Sweden Postal Codes
Sweden uses postal codes in the format ### ## (# = digit, @ = letter).
18,887 postal codes are recorded for Sweden in the open data sources below.
In Sweden a postal code is called a postnummer. You will see that term on forms and address labels.
Example postal codes
114551234510500
Postal codes by place
The 60 places in Sweden with the most postal codes recorded, listed alphabetically. Larger towns link to their own page.
| Place | Postal code | Codes recorded |
|---|---|---|
| Alingsås | 441 00 | 55 |
| Borlänge | 781 00 | 77 |
| Borås | 501 00 | 256 |
| Bromma | 161 00 | 111 |
| Enköping | 745 00 | 66 |
| Eskilstuna | 630 03 | 106 |
| Falun | 791 01 | 74 |
| Gävle | 800 02 | 146 |
| Göteborg | 400 10 | 758 |
| Halmstad | 300 04 | 108 |
| Haninge | 136 00 | 52 |
| Helsingborg | 250 02 | 251 |
| Huddinge | 141 00 | 63 |
| Hägersten | 126 00 | 69 |
| Järfälla | 175 00 | 107 |
| Jönköping | 550 01 | 126 |
| Kalmar | 390 02 | 84 |
| Karlskoga | 691 01 | 48 |
| Karlskrona | 371 00 | 67 |
| Karlstad | 650 01 | 129 |
| Kista | 164 00 | 55 |
| Kristianstad | 290 30 | 68 |
| Lidingö | 181 00 | 65 |
| Lidköping | 531 01 | 49 |
| Linköping | 580 02 | 205 |
| Luleå | 971 00 | 126 |
| Lund | 220 02 | 140 |
| Malmö | 200 01 | 621 |
| Motala | 581 50 | 53 |
| Mölndal | 431 00 | 55 |
| Nacka | 131 00 | 54 |
| Norrköping | 600 00 | 175 |
| Norrtälje | 761 00 | 49 |
| Nyköping | 611 00 | 59 |
| Piteå | 941 01 | 48 |
| Skellefteå | 931 00 | 60 |
| Skövde | 541 01 | 90 |
| Sollentuna | 191 00 | 82 |
| Solna | 105 04 | 169 |
| Spånga | 163 00 | 48 |
| Stockholm | 100 04 | 1,139 |
| Sundbyberg | 172 00 | 88 |
| Sundsvall | 850 02 | 230 |
| Södertälje | 151 00 | 93 |
| Trollhättan | 461 00 | 62 |
| Tyresö | 135 00 | 50 |
| Täby | 183 00 | 124 |
| Uddevalla | 451 01 | 62 |
| Umeå | 900 01 | 201 |
| Upplands Väsby | 194 00 | 74 |
| Uppsala | 741 51 | 277 |
| Varberg | 432 00 | 53 |
| Visby | 621 00 | 76 |
| Västerås | 720 01 | 171 |
| Västra Frölunda | 421 00 | 76 |
| Växjö | 350 02 | 101 |
| Ängelholm | 262 00 | 52 |
| Örebro | 700 02 | 178 |
| Örnsköldsvik | 891 01 | 48 |
| Östersund | 831 00 | 145 |
How an address is written in Sweden
This is the order Sweden's postal service expects. Square brackets mark what you replace.
[Recipient name]
[Street address]
SE-[Postal code (11455)] [Post town]
SWEDEN
A postal code is required in a complete Sweden address.
Look up a specific address
For the code covering one particular street or building, Sweden's postal service publishes an official finder: www.postnord.se/en/our-tools/search-postcode-and-address. It is authoritative and kept current, which third-party copies often are not.
Country reference
| ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 | SE |
|---|---|
| ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 | SWE |
| Capital | Stockholm |
| Telephone code | +46 |
| Currency | Krona (SEK) |
| Internet TLD | .se |
Sources and licensing
Postal code data from GeoNames, used under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence. Address formats and validation rules derive from Google's international address metadata, cross-checked against Universal Postal Union addressing standards. Last verified August 2026. Confirm time-critical addresses with the destination country's postal operator.
Postal codes by town and city
1,780 places in Sweden have a recorded postal code. The 394 largest have their own page; the rest are listed alphabetically.
Largest towns and cities
Stockholm · Göteborg · Malmö · Uppsala · Linköping · Örebro · Sollentuna · Umeå · Västerås · Jönköping · Helsingborg · Norrköping · Huddinge · Lund · Luleå · Haninge · Gävle · Bromma · Borås · Växjö · Södertälje · Halmstad · Eskilstuna · Solna · Karlskrona · Karlstad · Mölndal · Täby · Sundsvall · Östersund · Trollhättan · Lidingö · Borlänge · Tumba · Kristianstad · Nyköping · Kalmar · Falun · Skövde · Upplands Väsby