Sweden
Kingdom of Sweden · Sverige
Sweden (SE, SWE) is a country in Northern Europe, with Stockholm as its capital. The currency is the Swedish Krona (SEK, SEK). The international dialling code is +46 and the trunk prefix is 0; mobile numbers are written like 070-123 45 67. The time zone is Europe/Stockholm. Official language: Swedish.
CurrencySEKSEK
Dial code+46e.g. 070-123 45 67
Time zoneStockholmUTC+01:00
LanguageSwedish
CapitalStockholm
Population10.6M450.3K km²
Overview
- Official name
- Kingdom of Sweden
- Native name
- Sverige
- ISO 3166-1 alpha-2
- SE
- ISO 3166-1 alpha-3
- SWE
- ISO 3166-1 numeric
- 752
- IOC code
- SWE
- Demonym
- Swedish
- Capital
- Stockholm
- Region
- Europe › Northern Europe
- Status
- Independent, UN member
- Groups
- Northern Europe
- European Union
- United Nations
- Internet domain
- .se
- Coordinates
- 62, 15
- Area
- 450,295 km²
- Population
- 10,589,800
- GDP
- $676.4B ($63.9K per person)
- Literacy
- 99%
- Landlocked
- No
- Land borders
Currency
Swedish Krona SEK
- Symbol
- SEK narrow kr
- Minor units
- 2 decimals
- Cash rounding
- 0 decimals, increment 0
- Example
- 1 234,50 kr
Languages
| Language | Status | Share of population | Writing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swedish sv | Official | 95% (10.1M) | |
| Finnish fi | Official (regional) | 2.2% (233K) | |
| English en | 86% (9.1M) | ||
| Tornedalen Finnish fit | 0.55% (58.2K) | ||
| Northern Sami se | 0.33% (34.9K) | ||
| rmu rmu | 0.09% (9.5K) | ||
| Yiddish yi | 0.028% (3K) | ||
| Lule Sami smj | 0.014% (1.5K) | ||
| Southern Sami sma | 0.0028% (296.5) | ||
| Interlingua ia | 0% (0) |
Time zones
| Time zone | Local time | Standard | Daylight saving | Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Europe/Stockholm | UTC+01:00 | UTC+02:00 | Central European Standard Time |
Phone numbers
- Calling code
- +46
- Dial-out prefix
- 00
- Trunk prefix
- 0
- National number length
- 6–12 digits
- Emergency number
- 112 pattern 112|90000
Number types
| Type | National format | International format | Layout | Digits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fixed line | 08-12 34 56 | +46 8 12 34 56 | XX-XX XX XX | [7-9] |
| Mobile | 070-123 45 67 | +46 70 123 45 67 | XXX-XXX XX XX | 9 |
| Toll free | 020-12 34 56 | +46 20 12 34 56 | XXX-XX XX XX | [6-9] |
| Premium rate | 0900-12 34 567 | +46 900 12 34 567 | XXXX-XX XX XXX | [7-10] |
| Shared cost | 077-123 45 67 | +46 77 123 45 67 | XXX-XXX XX XX | 9 |
| Personal number | 075-123 45 67 | +46 75 123 45 67 | XXX-XXX XX XX | 9 |
| Pager | 074-012 34 56 | +46 74 012 34 56 | XXX-XXX XX XX | 9 |
| Universal access | 010-234 56 78 | +46 10 234 56 78 | XXX-XXX XX XX | 9 |
| Voicemail | 0254-12 345 67 89 | +46 254 12 345 67 89 | XXXX-XX XXX XX XX | 12 |
Show the 12 formatting rules
| Digits pattern | Leading digits | Format | International |
|---|---|---|---|
(\d{2})(\d{2,3})(\d{2}) | 20 | $1-$2 $3 | $1 $2 $3 |
(\d{3})(\d{4}) | 9(?:00|39|44|9) | $1-$2 | $1 $2 |
(\d{2})(\d{3})(\d{2}) | [12][136]|3[356]|4[0246]|6[03]|90[1-9] | $1-$2 $3 | $1 $2 $3 |
(\d)(\d{2,3})(\d{2})(\d{2}) | 8 | $1-$2 $3 $4 | $1 $2 $3 $4 |
(\d{3})(\d{2,3})(\d{2}) | 1[2457]|2(?:[247-9]|5[0138])|3[0247-9]|4[1357-9]|5[0-35-9]|6(?:[125689]|4[02-57]|7[0-2])|9(?:[125-8]|3[02-5]|4[0-3]) | $1-$2 $3 | $1 $2 $3 |
(\d{3})(\d{2,3})(\d{3}) | 9(?:00|39|44) | $1-$2 $3 | $1 $2 $3 |
(\d{2})(\d{2,3})(\d{2})(\d{2}) | 1[13689]|2[0136]|3[1356]|4[0246]|54|6[03]|90[1-9] | $1-$2 $3 $4 | $1 $2 $3 $4 |
(\d{2})(\d{3})(\d{2})(\d{2}) | 10|7 | $1-$2 $3 $4 | $1 $2 $3 $4 |
(\d)(\d{3})(\d{3})(\d{2}) | 8 | $1-$2 $3 $4 | $1 $2 $3 $4 |
(\d{3})(\d{2})(\d{2})(\d{2}) | [13-5]|2(?:[247-9]|5[0138])|6(?:[124-689]|7[0-2])|9(?:[125-8]|3[02-5]|4[0-3]) | $1-$2 $3 $4 | $1 $2 $3 $4 |
(\d{3})(\d{2})(\d{2})(\d{3}) | 9 | $1-$2 $3 $4 | $1 $2 $3 $4 |
(\d{3})(\d{2})(\d{3})(\d{2})(\d{2}) | [26] | $1-$2 $3 $4 $5 | $1 $2 $3 $4 $5 |
Address and postal code
Address layout
{Organization}
{Name}
{Street address}
SE-{Postal code} {City}
- Required fields
- Street address, City, Postal code
Postal code
- Pattern
\d{3} ?\d{2}- Examples
- 11455 · 12345 · 10500
- Prefix
- SE-
- Post office lookup
- https://www.postnord.se/en/our-tools/search-postcode-and-address/
Calendar, units and conventions
Number and date formats
As written by the Swedish (Sweden) locale (sv-SE), amounts in SEK.
- Number
- 1 234 567,891
- Percent
- 45,7 %
- Currency (SEK)
- 1 234 567,89 kr
- Accounting
- −1 234 567,89 kr
- Currency, name
- 1 234 567,89 svenska kronor
- Compact short
- 1,2 mn
- Compact long
- 1,2 miljoner
- Scientific
- 1,235×10^6
- Speed
- 88 kilometer per timme
- Temperature
- 21,5 °C
- Date, full
- fredag 27 mars 2026
- Date, long
- 27 mars 2026
- Date, medium
- 27 mars 2026
- Date, short
- 2026-03-27
- Time, medium
- 15:04:05
- Time, short
- 15:04
- Date and time
- 27 mars 2026 15:04
- Month and year
- mars 2026
- Weekday
- fredag
- Relative time
- i går · om 3 dagar · för 2 timmar sedan
- List: and
- A, B och C
- List: or
- A, B eller C