This information may change. Always check the official source.Last verified: August 2026 by Ondřej Kadlec
Sockets and voltage in Sweden
Type CCEE 7/16 (Europlug)No earth
Type FCEE 7/3 (Schuko)Earthed
Voltage
230 V
Frequency
50 Hz
Earthed sockets
Type F
What you need, by where you are coming from
Arriving from the United States or CanadaA plug adapter, and appliances marked 100-240 V. Anything single-voltage needs a converter.
Arriving from the UK or IrelandA plug adapter is enough - the voltage is the same as at home.
Arriving from most of continental EuropePlugs go straight in and the voltage matches. Nothing to pack.
Arriving from Australia or New ZealandA plug adapter is enough - the voltage is the same as at home.
Socket types, voltage and frequency are the nominal domestic supply as published in IEC/TR 60083 and the national standards it lists.
Swedish sockets are Type Schuko at 230 V, and bathrooms have shaver units rather than ordinary outlets.
Sockets in Sweden are Type and at 230 V, 50 Hz - the round Schuko outlet used across most of Europe.
A Europlug fits every socket in the country.
British, American and Australian plugs need an adapter.
Bathrooms are wired with shaver supply units rather than ordinary sockets, and they are rated for very little current.
Norway, Finland and Denmark are next door and not identical: Denmark's Type socket takes a Schuko plug without earthing it, which is a real hazard rather than an inconvenience.
230 V, so only American 120 V-only equipment needs a converter.
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