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Credit and Debit Cards Currency
provided that they have an
internationally accepted credit All the well­known credit and Sweden’s currency is the
or debit card with a PIN code. debit cards, including Visa, Swedish krona (plural kronor).
The majority of ATMs accept MasterCard, American Express The krona (abbreviated as
Visa and MasterCard. Please and Diners Club, are accepted SEK or kr) is divided into 100
note that credit card companies not just by the larger hotels and öre. The smallest coin is 1 kr
often charge a high fee for such restaurants but by nearly all and the largest note is 1,000
cash advances. shops and services. Customers kronor, which is not commonly
Machines usually have instru c­ paying by credit or debit card used. If possible, it is advis able
tions in several languages, may be asked to produce proof not to carry notes of more
including English. The charge of identity, and many stores than 500 kr.
for withdrawing cash varies require use of the PIN code Many of Stockholm’s larger
according to the type of card, associated with the card. shops and department stores
and additional fees may be If your credit or debit card will accept euros as payment
charged by the cardholder’s is lost or stolen, contact your for goods, but, to avoid
bank. As criminals are known to card company immediately. disappointment, it is best to
watch ATMs to gather PIN code In order to ensure your card check with a shop employee
information, make sure that you works overseas, it is worth cont­ that this is indeed the case
shield the keypad with your hand acting your bank or credit card before trying to purchase
or body when entering your PIN. provider in advance of travelling. your goods.
Notes
Swedish currency notes are issued in
denominations of 20, 50, 100, 500 and 1,000
kronor. They depict historic Swedish artists,
authors, scientists and monarchs.

20 kronor

50 kronor

100 kronor

200 kronor

500 kronor

1,000 kronor

Coins
Coins are issued in values of 1, 2,
5 and 10 kronor. The 1 kr coin
de picts Sweden’s monarch on the
obverse side, while the 5 kr has his
monogram on the reverse side. 1 krona 2 kronor 5 kronor

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