User:JustinePorto/Public toilets in Sweden

Public toilets in Sweden often require a fee to use of between Kr2 and Kr5. Some are self-cleaning. Many are near tourist attractions. School children often avoid them.

Public toilets
The local word for public toilet is toalett.

A 2021 study found there were 26 public toilets per 100,000 people. There were over 40 free public toilets in Stockholm in 2019.

The most common type of toilet is a sit toilet, and most provided toilet paper. Many public toilets in Stockholm had rotating toilet seats that allowed for easy self-cleaning. Many public toilets are located near tourist attractions. It is common for there to be a small cost to use a public toilet. This fee was generally less than €1, between Kr2 and Kr5.

A 2005 study of Swedish children between the ages of 6 to 16 years old found that 25% of 13 to 16-year-olds had a negative perception of public toilets compared to 16% overall, and that 80% of children aged 13 to 16 years old had never used a public toilet compared to 63% overall. The study found children would rather be in physical discomfort than use the toilets, which they often disliked the appearance of, felt insecure about and thought smelled.

Lifestyle magazine Lifestyle.INQ ranked Stockholm as having the fourth cleanest bathrooms in the world in 2019.