In most of the countries you will find diplomatic missions, which usually refers to an embassy and/or a consulate. Diplomatic bodies represent other country interests in Sweden, with the aim of strengthening international relations between the states and providing services for their citizens in Sweden.

Embassies and consulates are considered legal territories of their home countries. They are not "foreign territory" but they are protected and considered the property of the country using them, meaning that Sweden does not have jurisdiction over the embassy or consulate of another country.

What is the difference between Embassy and Consulate

The Vienna Convention on Consular Relations international treaty defines the diplomatic mission’s purpose and framework. The various diplomatic missions offer several services and carry out different missions. For example:

• Embassy: This is the primary diplomatic representation of a country’s government and is headed by an ambassador. An embassy is the main location for a diplomatic presence of one country in another. A country has at most one embassy in another country, and is always established in the capital city of the host country. In the absence of a consulate in a country, the embassy has also a consular section to carry out all the relevant consular services (see below).
• Consulate General: This is a diplomatic mission, headed by a consul that provides a full range of services such as: issuing passports/visas, keeping birth and marriage records, assisting expats, providing legal information, translations etc. It can be located in any major city of the host country, although often in the capital city (in certain cases, in the same building as the embassy). In major countries and large territories, you often have more than one consulate.
• Honorary Consulate: It supplements the Consulate to provide a limited range of consular services and is headed by an honorary consul. They help nationals abroad. For example, in the event of a hospital stay, missing person, death, natural disaster or other emergency. They can also issue emergency travel documents and consular declarations for which the applicant is required to appear in person.

NB: You will usually apply for a visa at the Consulate of the country you want to visit. However, if there is no such representation in Sweden, you can apply for a visa at the embassy.

Where to find Consulates and Embassies in Sweden

Not all countries have an Embassy and/or a Consulate as it depends of the political situation, the relationship with the host country, the size of the country, and the number of foreign citizens living there.

In some cases, countries can share representations and you can be assisted by the services of another embassy or consular service to get the information you need.

We recommend you register/contact your country’s embassy at your destination. It is a free service provided by any diplomatic mission and it will allow them to record information about your upcoming trip abroad. It can be used to assist you in case of an emergency.

Registration will also allow you to get routine information from your nearest embassy or consulate, as citizen residing abroad.

The Swedish capital, Stockholm hosts 178 embassies.

There are also 179 consulates and three other Representative Offices: European Union, Somaliland and Taiwan.

All consulates and honorary consulates are located in Stockholm, except for those countries who own an embassy in the capital of Sweden and might have another diplomatic mission outside the capital.

You will find below a list of selected countries (the list is not exhaustive) that have a diplomatic mission in Sweden. The list includes embassies, consulates, honorary consulates and sometimes other official representations for you to be able to get information and services.

Embassies and Main Consulates in Stockholm

Canada

Canadian Embassy in Sweden
Address: Klarabergsgatan 23, 6 vån, P.O. Box 16129, 103 23 Stockholm
Tel: (+46) 8 453 3000
E-Mail: stkhm@international.gc.ca and stkhm-cs@international.gc.ca for consular services
Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/CanEmbSweden/ and https://twitter.com/CanadaSweden
Opening hours: From Monday to Friday: 09:00 - 12:00 and 13:00 - 17:00 (Appointment needed)

The embassy of Canada in Stockholm provides consular services to Canadians visiting and living in Sweden such as registration of child birth abroad, requirements and documents and processes for getting married abroad, notarial services, passport services, etc.

Honorary Consulates: In addition to the embassy in Stockholm, Canada has other honorary consulate in Gothenburg (info@canadagoteborg.se)

China

Embassy of China in Sweden
Embassy:
Address: Lidovägen 8, 115 25 Stockholm
Tel: (+46) 8 579 364 37

Consulate:
Address: Djurgårdsbrunnsvägen 40, 115 27 Stockholm
Tel: (+46) 8 579 364 51
E-Mail: stockholm@csm.mfa.gov.cn
Social Media: https://twitter.com/ChinaEmbSweden
Opening hours: 8:30-11:30 Monday-Friday

The consular section provides a range of consular services such as document authentication and legalization processing, as well as notary certification and marriage registration.
* Apply for a Chinese visa: Please contact the Chinese Visa Service Center (Karlavägen 108, 115 26 Stockholm). Tel: 08-122 011 66 or visit the website: http://www.visaforchina.org

Honorary Consulates: In addition to the embassy in Stockholm, China has other honorary consulate in Gothenburg (chinaconsul_gb_se@mfa.gov.cn)

France

French Embassy in Sweden
Address: Kommendörsgatan 13, P.O. Box 5135, 102 43 Stockholm
Tel: (+46) 8 459 53 00 and (+46) 8 519 922 49 for the consulate
E-Mail: sec.stockholm-amba@diplomatie.gouv.fr and consulat.stockholm-amba@diplomatie.gouv.fr (for the consulate)
Social Media: https://twitter.com/FranceinSweden and https://www.facebook.com/Franceinsweden/ and https://www.instagram.com/franceinsweden/
Opening hours: Monday to Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m

The French General Consulate in Sweden provides reception of the public (consular affairs), register of French nationals established outside France, identity cards and passports, civil status: marriages, births ..., other steps (legalization of signature, driver's license...), elections, national service and assembly of French nationals abroad.

