The Embassy will be closed on some of the Swedish and/or Dutch national holidays this spring. Check out which and why here.
Easter is celebrated extensively in Sweden, with traditional festive meals, "Easter witches," and sweets. Schoolchildren have the entire week off. Two days are marked as public holidays, meaning most workplaces and shops are closed.
Walpurgis Night is followed by 1 May − a public holiday in Sweden since 1939. On this "International Workers' Day," the streets are usually filled with demonstrations, meetings, and speeches.
Link to more information about 1 May (in English).
In 2025, Liberation Day is a public holiday for many Dutch citizens. The embassy will be closed all day.
Like in the Netherlands, Ascension Day is a public holiday in Sweden.
Fun fact: Ascension Day is traditionally considered the first day of summer! According to an older Swedish tradition, you could try your fishing luck for the first time on this day. Fishing is called "meta" in Swedish, and therefore Ascension Day is also known as "metaredagen."
In the Netherlands, Whit Monday is an official public holiday. The Embassy will be closed.
Swedish Midsummer is usually celebrated in the countryside, meaning many people leave the city the day before. On Midsummer's Eve, many shops are closed and the city streets are suddenly eerily deserted. Traditions include picking flowers, dreaming about your future love, wearing flower wreaths, eating traditional food, and dancing around a maypole.
Read more about Midsummer celebrations in Sweden.
Listen to typical Swedish summer songs on Spotify.
Traditional Swedish Midsummer dishes.
Phone:
020–800 35 80
E-mail:
Amsterdam@swedishconsulate.nl
De Entree 139-141, 1101 HE Amsterdam
For all questions concerning Sweden (general information, consular matters etc.), please contact the Embassy of Sweden in The Hague.
Opening hours: Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 9.00 – 13.00
Honorary Consul-General
Nils van Dijkman
Phone:
+31-(0)6-29 55 31 54
E-mail:
hvb@commutatio.nl
The consulate is located in the International Welcome Center North (IWCN) at Gedempte Zuiderdiep 98 in Groningen.
Please note that the consulate does not answer questions about Sweden. For all questions concerning Sweden (general information, consular matters etc.), please contact the Embassy of Sweden in The Hague: ambassaden.haag@gov.se
Visiting hours: Tuesday and Wednesday 10:00-12:00
Honorary Consul
Heleen van Balen
Phone (honorary consulate):
+297 525 2585
Email (personal assistant to the honorary consul):
s-ecroes@visserpharma.com
Email (honorary consul):
yescalona@visserpharma.com
Italiëstraat 24
Oranjestad, Aruba
Consulate opening hours
Mon-Fri 9 am - 12 pm:
For questions about Sweden (general information, consular matters etc.), please contact the Swedish Embassy in The Hague.
Please note that it is not possible to apply for a Swedish passport or Swedish National ID-card at the consulate.
Honorary Consul
Yvonne H.M. Escalona
Personal assistant to the Honorary Consul
Mrs. Sue-Ellen Tromp-Croes
Phone
5999-462 3089
hcg.sweden.curbon@gmail.com
Santa Rosa Road 94
Willemstad, Curaçao
It is not possible to apply for a passport or national ID card at the consulate.
Please note that in the case of questions about consular matters (passports, ID cards, people's accounts etc.) you should primarily contact the Swedish Embassy in The Hague: ambassaden.haag@gov.se
Consulate opening hours:
Monday 09.00-11.00
Wednesday 14.00-16.00
Friday 09.00-11.00
Honorary Consul-General
Lisanne Asjes
Secretary
Ms. Julienne Evans
Sweden has diplomatic relations with almost all States in the world. It has embassies and consulates in around half of these. Sweden's foreign representation consists of approximately 100 missions abroad and 350 honorary consulates.