Currency and formatting
- Currency
- Swedish Krona (SEK)
- Symbol
- kr — placed after the amount
- Decimal places
- 2
- Formatted example
- 123 456,78 kr
- Thousands separator
- Decimal separator
- ,
- Digit grouping
- threes (3)
- Live rate
- 1 USD = 9.61759832563 SEK (ecb, 2026-07-16)
Tax
- 12%, 6% — reduced
Payment methods in Sweden
Roughly ordered by real-world use — not by what a card processor would prefer you offer.
- 01 swish
- 02 card
- 03 klarna
- 04 apple pay
Card schemes that work domestically: visa, mastercard, amex. 3-D Secure is standard practice; strong customer authentication is legally mandated.
Locale
- Primary
- sv-SE
- Official languages
- Swedish
- Regional
- Finnish
- Direction
- left-to-right
- Date format
- YYYY-MM-DD
- Measurement
- metric
- GDPR applies
- yes
Phone numbers
- Calling code
- +46
- Mobile format
- +46 7X XXX XX XX
- Digits
- 9
Sweden: common questions
What currency does Sweden use?
Sweden uses the Swedish Krona (SEK), symbol kr. It uses 2 decimal places, formatted as 123 456,78 kr.
How many decimal places does SEK have?
SEK has 2 decimal places. Charging with the wrong number of minor units is a 100× error, so this is worth getting right.
What is the VAT rate in Sweden?
The standard VAT rate in Sweden is 25.00%. Prices are displayed tax-inclusive.
What payment methods are used in Sweden?
The methods that matter in Sweden, in rough order of use: swish, card, klarna, apple pay.
What is the dialling code for Sweden?
Sweden's country calling code is +46. Mobile numbers are formatted +46 7X XXX XX XX (9 digits after the country code).
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