About half the land in Sweden is owned by the state and large companies, particularly in the northern and central regions. On the greater part the hunting rights are leased out to individuals or hunting associations. As almost all hunting land is already accounted for, there are few opportunities to lease shooting rights in Sweden. However, many foreign hunters are invited to enjoy "exchange hunting" in Sweden.

With this system a foreign hunter can invite a Swedish hunter to hunt in his own country and is invited, in return, to hunt in Sweden. Another increasingly popular option is to go hunting in Sweden as a "paying guest", and more and more landowners and hunting co-operatives offer this opportunity to both Swedish and foreign visitors.

Everyone who goes hunting in Sweden must pay an annual hunting conservation fee. The fee is valid for one year, from 1 July to 30 June the following year. If foreign visitors do not have comprehensive insurance cover which is valid in Sweden they must take out a special hunting insurance policy which covers both personal accidents and third party liability.
 
Foreign hunters who want to go hunting for moose in Sweden should arrange through their host to visit a moose-hunting training range before the hunt. Many landowners and hunting hosts make it a requirement that moose hunters must have passed a recognised test at the bronze level before they take part in the hunt. During the test, hunters shoot at a life-size figure of a moose at a distance of 80 metres. The test involves shooting at the figure both while it is stationary and when it is "running".

The Swedish hunting laws are very strict, particularly regarding wounded animals. When hunting ungulates it is a requirement that a specially trained tracker dog can be available within two hours. For certain bird species it is a requirement that a dog is present during the shoot. It is a duty of the Swedish hunting hosts to ensure that these requirements are observed.