Mobile SIM, eSIM and home internet in Sweden: 2026 guide
You can buy a registered prepaid SIM card, take out a mobile subscription or activate a supported eSIM. At home, you may use fibre, cable or mobile broadband, depending on your address. Before paying, check network coverage, the normal monthly price after introductory offers, and how the contract can be terminated.
There is no single price for all of Sweden. Operators use different plans, networks and promotional periods. The quoted example is tied to a provider price list checked on 9 November 2026.
Must you register a Swedish prepaid SIM?
Yes. The Swedish Post and Telecom Authority (PTS) requires prepaid SIM cards for mobile and mobile broadband services to be registered before use. The operator must verify identity and document the check, using a valid ID or reliable electronic identification. Registration details include name, address and an accepted identification number.
Visitors without a Swedish personal identity number should ask a provider which alternative ID or registration process it accepts. Do not assume an overseas passport can be processed through every online checkout.
Source: PTS, Prepaid SIM registration (checked 2026-11-09).
What does a prepaid plan cost in 2026?
Comviq's price list, effective from 1 September 2026, gives these 30-day Fastpris examples: 3 GB for SEK 119, 5 GB for SEK 159, 10 GB for SEK 199, 20 GB for SEK 249 and 40 GB for SEK 299. Its 1 GB weekly option costs SEK 59 for seven days. EU/EEA data allowances and international call minutes differ by tier: the 40 GB plan, for example, includes 33 GB in the EU/EEA.
This is one provider's example, not a market ranking. For long-term residents, the price after any introductory period matters more than a first-month discount.
Source: Comviq, prepaid Fastpris, effective 2026-09-01 (checked 2026-11-09).
How does eSIM work?
An eSIM is a digital cellular SIM profile on a compatible device. The carrier and plan must also support it. Telia, for example, explains how existing customers activate an eSIM through their Mitt Telia account under Hantera simkort. That does not mean every prepaid offer can be activated in the same way.
Ask whether the provider requires BankID, an existing login, an identity check or a QR code, and whether activation is possible before arrival. Some travel eSIMs provide data only and no Swedish telephone number.
Source: Telia, eSIM (checked 2026-11-09).
Which network offers the best coverage?
No operator is best at every location. Telia, Tele2, Telenor and Tre have their own coverage maps. Maps are forecasts: buildings, terrain, congestion and the phone itself affect real performance. Check each provider's map and test where you actually live and travel.
PTS's mapping, published on 13 May 2026, found basic mobile coverage across roughly 90% of Sweden's area in autumn 2025. It does not mean every train route or mountain valley has reliable mobile data.
Source: PTS, 2025 mapping, published 2026-05-13 (checked 2026-11-09).
How do you choose home broadband?
Ask the landlord or housing association whether a building-wide contract exists. Then verify available fibre, cable and wireless services at your exact address. Compare ongoing monthly charges, setup costs, hardware, speed and termination terms.
PTS reported that on 1 October 2025 around 98% of households and workplaces had fibre access or an opportunity to connect to fixed broadband supporting at least 1 Gbit/s. About 86% had a connection brought into the building, and around 61% were estimated to have subscribed. Coverage and an active paid connection are different things. See also Utility bills in Sweden.
Source: PTS, published 2026-05-13 (checked 2026-11-09).
What are the rules on contract duration?
PTS states that consumer contracts for electronic communications services generally have a maximum commitment period of 24 months. An exception concerns certain instalment agreements for building a physical network connection. Always check the notice period and post-promotion charges as well.
Source: PTS, End-user rights (checked 2026-11-09).
Can you use Swedish data while visiting other countries?
Swedish mobile plans fall under the EU/EEA "roam like at home" rules, subject to fair-use limits and plan-specific allowances. Norway is in the EEA. Georgia is outside the EU/EEA roaming area, so check separate travel prices before switching on roaming there.
Source: European Commission, Roaming Q and A (checked 2026-11-09).
In other countries
The same topic in our guides for other countries.
Frequently asked questions
No, identity verification is required before activation.
No, it depends on the device, carrier and plan.
SEK 199 for 30 days under its 1 September 2026 list.
No, proximity to a network is not an active subscription.
Generally no; the cap is 24 months.
No, Georgia is outside the EU/EEA.
Not if it is already included. Ask about the building's contract.
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