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Stockholm:General Information

 

Public Holidays
January 1: New Year's Day
January 6: Epiphany
March-April: Easter (Good Friday to Easter Monday)
April 30: St Walpurgis
May 1: Labour Day
May-June: Ascension of Jesus' Day
May (late May or early June): Whit Sunday
June 6: National Day
June (first Friday after 21 June): Midsummer's Day
November 1: All Saints' Day
December 24: Christmas Eve
December 25: Christmas Day
December 26: Boxing Day
December 31: New Year's Eve

Country & city codes
Sweden’s country code is 46 and the Stockholm area code is 08. To call abroad from Sweden, dial 00 before the country code.

Emergencies
Call 112 for all emergencies: ambulance, rescue corps, dentist, doctor, information on poison, police, mountain rescue corps, as well as fire department.
Emergency dentist: Kungsgatan 24 111 35 Stockholm Phone: 08-54551220
Hospitals and emergency rooms: in all cases, except for emergencies, look in the blue pages in the local telephone catalogue (Hospital=Sjukhus, Emergency room=Akutintag).

Tourist Office
Stockholm Tourist Centre, Sverigehuset (Sweden House), Hamngatan 27, 103 27 Stockholm (Opposite the NK department store)
Phone: +46 8 508 285 08 Fax: +46 8 508 285 09
info@svb.stockholm.se, www.stockholmtown.com
Open: Mon - Fri 9 am - 7 pm, Sat 10 am - 5 pm, Sun 10 am - 4 pm Closed: Dec 25, 26 and Jan 1

Bank Offices
Most banks are open Monday to Friday 10.00 to 15.00 hours. On Thursdays some banks are open from 10.00 to 18.00 hours. On Saturdays and Sundays the banks are closed.
Almost all banks provide for exchange service, but specialists in foreign exchange give better rates.
The absolutely best way to get money from, or to, another country is to have a credit card, tied to a bank account in your home country. All other methods are both time consuming and expensive.
Do not bring personal cheques as they are very expensive and time consuming to cash, plus require an account in a Swedish bank.
There are two types of automatic cash dispensing machines; "Bankomat," and "Minuten". The differences are in the bank service; i.e., commercial bank or savings bank. VISA, MasterCard, Eurocard and similar cards can be used in either one

Electricity
The voltage in Sweden is 220-230V AC, with a frequency of 50/60 Hz. The plugs are continental-style with two pins. Appliances rated US 110V need a transformer to operate safely.