In an emergency, call 112.
If a Swedish citizen needs social assistance in Iceland, they should contact the social services office, Félagsþjónustan, in the municipality where they reside. In Reykjavík, there is a main office that can be contacted if you are not a resident of Iceland:
Þjónustumiðstöð Miðborgar og Hlíða,
Address: Laugavegur 77, 101 Reykjavík
Phone: +354 411 1600; +354 411 1111
If you have private travel insurance, contact your insurance company.
In 2014, the Ministry for Foreign Affairs decided to dicontinue the option to apply for a passport at the Swedish embassies in Scandinavia and the Baltic countries.
For information regarding passport applications, please refer to The Swedish Police Authority.
It takes approximately 3–5 working days to produce a passport. If you are unable stay in Sweden during this period, you can request at the time of application for the passport to be sent to the Embassy in Reykjavik. Once your new passport is ready and has arrived at the embassy, you will be notified by email or SMS (depending on the contact information you provided during the application).
You must collect the passport in person, and bring a valid ID.
An administrative fee is paid when collecting the passport. See: Fees - Sweden Abroad.
For information about Swedish citizenship, visit Swedish citizenship – Swedish Migration Agency
For information regarding name registration and coordination number applications, please refer to New parents | Swedish Tax Agency.
The Embassy in Reykjavik is not a passport authority and therefore cannot perform identity checks. Those who need an identity check must visit one of the Swedish Tax Agency's service offices in Sweden Visiting a service centre | Swedish Tax Agency.
Visit the website Info Norden for answers to all the questions.
For information about how to apply for a consideration of impediments to marriage, visit Before your wedding | Swedish Tax Agency.
