongest local SVOD with heavyweight sports rights (Euro football, NHL, ice hockey). Public broadcaster SVT Play is fully free; commercial TV4 Play and Viaplay dominate paid SVOD. Spotify is a Swedish company (Premium ~kr109/mo). HBO Max in SE runs through Paramount/SkyShowtime's Nordic JV, not as a standalone product. BBC iPlayer doesn't work — use BritBox.
✓ Available
netflix
SE catalog, from kr119/mo
disneyplus
Star channel integrated
primevideo
SE price kr59/mo
appletv
Originals with Swedish subs
viaplay
SE local #1, Nordic HQ
paramountplusintl
Operates as SkyShowtime
spotify
Swedish company, Premium kr109/mo
tidal
Norwegian roots, full Hi-Res
applemusic
Full service
youtubepremium
SE price kr119/mo
mubi
Arthouse curation
f1tv
Pro tier available
chatgpt
Plus fully available
claude
Anthropic Pro works
rakutentveu
European Rakuten TV
✗ Not available / Restricted
hulu
US-only
bbciplayer
UK-only, use BritBox in SE
hbomax
Via SkyShowtime, no standalone
tving
Korea-only
hotstar
India/South Asia only
Tips
If routing a VPN to SE for Viaplay or SVT Play, pick a Stockholm node with a residential IP — Telia, Tele2, and Bahnhof residential ranges are best-trusted. After Viaplay's 2023 exit from multiple markets, Sweden remains its core market with the most complete catalog. SVT Play is free but enforces strict GeoIP — datacenter IPs get rejected. Spotify's home-market edge shows in early feature rollouts and local-artist promotions; switching to SE gives a more native experience, but account region can only change once per 12 months.