# Sweden Blocks ChatGPT and Claude on Government PCs

> Sweden's Government Offices block the ChatGPT and Claude websites on staff computers from Oct 26. What changes, what stays open, and who did it first.

- Author: Nitish Garg, Founder & CEO, CellCog
- Published: 2026-10-25
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## Key points

- Sweden's Government Offices block the ChatGPT and Claude websites on staff work computers from Monday, October 26, 2026, Ekot reported on October 23.
- Staff are directed to Microsoft Copilot, which the offices approved and made more secure after a review.
- Some staff keep the ChatGPT and Claude models through Intric, a Swedish AI platform the offices procured in July 2026.
- The reason given: using AI services without an agreement can harm information security, wrote digitalisation director Mikael Wettercrantz.
- Ekot found blocks already at the Tax Agency and SiS, and the Enforcement Authority is preparing a position.

## At a glance

- **Did Sweden ban ChatGPT and Claude?** No. Its Government Offices block the two websites on staff work computers from October 26; some staff keep the models through the Intric platform.
- **Why?** Using AI services without an agreement can affect information security, the offices' digitalisation director wrote on the intranet.
- **What can staff use instead?** Microsoft Copilot, approved for all staff after a security review, and for some staff the ChatGPT and Claude models inside Intric.

**Sweden's Government Offices will block the ChatGPT and Claude websites on staff computers from Monday, October 26, 2026.** Sveriges Radio's Ekot reported the decision at 10:20 UTC on October 23, and the offices confirmed it to SVT by email. Staff are pointed to Microsoft Copilot instead, and some keep both models through a contracted platform.

It is not a ban on the models. It closes the public websites on work machines, where staff were using AI services with no agreement behind them. Ekot found the same move at two more agencies, and a third is weighing it.

## What changes on Monday

The Government Offices (Regeringskansliet) told SVT that the browser interfaces for ChatGPT and Claude will no longer be reachable from its service computers from October 26. Every employee has Microsoft's AI tool, and inside Intric, employees still have access to the ChatGPT and Claude language models.

![Animation: a gate marked Oct 26 drops across the paths from a work computer to the ChatGPT and Claude websites, while paths to Copilot and to Intric, which reaches the ChatGPT and Claude models, stay open](https://cellcog.ai/blog/media/sweden-blocks-chatgpt-claude/door.svg)
*From Oct 26 the two websites close; Copilot and Intric stay open*

*Table: What changes at Sweden's Government Offices on October 26, 2026 (SVT, Ekot)*

| Route | Status from October 26 | Source |
|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT website on a work computer | Blocked | Offices' email to SVT |
| Claude website on a work computer | Blocked | Offices' email to SVT |
| Microsoft Copilot | Approved for all staff; security raised after a review | Ekot, SVT |
| ChatGPT and Claude models inside Intric | Still available to some staff | Ekot, SVT |
| DeepSeek | Already restricted before this change | Ekot |

## Why: AI services with no agreement

Digitalisation director Mikael Wettercrantz declined an interview with Ekot. On the offices' intranet he wrote that using AI services without an agreement can have "konsekvenser för vår informationssäkerhet", consequences for information security.

Ekot points to a concrete case. Earlier this year an internal audit at Trafikverket, the transport agency, found widespread and risky use of about ten AI services, with problems both in how sensitive the information typed in was and in how the answers were handled.

## Other Swedish agencies

*Table: Swedish agencies and public AI services, as reported by Ekot on October 23, 2026*

| Agency | What Ekot reported |
|---|---|
| Government Offices (Regeringskansliet) | ChatGPT and Claude websites blocked from Oct 26; DeepSeek restricted earlier |
| Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) | Block already in place; services and start date not stated |
| National Board of Institutional Care (SiS) | Block already in place; services and start date not stated |
| Swedish Enforcement Authority (Kronofogden) | Preparing a position |
| Swedish Transport Administration (Trafikverket) | Internal audit found risky use of about ten AI services |

Ekot did not say when the Tax Agency and SiS blocks began or which services they cover, so treat those two rows as the least specific.

![Animation: five Swedish agency buildings; bars drop across the doors of the Government Offices, the Tax Agency and SiS, the Enforcement Authority is preparing a position, and the Transport Administration shows an audit of about ten AI services](https://cellcog.ai/blog/media/sweden-blocks-chatgpt-claude/agencies.svg)
*Two more agencies already block; one is preparing a position*

## Intric: the route that stays open

Intric is a Stockholm AI platform company. On July 8, 2026 it announced it had won the Government Offices' procurement for a platform where staff build and run AI assistants on the offices' own data. In Intric's words, "The platform runs on Swedish infrastructure without dependence on foreign cloud services." The agreement covers both a cloud service and an on-premises installation.

That is the pattern: keep the models, change the door. The public websites close; a contracted platform with its own governance stays open. Neither the offices nor Intric has said publicly which deployment the offices run, or where requests to the ChatGPT and Claude models are processed.

## What it means for teams using AI at work

Sweden's move is a template other organizations will copy. The question it asks is simple: which AI tools are approved, and under which agreement? Teams that can answer it keep their tools. Teams running on personal accounts with nothing signed are the ones that get a block on a Monday morning.

## Where CellCog stands

Every CellCog agent tier runs on Claude Opus 5.5, reached through Anthropic's API, not through Claude's website. Sweden's block targets the websites, not the models, and its own approved route reaches the same models through a contracted platform.

## What we are watching

- Whether the Tax Agency and SiS say what they blocked, and since when.
- The Enforcement Authority's decision.
- Whether other Nordic governments close the public websites the same way.

## Sources

- Sveriges Radio Ekot, [Regeringskansliet spärrar AI-tjänsterna Chat GPT och Claude](https://www.sverigesradio.se/artikel/9327149), October 23, 2026, 10:20 UTC. Read directly.
- SVT Nyheter, [AI-tjänster spärras på Regeringskansliet](https://www.svt.se/nyheter/inrikes/ai-tjanster-sparras-pa-regeringskansliet), October 23, 2026, updated October 24, with the offices' email.
- Intric, [Intric Wins Procurement with the Swedish Government Offices](https://intric.ai/en/news/n/intric-wins-procurement-with-the-swedish-government-offices-for-sovereign-ai-plat), July 8, 2026.
- Computer Sweden, [Regeringskansliet spärrar Chat GPT och Claude](https://computersweden.se/article/4239687/regeringskansliet-sparrar-chat-gpt-och-claude.html), October 23, 2026.
- Ny Teknik (TT), [Regeringskansliet uppges spärra Chat GPT och Claude](https://www.nyteknik.se/tech/regeringskansliet-uppges-spaerra-chat-gpt-och-claude-pa-jobbdatorer/4506958), October 23, 2026.

## FAQ

**When does Sweden's block take effect?**

Monday, October 26, 2026, according to the Government Offices' email to SVT.

**Is it a ban on the ChatGPT and Claude models?**

No. It blocks the public websites from service computers. The offices told SVT that staff still reach both models inside Intric.

**Which other Swedish agencies blocked AI services?**

Ekot reported blocks at the Swedish Tax Agency and the National Board of Institutional Care, and said the Enforcement Authority is preparing a position.

**What is Intric?**

A Stockholm AI platform company that won the Government Offices' procurement in July 2026. It says its platform runs on Swedish infrastructure, as a cloud service or on premises.

**Does CellCog run on Claude?**

Yes. Every CellCog agent tier runs on Claude Opus 5.5, reached through Anthropic's API rather than Claude's website.

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