Swedish Police Authority awards multi-year contract to Thales for innovative travel and identity documents

• Swedish Police Authority renews trust in Thales for the supply of pioneering and highly secure travel and ID documents as well as innovative citizen enrolment services.
• Contract represents one of the largest passport programmes for the Group with around 12 million documents to be delivered to Swedish citizens over next five to seven years.
• To date, Thales contributes to more than 30 electronic passport programs worldwide and remains the leader in the Travel and ID document market.

PARIS LA DEFENSE - September 15th, 2020 - The world leader in digital identity & security, Thales, announces that its shareholding company AB Svenska Pass has been awarded the contract to manufacture, personalize and deliver around 12 million ePassports, national ID cards and other identity documents for Swedish citizens. In addition, Thales will provide a next generation enrolment kiosk solution to easily and securely capture applicants’ biometric data in more than 110 locations in Sweden. The deal also includes the personalization of temporary passports and support and maintenance for the duration of the contract. 

The Swedish ePassports and national ID cards were initially introduced in October 2005. Sweden was one of the first countries in the world to launch such a project, and the Swedish passport is often ranked as one of the most secure passports in the world.

Thales is able to handle the entire process for enrolment, secure documents manufacturing, personalization, and managed services. Learn more on our governmental projects here.