Healthcare as a current student

Healthcare centres are open daytime during weekdays for guidance, advice and visits. Some are also open in the early evenings. You can book an appointment by calling the reception. You will usually hear a voice in Swedish first, followed by a voice in English, saying "for English, press X", or similar. In some cases, you may be instructed to leave your phone number on the health centre's voicemail and they will call you back. Medical staff usually speak good English.

After your appointment, the healthcare centre can refer you to a specialist if necessary. Note that waiting times for specialist consultations can vary depending on a number of factors.

Always bring your identity card with you when you visit a health centre. If you're a student from the EU/EEA, you should also bring your European Health Insurance Card (EHIC).

Note that you usually have to pay for healthcare in advance, but that you can make a claim later if your visit meets the conditions. This also applies if you have a Swedish personal identity number and/or a European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) and pay the same patient fees as Swedish citizens.

Making a health insurance claim

If you need a doctor in your municipality after 17:00 or during the weekend, you can call the following out-of-hours clinics depending on where you live: 

• Lund, telephone: +46 (0)771 625 000
• Malmö, telephone: +46 (0)771 890 911
• Helsingborg, telephone: +46 (0)424 068 030

You can also call the free 1177 Healthcare Advice Line ('1177 Vårdguiden'), 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Call 1177 (+46 771 1177 00 if you're using a foreign phone number) to get:

• medical advice from a registered nurse
• advice on how to take care of yourself
• information on where you can go if your condition calls for care by a physician. 

The emergency department is called 'Akutmottagningen' or 'Akuten' in Swedish.

The hospital is called 'sjukhuset', 'universitetssjukhuset' or 'lasarettet' in Swedish.

• Universitetssjukhuset Lund. Address: Klinikgatan 15, Lund
• Universitetssjukhuset Malmö. Address: Ruth Lundskogs gata 5, Malmö
• Lasarett Helsingborg. Address: Karolina Widerströms gata 12, Helsingborg

If you are experiencing acute psychological distress, such as thoughts about taking your life or harming yourself or others, we recommend that you contact your closest emergency psychiatric clinic.

• Lund, telephone: +46 (0)46 17 41 00. The clinic is at Baravägen 1, Lund. 
• Malmö, telephone: +46 (0)40 33 80 00. The clinic is at Carl-Bertil Laurells gata 7, first floor.
• Helsingborg, telephone: +46 (0)42 406 27 30. The clinic is at Karolina Widerströms gata 10.