112 and Sweden's Emergency Numbers
Call 112 free from any phone in Sweden, SIM or no SIM, answered in English. Plus 114 14, 1177 and 113 13 - and the numbers that work from a foreign SIM.
I have an emergency
Emergency numbers, hospitals, police
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Lost or Stolen Passport in Sweden
Call 114 14 or visit a station (no online report for visitors), keep the case number, then go to your embassy. A police report won't get you on a plane.
Car Breakdown and Roadside Assistance in Sweden
Broke down in Sweden? Warn, leave, alert: the 100 m triangle rule (compulsory, foreign cars too), who to call, your accident duties and who pays.
Guides
- Lost Wallet or Stolen Cards: What to Do Block cards with your own bank, report on 114 14 and keep the case number. Why the online form and Swedish blocking lines won't work for visitors.
- Sweden's Emergency Alerts: VMA and the 112 App Siren, phone alert or radio VMA in Sweden? Go indoors, close up, listen to P4. The four siren signals, test times, SE-Alert and the 112 app for visitors.
- Reporting a Crime as a Tourist Visitors can't use Sweden's online police form. Call 114 14 or visit a station, ask for an interpreter, get the case number, know your compensation rights.
- Lost Something in Sweden? Hittegods and Lost Property Explained Left something on a train, plane or in a hotel in Sweden? Who holds it, how long they keep it, when a finder's fee applies and how to get it sent home.
- Car Accident in Sweden: Step-by-Step for Foreign Drivers Crashed in Sweden? Your legal duties at the scene, when to call police, the accident form, the breath test, and who pays - even if the other car fled.