Sweden: entry and exit regulations
Formalities, visas
Tourists are only allowed to enter the country if they have a return ticket and sufficient financial resources to finance their stay in the country themselves.
German nationals can enter Sweden with a passport, identity card, temporary passport or temporary identity card. For children up to the age of sixteen, entry is possible with a child ID card or with an entry in the passport of one of the parents. There are no special regulations for minors traveling alone or with only one custodian. All entry documents must be valid upon entry and for the duration of the stay. The travel document for foreigners with a valid German residence permit is recognized.
Issuing of visas in Germany
Visa department of the Embassy of Sweden
Rauchstrasse 1
10787 Berlin
Tel: +49 – (0) 30 – 50 50 60
Fax: +49 – (0) 30 – 50 50 67 89
Issuing of visas in Austria and Switzerland
See under Representations of Sweden in Austria and Representations of Sweden in Switzerland.
Import and export of foreign currency
There are no restrictions on the import and export of foreign currency.
Import and export of goods The import and export of weapons, ammunition or explosives is strictly prohibited. In addition, the import and export of plants and animals that are protected under the Washington Species Protection Act is prohibited. Violation can result in severe penalties.
The maximum quantities for duty-free import of goods per EU citizen (over 20 years) are 1 l of spirits over 22 percent by volume or 6 liters of wine or liqueur over 15 percent by volume, 26 liters of wine and 32 liters of beer. People over the age of 18 are allowed to import 300 cigarettes or 150 cigarillos or 75 cigars or 400 g of tobacco duty-free. The dose will be increased further to reach the full EU zone maximum levels by 2004. Lower amounts apply to travelers from non-EU countries. The import of all kinds of weapons, including tear gas and switchblades, requires a permit.
Entry with pets
Since July 3rd, 2004 new regulations apply to the importation of pets into Sweden.
For every pet that is to be imported into Sweden, the owner must have an EU pet passport. This card can be issued by any resident veterinarian. In order to be able to guarantee a clear identification, every imported pet must be chipped or tattooed.
In addition, when entering Sweden, each animal must be vaccinated against rabies and tested for rabies antibodies. This antibody test must have been carried out at least 120 days before entry and must not be more than 365 days ago.
Every pet that is to be imported into Sweden must also have been treated with praziquantel against dwarf tapeworm (Echinococcus spp). This treatment must not be more than ten days ago when you entered the country.
Animals younger than three months are not allowed to enter Sweden.
Transporting animals with an accompanying person (keeper)
In this case, proceed as follows: At the airport, the animal is locked in a transport box provided by the keeper beforehand. It must be ensured that the container is large enough for the animal to stand in it and turn around, and that no liquids can run out (urine). This is done using suitable absorbent material, in the simplest case using a sufficient amount of newspaper.
There should also be a water bowl and, depending on the length of the flight, enough food. The transport container is handed over to the staff at the check-in counter. The transport fee depends on the weight of the animal. It is essential to ensure that there is space for the animal on the flight booked, as the number of animals that can be transported is limited.
The animal is located in the machine in an air-conditioned area between the passenger deck and the cargo area. As a rule, no member of the crew takes care of the animal during the flight, not even to give water or food.
However, experience has shown that the stress of checking in and the take-off phase is so stressful for most animals that they sleep for most of the flight. The administration of sedatives before check-in is not only not recommended, as their effects cannot be foreseen under these conditions, but is even prohibited for reasons of security (smuggling). Many airlines also exclude a number of dogs (attack dogs) from transport.
Animal transport without an accompanying person
In this case, a specialist company must be commissioned with the transport, which then takes care of everything else. However, it should be ensured that the animal is picked up at the arrival airport by someone who is familiar to the dog. And of course all import regulations for pets for the country have to be explored beforehand and strictly adhered to.
Note
It has proven to be very helpful if you have accustomed the animal to such a transport container at home a few weeks before the intended flight.
Sweden: travel and transport
How do you get to Sweden?
The quickest way to get to Sweden is by plane. International airports are located in Stockholm, Gothenburg and Malmö. There are direct flights with Finnair, SAS or Lufthansa to Stockholm-Arlanda or Gothenburg-Landvetter, which operate daily. But also by car. Sweden can be reached easily and comfortably with the help of a ferry.
