When it’s hot, many Swedes go to a beach or a jetty to cool off in the water. Some prefer to bathe naked.
There are certainly nude baths intended for those who want to bathe naked. But what would happen if you wanted to swim in a public place and didn’t have a bathing suit with you?
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It is not entirely clear what is criminal here and what is not, mean Irene Sokolow who works at the Police Authority’s national media centre.
– There is no ban on being naked in a public environment, but if it causes discomfort to others, it may be behavior that causes outrage, which is a fine offence, she tells News24.
As is well known, irritating behavior is decisive in how others perceive you. However, there are certain specifications in the law that can help clarify the boundary between what can be determined as outrageous behavior and what is not.
– The wording in the criminal code, chapter 16, section 16 is Anyone who makes noise in a public place or otherwise behaves in public in a way that is likely to cause outrage among the public, is sentenced for outrage-causing behavior to a fine.
There is a maximum limit to how high a fine outrageous behavior can result in. Today, the crime can result in a maximum fine of SEK 1,000.
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Intent can be decisive for whether the behavior is punishable or not, but a person’s intent is not always clear to others – except in some cases.
– If the person bathing naked has the intention of causing discomfort in the public, it may be a question of behavior that causes outrage, but someone fumbling with change at a beach, for example, probably does not intend to cause outrage in the public.
Bathing naked does not seem to be among the usual cases of outrageous behavior. However, playing loud music in a public place or urinating in a public place more often results in a fine, says Irene Sokolow.