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Currency
most shops will ask you to
produce proof of identity. Sweden’s currency is the krona
Some shops also offer a cash (plural kronor). The krona (abbre-
withdrawal service for small viated as SEK or Kr) is divided into
Forex bureau de change, situated in large amounts in conjunction 100 öre. In 2015 and 2016, a new
towns and at airports
with purchases. series of banknotes and coins
Cash machines can be used were introduced, including a
Credit and Debit Cards
to make withdrawals using an new denomination, 200 kronor.
All the well-known credit cards, internationally accepted credit The smallest coin is 1 Kr and the
such as Visa, Diners Club, card with a PIN code. largest note is 1,000 kronor. If
Eurocard and MasterCard, If your credit or debit card possible, it is advisable not to
are accepted across Sweden, is lost or stolen, contact the carry notes of more than 500 Kr.
but not all places accept company that isued the card Although Sweden has not
American Express because immediately. In order to ensure adopted the euro, many shops
of opposition to the relatively your card works overseas, it is in tourist areas and border towns
high charges that the retailer worth contacting your bank or accept payment in euros, but will
has to pay. credit card provider in advance usually give change in kronor.
Cards can be used not just of travelling.
at larger hotels and restaurants, Traveller’s cheques
but at nearly all shops and are not accepted
services. If you pay by credit in all shops, but
card, you will need a PIN code, it is possible to
because all transactions are exchange them
electronically processed, or for cash at banks.

20 Kr (Astrid Lindgren)
Notes
The new Swedish currency notes, issued in 2015 and
2016, are in denominations of 20, 50, 100, 200, 500
and 1,000 kronor. They depict Sweden’s foremost
cultural personalities of the 20th century.
50 Kr (Evert Taube)

100 Kr (Greta Garbo)
500 Kr (Birgit Nilsson)
Coins
Introduced in 2016, the new set of
Swedish coins are in values of 1, 2, 5
and 10 kronor. The new coins are
smaller and have a portrait of King
Carl XVI Gustav on the obverse side.
1000 Kr (Dag Hammarskjöld)

1 krona 5 kronor 10 kronor

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