How to Call Sweden Phone Numbers
Country phone codes
+46 is the country calling code assigned to Sweden by the International Telecommunication Union. All of the country’s telephone numbers are also designated under the Swedish Numbering Plan for Telephony, created by the Swedish Post and Telecom Authority (PTS) of the Government of the Kingdom of Sweden.
So if you’re calling to Sweden, the number should start with:
+46 123-4567-890
Check Lebara’s rate for Sweden
View RatesOther Important Information about Sweden
Prefix
A prefix is simply the set of numbers that come after the country and area codes of a telephone number. Sweden’s telephone numbers are made up of 12 to 13 numbers split into groups of 2 or 3. So if you’re going to make a call to Sweden using a mobile phone, you should dial country code+area code+7-digit number. Some of the common area codes in Sweden include Stockholm (8), Gothenburg (31) and Malmö (40).
| Country | Country Code | Landline Area Code | Landline Number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stockholm | +45 | (8) | 1234 5678 |
| Gothenburg | +46 | (31) | 1234 5678 |
| Malmö | +46 | (40) | 1234 5678 |
So if you’re making a call to Stockholm, dial +46 11 1234 5678.
Network coverage
Network coverage is readily available across Sweden.
4G coverage
LTE connection is widely available across the country, but coverage quality depends highly on the mobile operator.
International Roaming
Available at over 50 destinations, you can count on us to keep you connected even when you’re not in home soil.
We know how difficult it can be to be far from home and the family for a long time. We can only wish to talk to them non-stop day and night. But we also know that the more we spend time with calls and texts overseas, the bigger the expenses can get. Read more
Top mobile SIM network in Sweden
Here are top mobile SIM networks in Sweden:
3 Tre
Net4Mobility
TeliaSonera
Top apps used to communicate
Here are top apps mostly used for communication in Sweden:
Facebook Messenger
Emergency phone numbers
Here are the four most important emergency numbers to take note of when visiting Sweden:
102 for ambulance service
101 for fire
100 for police
112 for the national emergency number.
Best time to call Sweden:
Sweden observes Central European Summer Time (CEST) throughout using the time offset of UTC+02.
Wherever you are in Australia, you can call Sweden from the following time zones:
| Best time to call | Time to Call |
UTC Relative |
Time Zone |
State |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 6:00pm – 12:00am | UTC+10:00 | Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) | Queensland |
| 4:00pm – 12:00am | UTC+08:00 | Australian Western Standard Time (AWST) | Western Australia | |
| 5:30pm – 12:00am | UTC+09:30 | Australian Central Standard Time (ACST) | South Australia, Northern Territory and the town of Broken Hill in western New South Wales | |
| 7:00pm – 12:00am | UTC+11:00 | Norfolk Island Standard Time (NFT) | Norfolk Island | |
| 3:00pm – 12:00am | UTC+07:00 | Christmas Island Standard Time (CXT) | Christmas Island | |
| 2:30pm – 12:00am | UTC+06:30 | Cocos (Keeling) Islands Standard Time (CCT) | Cocos (Keeling) Islands |
Daylight Savings Time (first Sunday in October – first Sunday in April)
| Best time to call | Time to Call |
UTC Relative |
Time Zone |
State |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 7:00pm – 12:00am | UTC+11:00 | Australian Eastern Daylight Time (AEDT) | Queensland, New South Wales (except Broken Hill), Victoria, Tasmania, Australian Capital Territory |
| 6:00pm – 12:00am | UTC+10:00 | Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) | Western Australia | |
| 4:00pm – 12:00am | UTC+08:00 | Australian Western Standard Time (AWST) | South Australia, Northern Territory and the town of Broken Hill in western New South Wales | |
| 6:30pm – 12:00am | UTC+10:30 | Australian Central Daylight Time (ACDT) | Norfolk Island | |
| 5:30pm – 12:00am | UTC+09:30 | Australian Central Standard Time (ACST) | Northern Territory | |
| 8:00pm – 12:00am | UTC+12:00 | Norfolk Island Daylight Time (NDT) | Norfolk Islands | |
| 3:00pm – 12:00am | UTC+07:00 | Christmas Island Standard Time (CXT) | Christmas Island | |
| 12:30pm – 12:00am | UTC+06:30 | Cocos (Keeling) Islands Standard Time (CCT) | Cocos (Keeling) Islands |