List of postal codes in Sweden

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Swedish Postal Codes are 5-digit codes, known in Swedish as Postnummer. Postal Codes in Sweden consist of 5 digits, with a space between 3rd and 4th digits. (114 55) The Swedish Post requires the ISO country code to be used on all items entering Sweden. (SE-114 55)

Swedish Post (Posten) makes small modifications to the postal code system each year.

1-digit postal number regions

Postnummerregion
1xx xxGreater Stockholm
2xx xx Skåne and Åland
3xx xxSouth-East
4xx xxSouth-West
5xx xxSouth Central
6xx xxEast
7xx xxNorth Central
8xx xxSouthern Norrland
9xx xxNorthern Norrland

2-digit postal number areas

Postnummercity/area
10x xx - 11x xx Norrmalm, Östermalm, Västermalm, Södermalm
12x xx Skarpnäck, Farsta, Enskede-Årsta-Vantör, Älvsjö, Hägersten-Liljeholmen, Skärholmen
13x xx Nacka, Värmdö, Tyresö, Haninge
14x xx Huddinge, Botkyrka, Salem, Nynäshamn
15x xx Södertälje, Nykvarn
16x xx Bromma, Hässelby-Vällingby, Spånga, Kista
17x xx Ekerö, Järfälla, Sundbyberg, Solna
18x xx Lidingö, Danderyd, Täby, Vallentuna, Österåker, Waxholm
19x xx Sollentuna, Upplands-Wäsby, Sigtuna, Upplands-Bro
20x xx - 21x xx Malmö
22x xx Lund
23x xx - 24x xxSouth and central Skåne
25x xx Helsingborg
26x xxNorthwestern Skåne
27x xxSoutheastern Skåne
28x xxNorthern Skåne
29x xxNortheastern Skåne
30x xx Halmstad
31x xx Halland
33x xx - 34x xxSouthwestern Småland
35x xx Växjö
36x xxCentral Småland
37x xx Blekinge
38x xx - 39x xxEastern Småland and Öland
40x xx - 41x xx Gothenburg
42x xx - 43x xx Greater Gothenburg
44x xx - 47x xx Bohuslän and Dalsland
50x xx Borås
51x xx - 54x xx Västergötland
55x xx Jönköping
56x xx - 57x xxNorthern Småland
58x xx Linköping
59x xxSouthern Östergötland and northeastern Småland
60x xx Norrköping
61x xxNorthern Östergötland
62x xx Gotland
63x xx Eskilstuna
64x xxSouthern Södermanland
65x xx Karlstad
66x xx - 68x xx Dalsland and Värmland
69x xx Närke
70x xx Örebro
71x xx Närke
72x xx Västerås
73x xxNortheastern Närke and Västmanland
74x xx Uppland
75x xx Uppsala
76x xx Norrtälje Municipality
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 xxNorthern Norrbottens län

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