Travel in the country
Air connections
Numerous smaller airfields serve the connections within Sweden.
Rail
The rail network covers around 11,000 km.
Bus
There are numerous inner-city bus routes and very good intercity buses that connect cities and towns. Some cities in Sweden are served by regular buses from Germany. From the central bus station in Stockholm there are long-distance buses to all parts of Sweden.
Roads
Sweden has a mostly well-developed road network of around 98,000 km with around 1,450 km of motorways.
Rental cars Rental cars
can be rented in all major cities in Sweden.
Ferry connections
There are several international ferry connections and ferry connections to the Swedish islands, such as Öland or Gotland.
Traffic rules
Seat belts are compulsory in Sweden. Even during the day you always have to drive with low beam. Running the engine at idle is prohibited in many locations or limited to a few minutes. The driver’s license must always be carried. A green insurance card is not mandatory, but recommended. You are not allowed to stop 20 meters before and 5 meters after a public transport stop. Trams always have right of way.
Maximum speeds
The speed limits are very strictly controlled in Sweden and high fines are imposed if they are exceeded. The maximum speed on European roads (E) is 110 km/h, on the blue-signposted Reichsstraßen (RV) it is 90 km/h, in places 50 or 30 km/h with appropriate signs.
Alcohol limit The alcohol limit in road traffic is 0.2. There are high penalties if exceeded – up to imprisonment.
International license plate
According to Abbreviationfinder, Sweden’s international license plate is:
| S. |
Tourist office
VisitSweden Tourist Information
Stortorget 2-4
831 30 Östersund
Fax: 0046 – 63 128 137
Contact
from Germany:
Tel: 0049 – 069 – 2222 3496
E-mail:
Travel medicine, risks
The health system, including the rescue system, is exemplary in Sweden and in every respect comparable to the German one.
Infectious Diseases
The following infectious diseases are particularly likely in Sweden:
- Borreliosis, from tick bites when hiking through bush and forest areas
- Early summer meningoencephalitis, caused by tick bites when hiking through bush and forest areas
Vaccination recommendations When traveling to Sweden, the same vaccinations are recommended as in Germany, Austria and Switzerland:
- Diphtheria, a vaccination against diphtheria should always exist in your home country.
- Tick-borne encephalitis (FSMS), which, like Lyme disease, is transmitted by ticks.
- Hepatitis A and B, a vaccination against hepatitis B, is only required for people who may come into contact with blood or for those who seek sexual contact.
- Polio, polio, a vaccination against polio should always exist, also in the home country.
- Tetanus, a vaccination against tetanus should always exist in the home country.
Vaccination requirements There are no vaccination requirements when entering or staying in the country.
Hazards/current warning notices
Foreign Office of the Federal Republic of Germany
Citizens’ Service
Telephone: 0049 – (0) 30 – 5000 – 2000
Fax: 0049 – (0) 30 – 5000 – 51000
Current warning notices:
www.auswaertiges-amt.de
Sweden: currency, shopping and exchange rate
The national currency of Sweden is the Swedish krona = 100 ore.
Although Sweden is part of the EU, due to a referendum in September 2003 it did not become a member of the monetary union with the common currency of the EURO (€).
The following banknotes are valid and in circulation in the country:
- 20th
- 50
- 100
- 500
- 1,000
- 10,000 crowns
As well as coins with the following values:
- 1
- 5
- 10
- 50
Conversion rate
You can find a currency converter here:
www3.forium.de
Bank opening hours
Banks at airports, train stations and the ferry terminals often have extended opening hours.
- Monday to Wednesday and Friday: 9.30 a.m. – 3 p.m.
- Thursday: 9:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
- Saturday and Sunday: closed
Shop
Shop opening times
In Sweden shop opening times are not regulated. Large shops and supermarkets are often open until 9 p.m. in the evening, and longer, Saturday and Sunday until around 6 p.m.
Sweden: embassies, consulates
Visit Countryaah for a full list of Sweden embassies and consulates in each country around the world.
