Sweden 🇸🇪
This is the Sweden Post Code page. This page includes the following content: Code Method, Envelope Example and Address Format, the way of writing the postal code correctly, reference link for postcode inquiries.
Envelope Example
Coding Method
The postcode in Sweden consists of 5 digits,divided into two groups of three and two digits. There is a space between the two groups. eg:
114 55
Address Format
The Swedish Post requires the ISO-2 country code to be used on all international mail items being delivered to Sweden. For domestic mail, ISO-2 code is not required.
International mail being delivered to Sweden:
SVEN NILSSON addressee NYBY 10 street name + street number SE-123 45 LILLBYN ISO-2 code- postcode + location SWEDEN country
Domestic mail:
ERIK ANDERSSON addressee EKVÄGEN 1 street name + street number 120 35 TYRESÖ postcode + location
Note: A double space shall be inserted between the postcode and the location. The location shall be written in capital letters.
Sweden Postcode Look Up
Description:You can enter any address in Sweden to look up the postcode.
First two digits of postcodes in different cities or areas
First two digits of postcodes | City |
10x xx - 11x xx | Stockholm |
12x xx - 15x xx | Greater Stockholm south |
16x xx - 19x xx | Greater Stockholm north |
20x xx - 21x xx | Malmö |
22x xx | Lund |
23x xx - 24x xx | South and central Skåne |
25x xx | Helsingborg |
26x xx | Northwestern Skåne |
27x xx | Southeastern Skåne |
28x xx | Northern Skåne |
29x xx | Northeastern Skåne |
30x xx | Halmstad |
31x xx | Halland |
33x xx - 34x xx | Southwestern Småland |
35x xx | Växjö |
36x xx | Central Småland |
37x xx | Blekinge |
38x xx - 39x xx | Eastern Småland and Öland |
40x xx - 41x xx | Göteborg |
42x xx - 43x xx | Greater Göteborg |
44x xx - 47x xx | Bohuslän and Dalsland |
50x xx | Borås |
51x xx - 54x xx | Västergötland |
55x xx | Jönköping |
56x xx - 57x xx | Northern Småland |
58x xx | Linköping |
59x xx | Southern Östergötland and northeastern Småland |
60x xx | Norrköping |
61x xx | Northern Östergötland |
62x xx | Gotland |
63x xx | Eskilstuna |
64x xx | Southern Södermanland |
65x xx | Karlstad |
66x xx - 68x xx | Dalsland and Värmland |
69x xx | Närke |
70x xx | Örebro |
71x xx | Närke |
72x xx | Västerås |
73x xx | Northeastern Närke and Västmanland |
74x xx | Uppland |
75x xx | Uppsala |
76x xx | Uppland |
77x xx - 79x xx | Dalarna |
80x xx | Gävle |
81x xx | Gästrikland |
82x xx | Hälsingland |
83x xx | Jämtlands län |
84x xx | Medelpad |
85x xx | Sundsvall |
86x xx | Medelpad |
87x xx - 89x xx | Ångermanland |
90x xx | Umeå |
91x xx - 93x xx | Västerbottens län |
94x xx - 96x xx | Norrbottens län |
97x xx | Luleå |
98x xx | Northern Norrbottens län |
First two digits of postcodes | Area |
12x xx - 15x xx | Southern Stockholm metropolitan |
16x xx - 19x xx | Northern Stockholm metropolitan |
23x xx | South-western Skåne County |
24x xx | Central Skåne County |
26x xx | North-western Skåne County |
27x xx | South-eastern Skåne County |
28x xx | Northern Skåne County and south-western Kronoberg County |
29x xx | North-eastern Skåne County and western Blekinge County |
31x xx | Southern Halland County |
33x xx | Western Jönköping County |
34x xx | Western Kronoberg County |
36x xx | Eastern Kronoberg County |
37x xx | Middle and eastern Blekinge County |
38x xx | Southern Kalmar County |
42x xx - 47x xx | Northern Halland County and western Västra Götaland County |
51x xx | Southern Västra Götaland County |
52x xx - 54x xx | Eastern Västra Götaland County |
56x xx - 57x xx | Northern Jönköping County and middle Kalmar County |
59x xx | Southern Östergötland County and northern Kalmar County |
61x xx | Northern Östergötland County and southern Södermanland County |
62x xx | Gotland County |
64x xx | Northern Södermanland County |
66x xx - 68x xx | Värmland County and northern Västra Götaland County |
69x xx | Southern Örebro County |
71x xx | Northern Örebro County |
73x xx | Västmanland County |
74x xx | Middle and southern Uppsala County |
76x xx | Northern Stockholm County |
77x xx | Southern Dalarna County |
78x xx | Central and western Dalarna County |
79x xx | Northern Dalarna County |
81x xx | Southern Gävleborg County and northern Uppsala County |
82x xx | Northern Gävleborg County |
83x xx | Northern Jämtland County |
84x xx | Southern Jämtland County and south-western Västernorrland County |
86x xx | South-eastern Västernorrland County |
87x xx | Middle Västernorrland County |
88x xx | North-western Västernorrland County |
89x xx | North-eastern Västernorrland County |
91x xx | Southern Västerbotten County |
92x xx | Middle Västerbotten County |
93x xx | North-eastern Västerbotten County and South-western Norrbotten County |
94x xx | Southern Norrbotten County |
95x xx | Middle Norrbotten County |
96x xx | South-eastern Norrbotten County |
98x xx | Northern Norrbotten County |
Reference Links
- 2024 Sweden Postcode Database: Purchase & Download Now
- Swedish Post Official Website (Swedish, English)
- Sweden Postcode Lookup Tool (Swedish)
- Sweden Postcode & Address Format (English, PDF file)
External Links
- Wikipedia: Sweden
- Chahaoba: Area code of Sweden
- AreaCodeBase: Sweden Areacode Database
- YouBianKu: Sweden Postal Code Database
- PostCodeBase: Sweden Postcode Database