Who can drive a snowmobile?
In order to drive a snowmobile in Sweden, you must be 16 years old and have a driver's license for all-terrain vehicles. Snowmobiles may also be driven by anyone who has a Swedish driving license or tractor license issued before 01-01-2000. Anyone who has had their driving or tractor license revoked after 01/01/2000 must have a driver's license to drive a snowmobile. You can also drive without a driver's license if you are part of a group in the tourism industry with a maximum of ten people who have a driver's license or tractor license, and who are led by a person with a driver's license for all-terrain vehicles along a distance determined by the leader before the trip.
As a foreign driver (within EEA*), you have the right to drive a snowmobile in Sweden if you have the right in your home country. If you cannot show it or if you come from a country outside the EEA, the only possibility is to be part of a group in the tourism industry or that you have a Swedish driver's license. *EEA countries are the member states of the EU, as well as Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein.
In Norway the following applies: From 1/7 2006 you must have a class S driver's license to drive a snowmobile. The minimum age is 16, but until you turn 18 you can only drive class 1 snowmobiles (a snowmobile where the ratio between engine power and weight is no more than 0.20 kW/kg). Those who have driving licenses in classes A, A1, B, S and T which are from before 1/7 2006 may continue to drive snowmobiles.
In Finland, the following applies: A person over the age of 15 may drive a snowmobile off-road. The driver must hold a driving license in at least class T on official snowmobile trails, when driving on roads or when crossing a road.
For more information about rules and laws go to the link below.