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A Nordic Swan Ecolabelled candle is a candle meeting specific criteria for environmental performance, health aspects, quality and safety.

This is a candle that has a clean burning because there are limit values for soot emission and content of health- and environmental damaging chemistry. Furthermore the candle consists of more than 90% renewable raw materials.

    1. Start your application process by reading the criteria document and find out if your product can obtain the Nordic Swan Ecolabel. 
    2. Read your Application Guide.
    3. Request login credentials.
    4. Now you are ready to enter the Nordic Ecolabelling Portal.

     

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    Should you wish to transfer your licence, please use this form. 

  • Valid from 1/1 2025

    Amount excluding VAT

    Application fees

    		  
    Application for a new licence 3 348 EUR
    Application for renewal 1 673 EUR

    Annual licence fee

    The licence fee for the Nordic Swan Ecolabelled products is based on their turnover in the Nordic region.

    Up to 30.9 million EUR. 0,3% of the products' turnover
    More than 30.9 million EUR. 0,05% of the products' turnover
    Minimum fee in the Nordic region 2 232 EUR per year.
    Fixed fee applicable to turnover outside the Nordic region 2 232 EUR per year for turnover exceeding 300 000 EUR.

    Fee for extension / change of licence

    Fixed fee that is charged depending on how long the work takes.

    Up to 4 hours 418 EUR
    4-8 hours 836 EUR
    8 or more hours 1 673 EUR

    Fee for on-site inspections

    One on-site visit within the Nordic region is included in the application for a new or renewed licence.

    Additional on-site inspection within the Nordic region 557 EUR per visit
    On-site inspection outside the Nordic region, but within Europe 1 673 EUR per visit
    On-site inspection outside Europe 2 790 EUR per visit
    Additional fee for on-site inspections lasting longer than one day 1 115 EUR per day

     

  • In the criteria document, you can read about how to document and verify compliance for each requirement. You can also find other application documents here.

  • Information on the latest version of the criteria for candles

    2.9 ⇛ 2.10: Prolongation of the validity of the criteria

    Nordic Ecolabelling decided on 7 January 2025 to prolong the criteria with 17 months to the 31 May 2027. Version 2.10.

    2.8 ⇛ 2.9: Adjustment of criteria

    Nordic Ecolabelling decided on 9 April 2024 to include standards for outdoor candles as option for fire safety and label pictograms in requirements O19 Fire safety and O20 Consumer information. Version 2.9.

    2.7 ⇛ 2.8: Prolongation of the validity of the criteria

    Nordic Ecolabelling decided on 29 November 2022 to prolong the criteria with 12 months to the 31 December 2025. Version 2.8.

    2.6 ⇛ 2.7: Adjustment of criteria

    Adjustment of the definition of impurities (chemicals) in printing inks used to print on candle surface. The new version, 2.7, is valid until 31 December 2024.

    2.5 ⇛ 2.6: Prolongation of the validity of the criteria

    The criteria's validity has been prolonged with 12 months. The new version, 2.5, is valid until 31 December 2024.

    2.4 ⇛ 2.5: Prolongation of the validity of the criteria

    The criteria's validity has been prolonged with 18 months. The new version, 2.5, is valid until 31 December 2023.

    2.3 ⇛ 2.4: Prolongation of the validity of the criteria

    The criteria's validity has been prolonged with 20 months. The new version, 2.4, is valid until 30 June 2022.

    2.2 ⇛ 2.3: Prolongation of the validity of the criteria

    The criteria's validity has been prolonged with 16 months. At the same time requirement O27 has been removed. The new version, 2.3, is valid until 31 October 2020.

    2.1 ⇛ 2.2: Adjustment of requirement

    Adjustment of O9. It was decided to allow the use of aluminum in containers that are designed to be used multiple times for the same purpose, if it the amount of aluminum is less than 15% of the container's total weight. Furthermore, the document is updated with a number of former interpretation requirements. The new version is called 2.2.

    2.0 ⇛ 2.1:

    Prolongation of the validity of the criteria

    Requirement O19 was removed. The criteria's validity was prolonged with 12 months. The new version, 2.1, is valid until 30 June 2019.

    2.0: New criteria generation

    Version 2.0 of Nordic Ecolabel's criteria for candles was published on November 5th 2015. The criteria are valid until 30 June 2020.

  • In the background document below you will find reasoning and facts behind the specific requirements in the criteria document.

    Here you can also read the comments, requirement for requirement, from the public hearing.

    If the documents are in a Nordic language, you can get help in understanding the sections you need by contacting the product specialist in your chosen country below.