Representations of Sweden in Germany
The building of the Swedish embassy is located on Rauchstrasse in the diplomatic quarter in the Tiergarten district in Berlin’s Mitte district.
“Each for himself and yet together”. That is the motto of the five Nordic embassies that have combined their messages in this ensemble of buildings. In addition to the embassy of Sweden, this also includes the embassies of Denmark, Finland, Iceland and Norway.
A wide “copper band” consisting of individual slats connects all five embassy buildings around the outside. The Swedish embassy is adjacent to the Finnish embassy. Towards the street, the lamellas of the copper strip surrounding the ensemble were interrupted so that the walls clad with birch wood and the striking spiral staircase can also be seen from the outside. The Felleshus (community center) is used by all five embassies, where concerts, film screenings, lectures, exhibitions or conferences take place – there is also a canteen that is accessible to all visitors.
The entire ensemble of the five embassies is bordered by Rauchstrasse – the official address – as well as Klingenhöferstrasse and Stülerstrasse. You can reach the five embassies with the bus lines 100, 106, 187 and the night bus N 26, whose stop is on Klingelhöferstraße directly in front of the embassies, and with the bus line 200, whose stop is at the beginning of Stülerstraße.
Embassy of the Kingdom of Sweden in Berlin
Rauchstr. 1
10787 Berlin
Tel: 0049 – (0) 30 – 505 060
Fax: 0049 – (0) 30 – 505 067 89
E-Mail: ambassaden.berlin@foreign.ministry.se
Web: www.schweden.org
Honorary Consulate of the Kingdom of Sweden
Altenwall 6
28195 Bremen
Tel: 0049 – (0) 421-2 23 93 54
Fax: 0049 – (0) 421-2 23 99 58
E-Mail: schwedischeskonsulat.hb@t-online.de
Honorary Consulate of the Kingdom of Sweden
Berliner Allee 32
40212 Düsseldorf
Tel: 0049 – (0) 211-3 23 84 57
Fax: 0049 – (0) 211-3 23 97 52
E-Mail: konsulat@schwedenkammer.de
Honorary Consulate of the Kingdom of Sweden
Schlösserstraße 20-22
99084 Erfurt
Tel: 0049 – (0) 361-3 46 24 98
Fax: 0049 – (0) 361-3 48 42 85
E-Mail: info@schwedenkonsulat.de
Web: www.schwedenkonsulat.de
Honorary Consulate of the Kingdom of Sweden
Bockenheimer Landstrasse 51-53
60325 Frankfurt am Main
Tel: 0049 – (0) 69-79 40 26 15
Fax: 0049 – (0) 69-79 40 26 16
E-Mail: konsulat@msa.se
Honorary Consulate of the Kingdom of Sweden
Ditmar-Koel Strasse 36
20459 Hamburg
Tel: 0049 – (0) 40-24 82 76 64
Fax: 0049 – (0) 40-64 50 60 63
E-Mail: honorarkonsulat.schweden.hh@t-online.de
Honorary Consulate of the Kingdom of Sweden
Tresckowstraße 5
30457 Hanover
Tel: 0049 – (0) 511-4 39 25 61
Fax: 0049 – (0) 511-4 39 25 65
E-Mail: maud.wulf@eon-energie.com
Honorary Consulate of the Kingdom of Sweden
Hopfenstrasse 31
24103 Kiel
Tel: 0049 – (0) 431-6 60 78 75
Fax: 0049 – (0) 431-6 60 77 77
E-Mail: konsulat.schweden.kiel@web.de
Honorary Consulate of the Kingdom of Sweden
