Foreigners are always entitled to emergency care, or if they fall ill during a temporary visit to Sweden. A person who is not registered in an EU / EEA country, Switzerland or the United Kingdom is usually responsible for his or her own medical expenses. If the patient is not registered in Sweden, he must have (optional):

• Försäkringskassan certificate: certificate of entitlement to care benefits in Sweden for persons residing in another EU / EEA country or Switzerland, signed by the patient;
• European Health Insurance Card, EU card. The EU card must be issued in the country where the patient lives. Mandatory copy of both front and back - except for cards from Belgium, France, Ireland and the Netherlands, where only the front is enough.

    For the period of stay in it is necessary to take out health insurance, which will cover the possible costs of visiting a doctor or hospital. All Swedish citizens and those who have a residence permit for more than 1 year are entitled to state insurance. It is provided automatically and is used by most Swedes. For foreigners, comprehensive health insurance can be both public and private.

    Features of public health insurance in Sweden:

• You can get comprehensive health insurance if you are entitled to social benefits in an EU or EEA country;

• You need to provide an S1 certificate, which certifies that you have comprehensive health insurance in another EU or EEA country.

• Health insurance applies to you and your place of residence in Sweden.

• It is important that the certificate is valid for at least one year from the date of moving to Sweden.

• Certificate S1 replaces certificates E106, E109 and E121.

    A patient who has health insurance in an EU / EEA country, Switzerland or the United Kingdom is entitled to the necessary medical care in Sweden, for the same payment as that provided for citizens of that country. To do this, you must meet one of the following conditions:

• Have a European Health Insurance Card (EU card) or a temporary certificate of possession of an EU card;

• Be able to present identity documents and prove that you live in one of these countries;

• Be able to present a certificate of entitlement to care allowance in Sweden for persons residing in Sweden but insured in another EU / EEA country, Switzerland or the United Kingdom;

• Be able to present a certificate of entitlement to care assistance in Sweden for people living in another country;

• Study in another EU / EEA country, Switzerland or the United Kingdom and present a certificate for the right to health care in Sweden.

• Have a residence permit in Sweden in accordance with Regulation 883/2004.

    Patients who are not insured in an EU / EEA country, Switzerland or the United Kingdom can receive scheduled care, but must bear their own medical costs. The special rules apply to Swedish citizens living outside the EU / EEA, Switzerland or the United Kingdom.

    For treatment in a specific clinic in Sweden, the tourist must provide doctors with as much information as possible about previous treatment / previous studies in English. After that, you should wait for a response from doctors about the consent or refusal of treatment, a preliminary treatment plan, and the estimated cost of all procedures.

    Prices for medical services in Sweden are generally quite democratic, given the level of income of citizens and the fact that the state subsidizes a large percentage of their cost. At the same time, the price for admission to a public and private hospital is almost the same. The cost of treatment depends, first of all, on what country you came from.

    Emergency care in Sweden is provided in emergency departments at hospitals and health centers.

    At the same time, if you want to go to Sweden for treatment, you need to:

• have a passport valid for at least three months after the expiry of the visa, issued during the last ten years and having at least two blank pages;
• be able to describe the purpose of your visit by showing a medical certificate from Sweden, which shows when you will receive treatment and what it provides;
• present a medical certificate from the country in which you live, stating that you cannot be treated there;
• provide evidence that you have contributed money to Sweden for planned treatment and any medical care that may result from it;
• add a completed questionnaire;
• have money for yourself and return home (Sweden also requires you to 450 Swedish kroner for each day you stay in Sweden if you are not hospitalized / living where you are being treated).