The standard equipment for Swedish police officers includes a
handgun, which officers are required to carry whenever they are on duty in areas where the public has access, beside when they are on patrol or guard duty.
[107] The current service pistol is a
SIG Sauer of various models chambered for the
9×19mm Parabellum (e.g. the
P225,
P226 and
P228).
[108][109] Speer Gold Dot
hollow point bullets have been the standard issue since 2003.
[110] In 2012, new regulations were introduced allowing officers to carry their firearm loaded with a round in the chamber, to reduce the risk of operator error and
accidental firearms discharge in a dangerous situation.
[111] Police officers also routinely carry
expandable batons and
pepper spray.
[112][113][114] Officers may also, in addition, be assigned the
Heckler & Koch MP5 submachine gun under special circumstances or in a particularly dangerous situation.
[115][107] The Swedish police are also allowed, yet rarely use,
tear gas against individuals or in
crowd control situations.
[116][117][118] The
National Task Force and
Piketen also have the
Heckler & Koch G36 assault rifle,
shotguns and
stun grenades in their armoury.
[118][119] The National Task Force is the only unit within the Swedish police allowed to use
sniper rifles.
[120] In 2013, members of the task force were pictured with a
Sako TRG M10 rifle, on a rooftop overlooking the arrival of U.S. President
Barack Obama to the
Stockholm airport.
