🇸🇪 Sweden visa requirements for Portuguese citizens
No visa needed — Portuguese citizens can enter Sweden visa-free.
Entry rules for Portugal passport holders
Holders of a valid passport from Portugal can travel to Sweden for tourism or short business trips without applying for a visa. You'll typically just need a passport valid for at least six months beyond your arrival date, and you may be asked to show proof of onward travel or sufficient funds at the border.
Entry rules can change at short notice. Always confirm current requirements with the official Sweden immigration authority or your nearest embassy before booking.
Sweden is in the Schengen Area
Your stay in Sweden counts against the same 90-day allowance as every other Schengen country, within a rolling 180-day period — the clock does not reset when you cross an internal border.
See the full Schengen rules for Portuguese citizens →How this compares
The Portuguese passport ranks #18 worldwide, opening 163 destinations without a visa arranged in advance (125 visa-free, 31 with a visa on arrival and 7 with an eTA). Sweden is one of them.
The arrangement is reciprocal: Swedish citizens traveling to Portugal face the same requirement (visa-free).
Northern Europe is fully open to Portuguese travelers — all 10 destinations in the region can be entered without arranging a visa first.
About Sweden
- Capital
- Stockholm
- Region
- Northern Europe
- Currency
- Swedish krona (kr)
- Languages
- Swedish
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Frequently asked questions
Do Portuguese citizens need a visa for Sweden?
No visa needed — Portuguese citizens can enter Sweden visa-free.
What currency is used in Sweden?
The currency in Sweden is the Swedish krona (kr). The capital city is Stockholm.
Is this information up to date?
Current status: Visa-free for Portuguese citizens traveling to Sweden. This page is built from the open Passport Index dataset, which was last updated on 2025-01-12. Visa rules can change between dataset updates, so always confirm with the Sweden embassy or immigration authority before booking.
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Source data last updated 2025-01-12.