Sweden travel guide for Australians

This page is a dated draft and has not been field-verified. The visa-free stay, passport validity rule and permitted activities for Australian passport holders are not confirmed in the sources supplied here, so treat them as check items rather than facts.

The authority that decides is the Swedish Migration Agency for visas and residence permits, with the EU setting the ETIAS scheme for visa-free visitors. Confirm your own case there, and read Smartraveller's Sweden page, before you pay for flights or hotels.

If you plan to stay longer, work or study, the permit route and the documents required are also check items. Ask the Swedish Migration Agency which permit applies and what evidence it wants.

The Stockholm address, opening days, services and phone numbers for Australian consular help are not confirmed in the sources supplied here, so they are check items. Do not rely on a number or address copied from an old page.

Confirm the current embassy contact and the 24/7 consular assistance line on Smartraveller, or look them up in the embassy tool, before you travel. Save the confirmed number offline in case you need it without data.

Daily and trip-total figures in AUD are not confirmed in the sources supplied here, so this page gives no amounts. Use the Sweden travel-costs page for current prices, then convert from Swedish krona (SEK) at the rate on the day you book.

Sweden is a card-first country, and the parent country facts list the krona as the currency. Budget in SEK and treat any AUD figure as an estimate that moves with the exchange rate (check).

Route options, connection points and total journey times from Australian cities to Stockholm are not confirmed in the sources supplied here, so they are check items. Use the flight-time planner with your home city to compare current routings and elapsed time.

Book the long-haul leg first and leave a comfortable connection; the parent country facts treat Swedish Lapland as a separate flight or night train rather than a road trip, which matters when you plan the internal leg.

Sweden uses Type C and Type F plugs at 230 V, 50 Hz. Australian plugs do not fit, so bring a universal adapter. Check each device's input range; most phones and laptops are dual-voltage, but some appliances need a transformer.

Service is generally included in the bill. Round up, or add 5–10% for good table service; nothing more is expected.

Dial 112 for police, fire or ambulance. For non-emergency police matters call 114 14, and for health advice call 1177.