Goerdelerring 5
04109 Leipzig
Tel: 0049 – (0) 341-30 85 110
Fax: 0049 – (0) 341-30 85 120
E-Mail: pl@schwedenkonsulat.com
Honorary Consulate of the Kingdom of Sweden
Zum Hafenplatz 1
23570 Lübeck-Travemünde
Tel: 0049 – (0) 4502-80 13 71
Fax: 0049 – (0) 4502-80 13 72
E-Mail: Konsulat@ttline.com
Honorary Consulate of the Kingdom of Sweden
Brienner Strasse 9
80333 Munich
Tel: 0049 – (0) 89-54 52 12 15
Fax: 0049 – (0) 89-54 52 11 09
E-Mail: schwedisches.honorarkonsulat@wernerlaw.de
Honorary Consulate of the Kingdom of Sweden
Altkarlshof 6
18146 Rostock
Tel: 0049 – (0) 381-6 58 67 51
Fax: 0049 – (0) 381-6 58 66 10
E-Mail: schwedisches-konsulat@fsn.de
Honorary Consulate of the Kingdom of Sweden
Rotebühlstrasse 77
70178 Stuttgart
Tel: 0049 – (0) 711-66 72 19 99
Fax: 0049 – (0) 711-66 72 20 14
E-Mail: h.bauer@klett.de
German representations in Sweden
Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Stockholm
Artillerigatan 64
114 45 Stockholm
Tel: 0046 – 8 – 670 15 00
Fax: 0046 – 8 – 670 15 72
E-Mail: info@stockholm.diplo.de
Web: www.stockholm.diplo.de
Consulates
Honorary Consulate of the Federal Republic of Germany
Advokatfirman Vinge KB, Nils Ericssonsgatan 17
411 03 Göteborg
Tel: 0046 – 31 – 722 36 00
Fax: 0046 – 31 – 722 37 00
E-Mail: fredrik.vinge@vinge.se
Honorary Consulate of the Federal Republic of Germany
c/o Handelskammaren i Jönköpings län Elmiavägen
554 54 Jönköping
Tel: 0046 – 36 – 30 14 39
Fax: 0046 – 36 – 12 95 79
Honorary Consulate of the Federal Republic of Germany
c/o Kalmarturism AB, Ölandskajen 9
392 32 Kalmar
Tel: 0046 – 480 – 4177 10
Fax: 0046 – 480 – 41 77 20
Honorary Consulate of the Federal Republic of Germany
c/o Arkitekthuset Monarken, Storgatan 42
971 06 Luleå
Tel: 0046 – 920 – 398 00
Fax: 0046 – 920 – 398 29
E-Mail: Hans.walloschke@monarken.se
Honorary Consulate of the Federal Republic of Germany
Norra Vallgatan 70
211 22 Malmö
Tel: 0046 – 40 – 611 85 95
Fax: 0046 – 40 -) 23 51 65
Honorary Consulate of the Federal Republic of Germany
Sälens Högfjällshotell780 67 Sälen
Tel: 0046 – 280 – 870 21
Fax: 0046 – 280 – 211 61
E-Mail: ab@topeja.se
Honorary Consulate of the Federal Republic of Germany
Mattssonföretagen i Udevalla AB, Gustaf Mattssons Väg 2
451 50 Uddevalla
Tel: 0046 – 522 – 980 10
Fax: 0046 – 522 – 374 20
Honorary Consulate of the Federal Republic of Germany
c/o Gotlandskandemin AB, Hamngatan 3
621 57 Visby
Tel: 0046 – 498 – 27 64 80
Fax: 0046 – 498 – 21 21 44
E-Mail: jorgen@gotlandsakademin.se
Honorary Consulate of the Federal Republic of Germany
c/o Norma Precision AB, Jägargatan
670 40 Åmotfors
Tel: 0046 – 571 – 315 00
Fax: 0046 – 571 – 315 40
E-Mail: torbjorn.lindskog@norma.cc
Austrian representations in Sweden
Austrian Embassy in Stockholm
Kommendörsgatan 35/V
114 58 Stockholm
Tel: 0046 – 8 – 66 51 770
Fax: 0046 – 8 – 662 69 28
Email: stockholm-ob@bmaa.gv.at
Web: www.aussenministerium.at/stockholm
Consulates
