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Sweden visa rules for Russia passport holders

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The answer

No. Russia passport holders need a visa to visit Sweden.

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Official source

publications.europa.euPublications Office of the European Union (consolidated text of Regulation (EU) 2018/1806, as on EUR-Lex)Checked 29 Oct 2026

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Before you go

Passport validity

Your passport must be valid for at least 3 months.

its validity shall extend at least three months after the intended date of departure from the territory of the Member States

Tourist entry only

These rules cover tourist visits. Work, study and transit follow other rules.

The other way round

What Sweden passport holders need to visit Russia.

Sweden passport Russia

e-Visa · 30 days

Maximum stay
Up to 30 days

The permitted period of stay in the Russian Federation on the basis of a unified e-visa within its validity period shall not exceed 30 days from the date of entry.

Sweden passport to Russia, full page

Visa-free nearby

Other places Russia passport holders can visit without a visa, within 2,500 km of Stockholm, nearest first.

  1. BelarusMinsk, about 840 km from StockholmVisa-free
  2. MoldovaChisinau, about 1,540 km from StockholmVisa-free · 90 days
  3. SerbiaBelgrade, about 1,620 km from StockholmVisa-free · 30 days
  4. Bosnia & HerzegovinaSarajevo, about 1,720 km from StockholmVisa-free · 30 days
  5. Svalbard & Jan MayenLongyearbyen, about 2,100 km from StockholmVisa-free

We list only countries whose rules we have reviewed. More appear as we review them.

Weather in Stockholm

Average high and low temperature and rainfall in Stockholm, month by month.

  1. JanHigh 1.0°CLow -2.8°CRain 37 mm
  2. FebHigh 1.2°CLow -3.2°CRain 29 mm
  3. MarHigh 4.6°CLow -1.1°CRain 27 mm
  4. AprHigh 10.6°CLow 2.6°CRain 29 mm
  5. MayHigh 16.5°CLow 7.1°CRain 34 mm
  6. JunHigh 20.8°CLow 11.6°CRain 61 mm
  7. JulHigh 23.6°CLow 14.8°CRain 60 mm
  8. AugHigh 22.1°CLow 14.2°CRain 66 mm
  9. SepHigh 16.6°CLow 10.2°CRain 53 mm
  10. OctHigh 10.1°CLow 5.5°CRain 51 mm
  11. NovHigh 5.4°CLow 1.9°CRain 47 mm
  12. DecHigh 2.5°CLow -1.2°CRain 47 mm

Bar and large number: average high, °CSmaller number: average low, °Cmm: average rainfall

Averages of 30 years between 1991 and 2020, computed by One Time Livin’.

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