Swedish Embassy in Bucharest
Embassy 
Sweden Bucharest, Romania
No opening hours on record. Most missions receive visitors by appointment only.
Sources: OpenStreetMap · Record last updated on 9 January 2026
Sweden’s embassy to Romania is in Bucharest, the capital of Romania. As Romania and Sweden both belong to the European free movement area, Romanian citizens need only a valid ID card or passport for Sweden.
Opening hours
No opening hours on record. Most missions receive visitors by appointment only.
Upcoming closures
Public holidays in Romania
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St. Andrew's Day
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National Day/Great Union
Public holidays in Sweden
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Christmas Eve
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Christmas Day
Sweden visa for Romanian citizens
RomaniaSweden Visa-free Sweden visa for citizens of Romania
SwedenRomania Visa-free Romania visa for citizens of Sweden
As Romania and Sweden both belong to the European free movement area, Romanian citizens need only a valid ID card or passport for Sweden.
Visa statistics
| Year | Applications | Visas issued | Refused | Refusal rate | Multiple-entry share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 96 | 74 | 16 | 17.8% | 13.5% |
| 2024 | 20 | 19 | 2 | 9.5% | – |
In 2024, Sweden’s embassy in Bucharest received 20 applications for short-stay Schengen visas and issued 19. 2 applications were refused, a refusal rate of 9.5%. In 2023 it had been 17.8%: the rate fell by 8.3 points, a clear improvement for applicants. Applications fell by 79% compared with 2023 (96).
Across all Schengen consulates in Romania, 4.8% of applications were refused in 2024; Sweden’s rate worldwide was 24.4%. Sweden received the 12th largest number of applications of the 17 Schengen states represented here.
The statistics count applications, not people, and include every nationality that applies here, not only citizens of Romania.
Source: European Commission, Directorate-General for Migration and Home Affairs, visa statistics for consulates 2023–2024 (© European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0). Short-stay (type C) visas. How these figures are made
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Sweden’s other missions in Romania
- Honorary Consulate of Sweden in Cluj-Napoca
Strada Republicii 10, Cluj-Napoca
Besides the Swedish embassy in Bucharest, Sweden has 1 other mission in Romania. Honorary consulates: Cluj-Napoca. Romania in turn has an embassy in Stockholm.
Good to know
About the Swedish embassy in Bucharest
It appears in official lists as Embassy of Sweden in Bucharest.
When the Swedish embassy in Bucharest is closed
The next closures of the Swedish embassy in Bucharest for public holidays in Romania are St. Andrew's Day (Sfântul Andrei) on Monday 30 November 2026 and National Day/Great Union (Ziua Națională/Marea Unire) on Tuesday 1 December 2026; it may also close for Christmas Eve (Julafton) on Thursday 24 December 2026.
Near the Swedish embassy in Bucharest
Within 1 km of the Swedish embassy in Bucharest there are 20 other foreign missions.
Frequently asked questions
When is the Swedish Embassy in Bucharest closed?
The Swedish embassy in Bucharest closes on Romania’s public holidays, the next being St. Andrew's Day (Sfântul Andrei) on Monday 30 November 2026, and usually on the national day of Sweden.
Do Romanian citizens need a visa for Sweden?
As Romania and Sweden both belong to the European free movement area, Romanian citizens need only a valid ID card or passport for Sweden.
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