Currency, cards and forex
The Swedish monetary unit is the Swedish Crown, abbreviated to SEK. One Swedish Crown is 100 öre. The automatic conversion below is made at the latest available bank rates and should be shown in your own currency. If not
Coins
- 50 öre
- 5 kronor
- 1 krona (crown)
- 10 kronor
Exchange offices
There are lots of them in convenient locations such as the Central
Railway Station, the City Air Terminal and the airports. These three
specialists have multiple locations each and this is where you get the best
rates.
Exchange Center
Forex
X-Change (In Swedish and
Danish only)
Don't bring personal cheques!
Do not bring personal cheques as they are very expensive and time consuming to cash, plus require an account in a Swedish bank.
Automatic Teller Machines
There are two types of automatic cash dispensing machines; "Bankomat," and "Minuten". The differences are in the bank service; i.e., commercial bank or savings bank. VISA, MasterCard, Eurocard and similar cards can be used in either one.
Lost cards
American Express: Telephone; +46(0)8-729 00 95, (24.00 hours a
day).
Diners Club: Telephone; +46(0)8-655 85 85, (24.00 hours a day.)
Euro Card: Telephone; +46(0)8-80 23 90, (24.00 hours a day).
Master Card:
Telephone; +46(0)8-790 23 90, (24.00 hours a day).
VISA: Telephone;
+46(0)8-790 50 05, (24.00 hours a day).
Paying with cards
Most taxis, shops, hair-dressers, hotels, restaurants, cafés, night-clubs, as well as discotheques will accept major credit cards.
Paper money
- 20 kronor (crowns)
- 50 kronor
- 100 kronor
- 500 kronor
- 1 000 kronor