The new Swedish Krone

As we explained in our previous post about the Swedish Krone, it is the official currency of Sweden. Its ISO 4217 code is SEK and its symbol is kr. Each Krone is divided into 100 öre (Ören plural) but the smallest currency unit currently is 1 Krone. If you see prices with decimals, in the end the price will be rounded up.

Notes and coins

Swedisk Krone banknotes are 20, 50, 100, 200, 500 and 1000 Krone. Since last October 1st 2015, a new series of Krone banknotes were introduced to coexist with the old series for a while. There is also a new 200 Krone issued, there was none issued till now.

On the obverse of the old series banknotes appear remarkable Swedish characters in the field of culture and science as well as monarchs of the past. On the reverse are images related to the characters on the front.

On the obverse of the new series banknotes appear remarkable Swedish characters in the field of culture like the children's writer Astrid Lindgren, actress Greta Garbo and film director Ingmar Bergman. On the reverse are images related to the characters on the front.

On the website of the National Bank of Sweden you can see the current notes and the dates of issue and validity: Riksbank

Also from 2016 new coins will be minted. On the website of the National Bank of Sweden you can see how the actual coins are and new ones.

Calendar

On the 1st October 2015 the banknotes 20, 50, 200 and 1000 Krone went into circulation. The bank notes 20, 50 and 1000 Krone will coexist with the old series until June 30th 2016 when the former series will cease to be valid.

The bank notes 100 and 500 Krone will begin issuing in October 2016 and the old will be valid until June 2017. From June 2017, no bank note of the old series will have legal tender.

Swedish Krone rate

If you want to know the rate of the Swedish Krone, we post in our website the rate updated daily. If you need to exchange from Euros to Swedish Krone or from Swedish Krone to Euro, you can make a reserve and choose the branch of collection, You also can buy the Swedish Krone in our website and you will receive them at home in 24-72 hours.

Enjoy your trip!