🇸🇪 Sweden (+46)

Sweden Phone Number Validator & Carrier Lookup

Sweden's numbers are variable-length: area codes run two to four digits including the leading trunk 0 (Stockholm 08, Gothenburg 031, Malmö 040), and subscriber-number length varies too, so there is no single fixed length. That national trunk 0 is dropped in the +46 form, while mobiles sit on non-geographic 07x ranges. Four operators carry the country's mobile traffic: Telia, Tele2, Telenor and Tre.

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+46
Dial code
9
Digits after +46
3
Mobile operators
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Sweden phone number format

Sweden numbers carry the +46 country code with a national trunk prefix of 0, dropped in E.164 format. Mobile and fixed-line ranges are distinguished by their leading digits and returned as a line_type you can filter on.

Mobile — E.164 format
+46 70 123 45 67
Domestic form: 070-123 45 67 — the trunk prefix 0 is dropped for international format. 9 digits after +46.
Fixed line — E.164 format
+46 8 12 34 56
Domestic form: 08-12 34 56 — the trunk prefix 0 is dropped for international format. 7 digits after +46.

Sweden mobile operators & prefixes

Each mobile prefix is allocated to a specific operator. Veriphone returns that operator from the PTS (Post- och telestyrelsen) numbering plan, along with line type.

Each prefix belongs to one operator — but a number can be ported. The prefix tells you the operator a number was originally allocated to. Because Sweden allows number portability, a number can keep its prefix after switching networks, so the prefix alone doesn't guarantee the operator serving it today. A Standard lookup returns the allocated operator; add mode=current to resolve the operator serving a ported number now.
Telia
0702–0703, 0705–0706, 0722, 0725, 0730, 07212–07213, 07245–07249, 07265 +12 more
Market leader and former state incumbent (once TeliaSonera, now Telia Company); runs its own nationwide network.
Tele2
0700, 0704, 0707, 0736–0737, 0739, 0762, 0765, 07015–07016 +27 more
Swedish-founded challenger; shares its radio access network with Telenor through the Net4Mobility joint venture.
Telenor
0708–0709, 0733, 07011, 07014, 07215–07219, 07235–07239, 07244, 07279 +43 more
Norwegian-owned operator; co-owns Net4Mobility with Tele2 for shared coverage.

Plus 77 smaller networks (MVNOs), including MERCURY INTERNATIONA, 42 Telecom AB, Telavox AB, Beepsend, EU Tel AB. Veriphone resolves each to its host network.

Fixed-line area codes

For landline numbers, Veriphone returns the city or region where the numbering plan resolves one. Mobile numbers are non-geographic and carry no city.

Stockholm
08
Gothenburg
031
Malmö
040
Uppsala
018
Västerås
021
Örebro
019
Linköping
013
Helsingborg
042
Ported numbers. Sweden has supported number portability since 1999 for fixed lines and 2001 for mobiles, so a number's prefix no longer reliably identifies its operator. A Standard lookup returns the operator that originally held the number's range; mode=current returns the operator currently serving a ported number.

Questions about Sweden number validation

Does the 07x prefix tell me which operator a mobile belongs to?

No. With porting in place since 2001, a 070, 072, 073, 076 or 079 number can sit on any operator; use a mode=current lookup to find the operator currently serving it.

Should I keep the leading 0 when formatting to +46?

No. Drop the national trunk 0 after the +46 country code: 08 becomes +46 8 and 070 becomes +46 70.

Are 'MERCURY INTERNATIONA' or '42 Telecom AB' major Swedish operators?

No. Those are number-range holders and service providers that numbering data surfaces; Sweden's actual mobile networks are Telia, Tele2, Telenor and Tre.

How long is a Swedish phone number?

It varies. Area codes are two to four digits and national numbers typically run eight to ten digits, so do not assume a fixed length.

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