How long after a tattoo can I donate blood in Sweden?
The geblod.nu site says to wait 6 months after a tattoo, or 4 months if you donate in a region that has introduced NAT tests (from 1 December 2025). Its own page decides.
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- Blood service
- the Swedish blood centres (geblod.nu)
- Waiting period after a tattoo
- 6 months; 4 months in a region that has introduced NAT tests (from 1 December 2025)
- Condition stated
- The shorter period applies only to donors in a region that has introduced NAT tests.
- Waiting period after a piercing
- 6 months after piercing and skin piercing
- Source
- geblod.nu: "Jag har tatuerat mig, får jag ge blod?", read November 5, 2026.
What this page does not cover
It states what the blood service's page says on the date it was read. It does not cover other rules a donation centre may apply, a change made since that date, or any individual case. The blood service's own page and the donation centre decide.
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