Winter tyres Janet Carr 6 years ago Sweden does not use snow chains for regular cars or bicycles in the winter. Instead, studs or winter treads are used. Even postal bicycles have snow tyres. In the far north of Sweden though, huge chains are used on vehicles in the mining industry. Share this: Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Print (Opens in new window) Print Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit