Northern Europe
Video Chat with People from Sweden
Seasons shape life in Sweden: long, bright summer evenings (in the far north the sun doesn't set at all around midsummer) and dark winters lit by candles and, up near Kiruna and Abisko, the northern lights. You might meet someone from Stockholm and its archipelago, Gothenburg on the west coast, Malmö across the bridge from Copenhagen, the university town of Uppsala or somewhere far up north. Swedish is the main language, and English is very widely spoken, so switching between the two is easy.
Sweden is on Central European Time (UTC+1, UTC+2 in summer), six hours ahead of New York for most of the year, so 8 PM in Stockholm is 2 PM on the US East Coast. Fika, the coffee-and-cinnamon-bun break, is a favorite topic, as are Midsummer, lakes and hiking, ice hockey and football, and Swedish pop from ABBA to today's songwriters. Northern Sweden, with its Sami culture and winter sports, is a topic of its own.
Sweden at a glance
| Flag | 🇸🇪 |
|---|---|
| Official name | Kingdom of Sweden |
| Capital | Stockholm |
| Region | Europe · Northern Europe |
| Official language | Swedish |
| Currency | Swedish krona (kr, SEK) |
| Calling code | +46 |
| Time zone | Central European Time (Europe/Stockholm) |
How to say hello
A few words of Swedish make a great first impression, even if you switch to English right after.
| Language | Phrase | Say it | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swedish | Hej! | hay | Hi! |
| Swedish | Tjena! Läget? | CHEH-nah, LEH-get | Hey! How's it going? |
| Swedish | God kväll! | goo KVELL | Good evening! |
| Swedish | Hej då! | hay DOH | Bye! |
Tips for chatting with people from Sweden
- "Hej" works with everyone, from friends to strangers; Swedes rarely use titles, so first names are normal from the start.
- Ask about allemansrätten, the right to roam that lets people hike and camp in nature; it's a great opener for outdoor fans.
- Learning Swedish? Ask them to say "sju" (seven); the sound is a fun challenge. These Swedish phrases help you get started.
- Many Swedes take long summer holidays in July, so you may catch someone at a summer cottage or by a lake.
Only meet people from Sweden
Omlet matches you Worldwide by default. To meet only people from Sweden, use the country filter, the only filter Omlet has:
- Open Omlet and press Country on the control panel.
- Search for Sweden and select it.
- Press Start. Press Next to meet someone else from Sweden, or switch back to Worldwide any time.
Your first day is free: you add a card through Stripe to start it, and nothing is charged that day. When the 24 hours end, the country filter costs $3 one time, charged to that card, unless you cancel before then in Settings (if you cancel, you can still pick a country until the day ends). It's not a subscription, and it stays unlocked on that device and browser. It doesn't carry over to other devices or browsers, and clearing your browser data removes it. There's one free day per device, home network and card. Payment goes through Stripe, so Omlet never sees your card number.
The filter works both ways, and matching can be slower when fewer people from Sweden are online. Chatting itself is free, and Worldwide matching never costs anything.
Your own country is detected automatically and shown to the people you meet as a flag.
Neighboring countries
Sweden borders 2 countries. Curious about the people next door? Meet them too: