Plugs and voltage
Sweden uses Types C and F sockets. Mains supply is 230 V at 50 Hz.
At 230 V, devices made only for 100–127 V (many American and Japanese hair dryers, curling irons and some shavers) will be damaged without a step-down converter. Chargers labelled “100–240V” work fine with just a plug adapter.
Adapter guides: from United States · from United Kingdom
Money
kr Swedish Krona SEK
| 1 USD | 9.83 SEK |
|---|---|
| 1 EUR | 10.98 SEK |
| 1 GBP | 13.17 SEK |
| 1 JPY | 0.06249 SEK |
Price level 90 (US = 100, 2025)
Everyday household prices in Sweden are about 90% of US prices when converted at market exchange rates: dearer than the median country (50). All countries
Language
- Swedishofficial95%
Also official in some regions: Finnish.
Bars show the share of the population that speaks each language (CLDR estimates).
Time
Sweden is on UTC+1 (standard time; clocks change for daylight saving).
Driving
Traffic in Sweden drives on the right, so the steering wheel is on the left.
Public holidays in the next 12 months
64 national public holidays from 2 November 2026. Banks, offices and many shops close; regional holidays are not shown. Dates marked “estimated” follow a lunar calendar and can move by a day.
November 2026
- Sunday
- Sunday
- Sunday
- Sunday
December 2026
- Sunday
- Sunday
- Sunday
- Christmas Day
- Second Day of Christmas
- Sunday
January 2027
- New Year's Day
- Sunday
- Epiphany
- Sunday
- Sunday
- Sunday
- Sunday
February 2027
- Sunday
- Sunday
- Sunday
- Sunday
March 2027
- Sunday
- Sunday
- Sunday
- Good Friday
- Easter Sunday
- Sunday
- Easter Monday
April 2027
- Sunday
- Sunday
- Sunday
- Sunday
May 2027
- May Day
- Sunday
- Ascension Day
- Sunday
- Pentecost
- Sunday
- Sunday
- Sunday
June 2027
- National Day
- Sunday
- Sunday
- Sunday
- Midsummer Day
- Sunday
July 2027
- Sunday
- Sunday
- Sunday
- Sunday
August 2027
- Sunday
- Sunday
- Sunday
- Sunday
- Sunday
September 2027
- Sunday
- Sunday
- Sunday
- Sunday
October 2027
- Sunday
- Sunday
- Sunday
- Sunday
- Sunday
Travel advisories
United States · State Department
Level 2 Exercise increased caution
Read the full advisory. Checked 2026-11-02.
United Kingdom · FCDO
No warnings The FCDO does not advise against travel to Sweden.
Updated 2026-08-11. Read the full advice. Checked 2026-11-02.
Advisories are written for each government's own citizens and change without notice: read the original before you travel.
Other practical facts
- Calling code
- +46
- Internet domain
- .se
- Measurement
- Metric
- Paper size
- A4
- Week starts on
- Monday
- Read more
- Wikipedia
More in Northern Europe
Flag: Flag of Sweden.svg, Public domain. Arms: Great coat of arms of Sweden.svg, Public domain. Electricity: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), see methodology.