Honorary Consulates: In addition to the embassy in Stockholm, France has other honorary consulates in Luleå, Malmö, Umeå and Göteborg (franskakonsulatetgbg@gmail.com)

Germany

Embassy of Germany in Sweden
Address: Skarpögatan 9, P.O. Box 27832, 115 93 Stockholm
Tel: (+46) 8 670 15 00
E-Mail: info@stockholm.diplo.de * Questions about the visa application can only be sent by e-mail to visa@stoc.diplo.de
Social Media: https://twitter.com/GermanAmbSWE and https://www.facebook.com/tyskaambassadenstockholm and https://www.instagram.com/auswaertigesamt/
Opening hours: Monday - Thursday from 08:00 - 16:00 and Friday from 08:00 - 14:30

The Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Sweden provides passports and ID cards’ services, nationality, family and inheritance matters, criminal records, visa and entry, lawyers, doctors and translators and customs service, etc.

Honorary Consulates: In addition to the embassy in Stockholm, Germany has other honorary consulate in Kalmar, Luleå, Malmö (malmoe@hk-diplo.de), Uddevalla (uddevalla@hk-diplo.de), Visby, Rättvik and Göteborg (goeteborg@hk-diplo.de).

Japan

Embassy of the Japan in Sweden
Address: Gärdesgatan 10, 115 27 Stockholm
Tel: (+46) 8 579 353 00
E-Mail: protocol@st.mofa.go.jp
Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/JapanEmbSweden/ and https://twitter.com/japanisverige and https://www.instagram.com/japanska_ambassaden/
Opening hours: Mon-Tues and Thurs-Fri 9.30 to 12.00 and from 14.00 to 16.00. Wednesdays 9.30-12.00 and 14.00-17.00

The Japanese consulate shares the same details as the embassy. They provide a range of consular services such as visa and passport processing as well as document legalization.
Honorary Consulates: In addition to the embassy in Stockholm, Japan has other honorary consulate in Göteborg and Malmö.

Russia

Embassy of Russia in Sweden
Address: Gjörwellsgatan 31, 112 60 Stockholm
Tel: (+46) 8 13 04 41 and 8 619 04 70 for the consular section
E-Mail: rusembsweden@mid.ru and info.consrust@kdmid.ru for the consular section
Social Media: https://twitter.com/RusEmbSwe and https://www.facebook.com/RusEmbassySweden
Opening hours: Monday to Friday from 8:30 am to 5:45 pm

For services such as issues of citizenship of the Russian Federation, visa and passport processing as well as document legalization, it is requested to visit the Consular Section under appointment. The Consular Section of the Russian Embassy in Sweden is located in the same building.

Honorary Consulates: In addition to the embassy in Stockholm, Russia has another honorary consulate in Malmö.

United Kingdom (Great Britain)

British Embassy in Sweden
Address: Skarpögatan 6-8, P.O. Box 27819, 115 93 Stockholm
Tel: (+46) 8 671 30 00
E-Mail: stockholm@fco.gov.uk
Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/Britishembassystockholm and https://twitter.com/UKinSweden
Opening hours: Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm. 24/7 support is available by telephone*

The British Embassy in Sweden provides services to British nationals living in and visiting the country. Some of the services are: emergency travel document replacement, notarial and documentary services, marriage, consular fees, etc.
*You must have an appointment to visit the Embassy. If you need urgent consular assistance, call 0046 (0) 8-671 3000 / +44 20 7136 6857 (line open 24/7).

Honorary Consulates: In addition to the embassy in Stockholm, the UK have other honorary consulates in Umeå, Malmö and Göteborg.

USA (United States of America)

Embassy of the United States of America in Sweden
Address: Dag Hammarskjölds Väg 31, 115 89 Stockholm
Tel: (+46) 8 783 53 00
E-Mail: stockholmprotocol@state.gov
Social Media: https://twitter.com/usembsweden and https://www.instagram.com/usembsweden/ and  https://www.facebook.com/stockholm.usembassy
Opening hours: Monday to Friday, 8am to 4:30pm

The US representation in Sweden provides a range of consular services such as regular passport applications and renewals, Consular Reports of Birth Abroad (CRBA), and notarial services, assistance on death of a U.S. Citizen and emergency financial assistance, etc.

Honorary Consulates in Sweden

Contact directly the Embassy/Consulate website for more information.

For countries with no consulates or embassies in Sweden, the Honorary Consulates are supervised by diplomatic representations located in other country, often London, in the United Kingdom or for Sweden.

Honorary Consulates in Stockholm

• Bahamas (swedenhcmofa@bahamas.gov.bs)
• Barbados (bdos.consulate.sweden@gmail.com)
• Cameroon (info@cameroonconsulate.se)
• Cape Verde (konsulatkapverde.stockholm@gmail.com)
• Costa Rica
• Gambia (stockholm@gambiaskonsulat.se)
• Jamaica
• Malta (maltaconsul.stockholm@gov.mt)
• Senegal
• Slovenia

Honorary Consulates in Gothenburg

• Austria (info@oesterrikes-generalkonsulat.se)
• Belgium
• Brazil
• Costa Rica
• Denmark
• Finland
• Mexico
• Netherlands
• Spain (consulgot@gmail.com)

Honorary Consulates in Luleå

• Austria (austria.consulate.lulea@gmail.com)
• Denmark (lulea@umgate.dk)
• Finland
• Italy

Honorary Consulates in Malmö

• Austria
• Belgium
• Denmark (malmo@umgate.dk)
• Italy
• Netherlands
• Spain

Honorary Consulates in Umeå

• Denmark (umea@umgate.dk)
• Finland
• Italy

Honorary Consulates in Uppsala

• Finland