The Sweden country code is +46 — reaching the EU's most-digital economy, ~10.5 million Swedes + ~14 million mobile subscriptions across Telia, Tele2, Telenor Sweden + Tre. The cradle of Skype, Spotify + Klarna — Swedish bank verifications + BankID all expect +46.
Sweden was assigned +46 by the ITU in 1949 — placing it in zone 4 with Nordic + central Europe. Stockholm has the world's shortest national area code (just "8").
Sweden has used the +46 country code since 1949, when the ITU placed it in zone 4 alongside Denmark +45, Norway +47, Finland +358, Germany +49, Switzerland +41 + Austria +43. The "6" suffix is unique to Sweden in zone 4.
Sweden's telecom industry is regulated by PTS (Post- och telestyrelsen — Swedish Post and Telecom Authority). Four mobile carriers: Telia Sweden (~5M subs, the former state monopoly), Tele2 (~4M), Telenor Sweden (~3M), Tre/Hi3G (~2M). 5G deployed across Sweden in 2020.
Swedish riktnummer (area codes) are variable length. Stockholm uses just <b>08</b> (1 digit after 0) — among the world's shortest national area codes. Other major: 031 Gothenburg, 040 Malmö, 018 Uppsala, 019 Örebro. Swedish mobiles all start with <b>7</b> (070-076, sometimes 0730-0739).
Sweden invented mobile + IM as we know them. Ericsson (Stockholm) built the first commercial NMT cellular network in 1981; Skype was founded in Stockholm + Tallinn in 2003; Spotify launched from Stockholm in 2006; Klarna emerged from Stockholm in 2005. The Swedish "tech triangle" Stockholm-Gothenburg-Malmö produces more unicorns per capita than any other country.
A Swedish phone number in international format is written as +46 [riktnummer without 0] [local]. Example: +46 8 123 456 78 for Stockholm (08-123 456 78 domestic), +46 31 123 4567 for Gothenburg, +46 70 123 45 67 for a Telia mobile.
Swedish mobile numbers all start with 7 (070-076 domestically; +46 7X internationally). Drop the leading 0 internationally. Swedish numbers are variable length — Stockholm 08-numbers are 7-8 digits + smaller-city numbers can be shorter.
From the Gamla Stan in Stockholm to the IKEA HQ in Älmhult, every Swedish number lives behind a +46. Pick the riktnummer that matches your customer city.
Every country uses a different exit code before +46. From any mobile, + replaces the exit code — so +46 8 123 456 78 works worldwide. Always drop the leading 0 from Swedish numbers.
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+46 reaches Europe's digital-payments capital + the home of Spotify, Klarna, IKEA, H&M, Volvo. Mobile BankID + Swish + every Swedish bank verify with +46.
Mobile BankID (used by ~95% of Swedish adults — the world's most-used national e-ID) + Swish (real-time payment app on every Swedish mobile) + every Swedish bank (Swedbank, SEB, Nordea, Handelsbanken, ICA Banken) require +46 mobile OTPs.
A +46 line connects you to Swedish tech (Spotify, Klarna, Northvolt, iZettle/PayPal, Tobii, Truecaller-Sweden, Mojang/Minecraft, King/Candy Crush, Skype legacy + Spotify's ~10K Stockholm tech jobs.
A 08 riktnummer (just 1 digit!) says "Stockholm — Östermalm, Vasastan, Södermalm, Norrmalm, Kungsholmen". The Swedish 08-prefix has been Stockholm's area code since the 1960s. A 031 says Gothenburg (Volvo, IKEA-adjacent, port).
Sweden is on track to be the world's first fully cashless society — Swish + Klarna + mobile banking dominate. A +46 number is essential for any business selling into the Swedish digital-payments ecosystem.
Sweden runs on CET (UTC+1) winter, CEST (UTC+2) summer — same clock as Germany, Norway, Denmark, Poland. Pan-EU + Nordic business hours align cleanly.
CallMama routes +46 numbers through PTS-licensed Swedish carriers under EU GDPR + Sweden's Lag om elektronisk kommunikation. Voice + SMS data stays within EU/EEA.
Pick your riktnummer — 08 Stockholm, 031 Gothenburg, 040 Malmö, 018 Uppsala — and start calling, texting + receiving BankID + Swish + Swedbank OTPs from real Swedish customers.
Same six features come standard on every CallMama Sweden number — no upsell tiers, no per-feature charges.
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Choose the area code or city prefix that matches where you sell.
Six-digit confirmation drops into the app. No documents to upload, no waiting room, no callbacks.
Your Sweden line is live. Start dialing, texting, and being reached — exactly the way a local would.
Name, country code, ISO 3166 alpha-2 & alpha-3, exit code, and ITU zone. Filter by continent or search by name or code.
| Country | Code | ISO-2 | ISO-3 | Exit | Zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | +93 | AF | AFG | 00 | 9 |
| Albania | +355 | AL | ALB | 00 | 3 |
| Algeria | +213 | DZ | DZA | 00 | 2 |
| American Samoa | +1 | AS | ASM | 011 | 1 |
| Andorra | +376 | AD | AND | 00 | 3 |
| Angola | +244 | AO | AGO | 00 | 2 |
| Anguilla | +1 | AI | AIA | 011 | 1 |
| Antarctica | +672 | AQ | ATA | 00 | 6 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | +1 | AG | ATG | 011 | 1 |
| Argentina | +54 | AR | ARG | 00 | 5 |
| Armenia | +374 | AM | ARM | 00 | 3 |
| Aruba | +297 | AW | ABW | 00 | 2 |
| Australia | +61 | AU | AUS | 0011 | 6 |
| Austria | +43 | AT | AUT | 00 | 4 |
| Azerbaijan | +994 | AZ | AZE | 00 | 9 |
| Bahamas | +1 | BS | BHS | 011 | 1 |
| Bahrain | +973 | BH | BHR | 00 | 9 |
| Bangladesh | +880 | BD | BGD | 00 | 8 |
| Barbados | +1 | BB | BRB | 011 | 1 |
| Belarus | +375 | BY | BLR | 810 | 3 |
011 46 8 123 456 78 for Stockholm, or 011 46 70 123 45 67 for a Swedish mobile. On any mobile, replace 011 with +.00 46 31 123 4567 for Gothenburg. Or use +46 8 123 456 78 from any UK mobile.00 46 40 123 4567 for Malmö (just across the Øresund Bridge from Copenhagen). Norway-Sweden is the heaviest Nordic telecom route.+46 [riktnummer without 0] [local]. Example: +46 8 123 456 78 for Stockholm, +46 31 123 4567 for Gothenburg, +46 70 123 45 67 for a Swedish mobile.One tap to install. One more to call. It really is that simple.