18.4 Special rules for EU/EEA citizens

As an EU/EEA or Swiss citizen, you are entitled to health care under the same health scheme as those who are insured and reside in Sweden, provided that you can present a certificate from the Swedish Social Insurance Agency.

To obtain such a certificate from the Swedish Social Insurance Agency, you must send an S1 (formerly E106) certificate issued by your national health authority to the Swedish Social Insurance Agency. If your national health authority uses the certificate S1, you must include information about your family members who also live in Sweden during the period in which the S1 certificate is valid in a separate letter. Please apply for the S1 certificate from the national health authority in your country of residence prior to arrival in Sweden.

The S1 certificate should be sent to the following address:

Försäkringskassans inläsningscentral, 839 88 Östersund

For further information, please contact the department for international care at the Swedish Social Insurance Agency by telephone 0771-524 524, or visit 

the Swedish Social Insurance Agency website - external website,.

When visiting a health care facility, a fixed administrative fee will be charged, which varies between counties and municipalities.