Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Public telephones are usually to be found at train stations or in the main town square.
They accept phonecards or credit cards (although the latter are expensive). It's not possible
to receive return international calls or make international collect calls on public phones.
For international calls dial 00, followed by the country code and then the local area code.
Calls to Sweden from abroad require the country code (46) followed by the area code and
telephone number (omitting the first zero in the area code).
Mobile-phone codes start with 010, 070, 076, 073 and 0730. Toll-free codes include 020
and 0200 (but toll-free numbers can't be called from public telephones or abroad).
Emergency services (112) Toll free.
International directory assistance (118 119)
Swedish directory assistance (118 118)
Mobile Phones
It's worth considering bringing your mobile phone from your home country and buying a
Swedish SIM card, which gives you a Swedish mobile number and avoids racking up huge
roaming charges on your regular number. Local SIM cards are readily available (around
Skr95); you then load them with at least Skr100 worth of credit. You can purchase top-ups
at many stores, including petrol stations and PressbyrÄn shops. Your mobile may be locked
onto your local network in your home country, so ask your home network for advice before
going abroad; most will gladly unlock your phone for travel.
Phonecards
Telia telefonkort (phonecards) for public payphones cost Skr50 and Skr120 (for 50 and 120
units, respectively) and can be bought from Telia phone shops and newsagents.
You can make international telephone calls with these phonecards, but they won't last
long! For international calls, it's better to buy (from tobacconists) one of a wide range of
phonecards, such as a Star phonecard, which give cheap rates for calls abroad. These are
generally used in public phone boxes in conjunction with a Telia card: so you might have to
put the Telia card into the phone, dial the telephone number shown on the back of your
cheap international phonecard, then follow the instructions given. International collect calls
cannot be made from payphones.
Time
Sweden is one hour ahead of GMT/UTC and is in the same time zone as Norway and Den-
mark as well as most of western Europe. When it's noon in Sweden, it's 11am in London,
 
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