Short, practical guides for getting medical help in Sweden when you don’t have a personnummer or BankID. Written by Mindr’s doctors and team, and kept up to date.
Seeing a doctor
- See a doctor in Sweden without a personnummer: your options, prices and how to book.
- Same-day urgent care: what we treat, and when to go to the emergency department instead.
- Doctor visits to your hotel or home in Gothenburg, Stockholm and Malmö.
- Online doctor (TouristDr): what works by video and what needs a visit.
Medicine and pharmacies
- The Pharmacy Translator: Swedish names for 48 common medicines, and what you can buy without a prescription.
Insurance and costs
- Doctor prices in Sweden: every price in one place.
- Will my US health insurance pay? PPO, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Medicare and travel plans.
- Travel insurance documents: what your insurer needs and how to get it.
- Cigna members in Sweden: how to book and how billing works.
Living in Sweden
- The Swedish Bureaucracy Decoder: 1177, vårdcentral, BankID and the EHIC card explained.
- A GP while you wait for your personnummer: check-ups, repeat prescriptions and referrals.
- Medical certificates: travel, work, studies and insurance.
Students
- Healthcare for exchange and Erasmus students: what to do in your first weeks in Sweden.
Emergency? For chest pain, trouble breathing, heavy bleeding or signs of a stroke, call 112.