EU AI Act in the Nordics 2026: who supervises, what applies, what to do now

Country	Status	Authority
Sweden	AI Act applies; national supplement in preparation	PTS (contact point), IMY, Finansinspektionen
Denmark	Lov nr. 467/2025 in force 2 Aug 2025	Digitaliseringsstyrelsen, Datatilsynet
Finland	Act 1377/2025 in force 1 Jan 2026	Traficom (contact point) + sector authorities
Norway (EEA)	KI-lov pending; bill targeted spring 2027	Nkom (designated coordinator)
Iceland (EEA)	Not yet incorporated into the EEA Agreement	Not yet designated

Key dates

2 Feb 2025: bans + AI literacy (Art. 4)
2 Aug 2026: transparency (Art. 50)
2 Dec 2026: Art. 50(2) marking grace ends for systems already on the market
2 Dec 2027: Annex III high-risk · 2 Aug 2028: Annex I high-risk (Reg. 2026/1744)

Norwegian and Icelandic companies whose AI systems or outputs are used in the EU can fall under the AI Act through Article 2. GDPR applies everywhere today.

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Sources

Unadhi · Information, not legal advice. Updated 13 Oct 2026.

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