Honorary Consulate General Gothenburg (without passport authorization)
Södra Vägen 28
412 54 Gothenburg
Tel: 0046 – 31 – 16 10 78
Fax: 0046 – 31 – 104 505 001
E-Mail: franziska.vikgren@tcg.nu
Honorary Consulate Lulea (without passport authorization)
Storgatan 49
972 31 Lulea
Tel: 0046 – 920 – 22 51 91
Email: lindstrom.lulea@telia.com
Honorary Consulate Malmö (without passport authorization)
Östergatan 10
211 25 Malmö
Tel: 0046 – 40 – 79 945
E-Mail: john@monhardt.se
Honorary Consulate Stockholm (without passport authorization)
Gardsfogdevägen 6
16866 Bromma
Tel: 0046 – 8 – 29 09 70
Fax: 0046 – 8 – 29 33 00
E-Mail: sga@telia.com
Representations of Sweden in Austria
Embassy of Sweden
Obere Donaustrasse 49-51, Postfach 18
1025 Vienna
Tel: 0043 – (0) 1 – 217 53 0
Fax: 0043 – (0) 1 – 217 53 370
Email: ambassaden.wien@foreign.ministry.se
Consulates
Swedish Honorary Consulate in Innsbrück
Andreas-Hofer-Strasse 43
6020 Innsbruck
Tel: 0043 – (0) 512 – 57 43 45 112
Fax: 0043 – (0) 512 – 57 98 65
E-Mail: office@marsoner.at
Swedish Honorary Consulate in Klagenfurt
St. Veiter-Ring 43
9020 Klagenfurt
Tel: 0043 – (0) 463 – 58 58 102
Fax: 0043 – (0) 463 – 59 69 19
E-Mail: herta.stockbauer@bks.at
Swedish Honorary Consulate in Graz
Sparkassenplatz 4/5
8010 Graz
Tel: 0043 – (0) 5 – 0100-35040
Fax: 0043 – (0) 5 – 0100-35040
Email: ambassaden.wien@foreign.ministry.se
Swedish Honorary Consulate
Alpenstrasse 102-104
5020 Salzburg
Tel: 0043 – (0) 662 – 639 99 131
Fax: 0043 – (0) 662 – 639 99 45
Swedish Honorary Consulate in Linz
Altstadt 17
4020 Linz
Tel: 0043 – (0) 732 – 777 575
Fax: 0043 – (0) 732 – 777 575 75
Swiss representations in Sweden
Swiss Embassy in Stockholm
Embassy of Switzerland
Valhallavägen 64
100 41 Stockholm
Tel: 0046 – 8 – 676 79 00
Fax: 0046 – 8 – 21 15 04
E-Mail: sto.vertretung@eda.admin.ch
Web: www.eda.admin.ch/stockholm
Swiss Consulate
Kungsportsavenyn 34
411 36 Göteborg
Sweden
Tel: 0046 – 31 – 719 33 80
Fax: 0046 – 31 – 719 33 80
Email: goeteborg@honorarvertretung.ch
Representations of Sweden in Switzerland
Embassy of Sweden in Bern
Bundesgasse 26
3001 Bern
Tel: 0041 – (0) 31 – 328 70 00
Fax: 0041 – (0) 31 – 328 70 01
Email: ambassaden.bern@foreign.ministry.se
Web: www.swedishembassy. ch
Consulates
Swedish Consulate
Neubadstrasse 7
4015 Basel
Tel: 0041 – 061 – 282 82 51
Fax: 0041 – 061 – 282 82 99
Email: schwedisches.konsulat.basel@cell-group.com
Swedish Consulate
Quai Général-Guisan 14
1204 Geneva
Tel: 0041 – 022 – 718 80 97
Fax: 0041 – 022 – 718 80 98
Email: consulat@swedgen.ch
Swedish Consulate
2, Avenue de Montbenon
1002 Lausanne
Tel: 0041 – 021 – 351 13 00
Fax: 0041 – 021 – 351 13 01
Email: swconlau@fastnet.ch
Swedish Consulate
Via Serafino Balestra 27
6900 Lugano
Tel: 0041 – 091 – 911 40 19
Fax: 0041 – 091 – 922 54 00
Email: info@consolatodisvezia.ch
Swedish Consulate
Stadelhoferstrasse 40
8024 Zurich
Tel: 0041 – 043 – 343 10 50
Fax: 0041 – 043 – 343 10 52
Email: info@se-konsulat.ch
