Warning! Wild mushroom poisoning

There are about 10 really poisonous mushrooms in Sweden. Some of these may look similar to wild edible mushrooms growing in other countries. To avoid mushroom poisoning, only eat mushrooms that you know for sure are edible.

För att minska risken för att fler ska plocka och äta giftiga svampar så har Giftinformationscentralen tagit fram information om de giftigaste svamparna i Sverige. Informationen finns översatt till 33 olika språk.

Giftinformationscentralens information om giftiga svampar (giftinformation.se/mushrooms)

Things you need to know about mushroom poisioning

Only eat mushrooms that you know for sure are edible ones.
Mushrooms regarded as edible in your home country can look similar to poisonous mushrooms in Sweden.
There are about 10 really poisonous mushrooms in Sweden. More about them on our website.
Call 112, ask for poisons information if you think you have been posioned by mushrooms.
Information in more than 30 languages on www.gic.se/mushrooms