Sweden: the essentials

Emergency numbers, the embassies of Albania and Kosovo, visas for both passports and official travel advice for Sweden. Every fact has its source and the date we checked it.

Emergency numbers

Source: GOV.UK (FCDO) travel advice: Sweden — getting help · checked 25 October 2026

Embassies and consulates

For passports, documents and help when you are in trouble.

Missions of Albania

Embassy — Stokholm / Stockholm

Capellavägen 7, 181 32 Lidingö

Phone: +46 8 7310920

Consular emergency line: +46 73 671 35 27

Source: Embassy of Albania in Sweden: Contact the Consular Office · checked 25 October 2026

Missions of Kosovo

Embassy — Stokholm / Stockholm

Birger Jarlsgatan 33, 111 45 Stockholm

Phone: +46 8 614 6860

Consular emergency line: +46 (0)735 086 099

Source: Ambasadat e Republikës së Kosovës (ambasadat.net): Sweden · checked 25 October 2026

Sweden: embassies and offices in Kosovo and Albania

Sweden in Kosovo

Essentials for Kosovo · All foreign embassies and offices there

Embassy — Prishtinë / Pristina

Rr. Perandori Justinian 111, Pejton, 10000 Prishtinë

Phone: +383 38 245 795

Email: ambassaden.pristina@gov.se

www.swedenabroad.se/en/embassies/kosovo-pristina

Phone: Monday and Wednesday, 10:00–11:00. Visits by appointment only, by email. Residence permits are handled by the Swedish Embassy in Skopje.

Source: Sweden Abroad – Embassy of Sweden Pristina · checked 26 October 2026

Sweden in Albania

Essentials for Albania · All foreign embassies and offices there

Embassy — Tiranë / Tirana

Rruga Pjetër Budi 56, 1003 Tiranë

Phone: +355 4 238 06 50

Email: ambassaden.tirana@gov.se

www.swedenabroad.se/en/embassies/albania-tirana

Source: Sweden Abroad – Embassy of Sweden Tirana · checked 26 October 2026

Visas and entry

Rules change. Before any trip, check the official source and your passport expiry date. This is general information, not legal advice.

With an Albanian passport

No visa for short stays: up to 90 days in any 180-day period. Since 10 April 2026 you are registered in the Entry/Exit System (EES) at the border: fingerprints and a photo. ETIAS is not in operation yet; the start date will be announced months in advance.

Source: European Union: ETIAS — who should apply (list of visa-exempt nationalities) · checked 25 October 2026

EES has been fully operational since 10 April 2026.

Source: European Commission: the Entry/Exit System is fully operational (10 April 2026) · checked 25 October 2026

With a Kosovo passport

No visa for short stays: up to 90 days in any 180-day period. Since 10 April 2026 you are registered in the Entry/Exit System (EES) at the border: fingerprints and a photo. ETIAS is not in operation yet; the start date will be announced months in advance.

Source: European Union: ETIAS — who should apply (list of visa-exempt nationalities) · checked 25 October 2026

EES has been fully operational since 10 April 2026.

Source: European Commission: the Entry/Exit System is fully operational (10 April 2026) · checked 25 October 2026

Kosovo passports have been visa-free in the Schengen area since 1 January 2024.

Source: Ambasada Gjermane në Prishtinë: Pyetje të shpeshta për lirinë e vizave · checked 25 October 2026

Official travel and safety advice

The UK government (FCDO) publishes official advice on safety, local laws, health and risks in Sweden. It is written for British travellers, but most of it applies to everyone.

Read the FCDO advice Updated by the FCDO on 11 August 2026

Source: GOV.UK (FCDO) foreign travel advice: Sweden · checked 25 October 2026

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