SWEDEN
Business/social hints
Appointments: should be made in advance, punctuality is essential.
Attire for business meetings: men should wear a suit and tie, women a two-piece suit or equivalent and hosiery.
Etiquette: it is customary to shake hands on meeting and taking leave.
Language: many executives speak English as their second language, often to a high level of competence.
Laws: smoking in many public places and on public transport is not permitted. Very strict laws against drinking and driving apply.
Invitations: dress as for business meetings unless otherwise indicated. A service charge is usually included in the bill.
Local time: GMT(from Oct 25 to Mar 27 GMT +1).
Capital: Stockholm.
Language: Swedish, English, German.
Electricity: 220VAC50Hz.
Int. direct dialling code: 46.
Driving: national licence required. Minimum driving age 18.
Currency: Swedish Krona (SEk 1 = 100 Ore).
Notes: SEK: 20, 50, 100, 500, 1000 and 10000.
Coins:SEK:1; 5; 10. Ore: 50.
Business hours
Banks: 9.30-3pm Mon-Wed and Fri, 9.30-5.30pm Thurs (some banks in larger cities have longer opening hours).
Offices: most offices operate flexible working hours.
Shops: 9-6pm Mon-Fri, 9-4pm Sat (some shops in larger cities have longer opening hours and are open Sundays).
Emergency Services
Police, Fire and Ambulance: 90 000 or 112.
Health
Compulsory vaccinations: None
Weather:
Most of Sweden has a continental climate with a fairly large range of temperatures between summer and winter. Rainfall is quite low except on higher ground and it is wetter in summer than winter, when most rain in the north falls as snow. Winters become colder and longer travelling northwards with many days below freezing. Summer temperatures are surprisingly similar throughout the country as long days in the north help to raise temperatures to the same as those in the relatively warm south.
Sweden
Temp C Humidity % Rain
Max Min am pm (mm)
January -1 -5 85 82 43
February -1 -6 82 75 30
March 3 -3 80 67 25
April 7 0 77 62 30
May 14 5 67 54 34
June 18 9 66 55 45
July 22 14 71 59 62
August 19 12 79 64 76
September 14 8 85 68 60
October 9 4 88 76 48
November 3 -1 88 84 53
December 1 -3 87 86 48
Gothenburg Landvetter GOT
Postal address: 438 80 Landvetter.
Telephone: +46 31 941000.
Fax: + 46 31 941423.
Transportation to city centre: airport taxi: fare SEK 185, journey time 20mins. Bus: operates 6-11.59pm every 15-30mins, fare SEK 45, journey time 30mins. Limousine: fare SEK 199-400, journey time 20mins.
Airport departure tax: none.
Flight information: tel +941100, available 24hrs.
Business facilities: tel 941107 Landvetter Konferens available 24 hours. Conference facilities for up to 125 persons.
Passport and visas
Required.
Customs
Import allowances:
People arriving from EU countries
Persons over 20 years; one litre of spirits or three litres of strong wine and five litres of wine and 15 litres of beer.
People over 15 years; 300 cigarettes of 150 cigarillos or 75 cigars or 400 grammes of tobacco.