Travel in the EU
Here can will find information about which Swedish public agencies or which EU institutions to turn to with questions about passports and visas, travelling with animals, shopping or falling ill when travelling, and mobile phone and Internet use.
Country-specific information
What applies to your trip? Tourists are covered by the law in the country they are visiting. Some countries require you to carry your ID documents with you all the time, while others have introduced temporary border controls.
Travel information from the embassies
Sweden’s embassies provide travel information per country for Swedes travelling abroad. The information covers, for example, current developments, healthcare and local laws.
Sweden’s embassies on the website Sweden Abroad from the Government Offices
Travel information from Sweden’s embassies on the Government Offices website (in Swedish)
Travel app
Travel information from Sweden’s embassies is available on the Ministry for Foreign Affairs’ travel app (UD-resklar, in Swedish). The app contains contact information for Sweden’s embassies and consulates, as well as travel advice from the Ministry for Foreign Affairs.
The Resklar app on the Government Offices’ website (in Swedish)
Information from the Swedish Police about travelling in the EU
You can read more on the Swedish Police website about requirements regarding passports or national ID cards during your trip, and about border controls.
Passports and national ID cards
When you as a Swedish citizen travel within the EU or to the Schengen countries Norway, Switzerland, Iceland or Lichtenstein, you must always bring your passport or your national ID card that has been issued by the police. This is important, so that you can identify yourself and show which country you are a citizen of. An ordinary ID card or Swedish driving licence is not sufficient as a travel document.
Your Europe on travel documents within the EU
Your Europe is an EU website which gives advice to EU citizens, for example, about which travel documents you need when travelling to another EU country.
Travel documents for EU citizens on the Your Europe website
The Swedish Police issues passports and national ID cards
Valid travel documents when you travel within the EU are those issued by national authorities. Contact the Swedish Police for more information about how to obtain a passport or national ID card.
Passports and national ID cards on the Swedish Police website
Shopping on your trip in the EU
You can buy goods in other EU countries and bring them with you to Sweden. There are a few exceptions. In the same way as other countries, Sweden has rules regarding the import of medicinal products, weapons, endangered species and food.
Swedish Customs about shopping when travelling in an EU country
Swedish Customs provides information about the rules that apply to shopping in a country within the EU.
Buying goods in another country on the Swedish Customs website
Travelling with animals in the EU
If you plan to transport or travel with animals to or from Sweden, different rules apply, for example, depending on whether it is a pet or another category of animal.
The Swedish Board of Agriculture
The Swedish Board of Agriculture is the public agency responsible for the rules, and can answer questions about the import and export of animals.
- Rules in connection with travel on the Swedish Board of Agriculture website
- Ask questions and search for questions and answers about travelling with animals on the Swedish Board of Agriculture website (in Swedish)
Swedish Customs carries out border checks
Swedish Customs carries out border checks on behalf of the Swedish Board ofAgriculture. If you wish to bring an animal into Sweden, you must in many cases report the animal to the Swedish Customs.
Call and surf the Internet in the EU
When you call, send text messages or surf in another EU country you pay the same price as you do at home in Sweden. Always check what applies with your service provider before travelling.
The Swedish Post and Telecom Authority on price caps and roaming
The Swedish Post and Telecom Authority (PTS) is the supervisory authority for the EU’s rules on net neutrality and international roaming. You can contact the PTS for information about maximum prices and rules on calling and surfing on your mobile phone when travelling in the EU.
Mobile telephony abroad on the Swedish Post and Telecom Authority website
If you fall ill on your trip in the EU
Within the EU you have the same right to medical care as the inhabitants in the country you are visiting. You must always bring your European Health Insurance Card when you travel.
Medical and dental care in another EU country
The Swedish Social Insurance Agency provides information about what applies if you temporarily visit another EU country and need medical or dental care. You can also order the EHIC card – a European Health Insurance Card – there which entitles you to medical and dental care under certain conditions when you visit an EU/EEA country, Switzerland or the UK.
Travel abroad on the Swedish Social Insurance Agency website
Your Europe is an EU website which gives advice to EU citizens. Here you will find information and answers to common questions about the European Health Insurance Card.
- Health insurance during short visits on the Your Europe website
- Common questions about health insurance during short visits on the Your Europe website
Travel and purchasing medicinal products
The Medical Products Agency provides information about, for example, rules concerning travel with, purchase of and imports of medicinal products, as well as Schengen certificates for narcotic medicinal products.
Problems when travelling in the EU
As a passenger in the EU, you have various rights depending on the means of transport. Air, rail, ship and bus passengers are all entitled to financial compensation and assistance for certain problems when travelling. The rules apply to cancelled journeys, delays and overbooking.
Conditions for applying for compensation
Your Europe is an EU website which gives advice to EU citizens. Here you will find information about your rights as a passenger and about how to claim compensation.