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Safety · Sweden
Updated September 2026

🫂 I have experienced sexual violence — where can I go, right now?

Direct answer

Whatever happened and whenever it happened, help is available without any obligation to report. Akutmottagning för våldtagna / Kvinnofridslinjen (020 50 50 50) is the specialised centre or helpline for Sweden: medical care, evidence collection you can decide about later, emergency contraception and PEP within 72 hours, and someone who believes you — free and confidential. Polisen — anmälan (114 14) if you want to report or are in danger; you can have a support person with you. Brottsofferjouren — 116 006 (116 006) supports you through everything that follows, at your pace.

Call firstAkutmottagning för våldtagna / Kvinnofridslinjen
Report toPolisen — anmälan
If that failsBrottsofferjouren — 116 006

🗣️ What to say

"Something happened to me [today / on date] and I need help. I am not sure yet whether I want to report it. I would like medical care and to know my options."

🪜 Step by step

  1. Safe and not aloneA friend, a neighbour, the helpline. Nothing has to be decided tonight except your safety.
  2. Medical care within 72 hoursFor prevention (PEP, emergency contraception) and, if you choose, evidence collection. Try not to wash or change clothes before, but care comes first either way.
  3. Talk to Akutmottagning för våldtagna / KvinnofridslinjenThey explain reporting without pressure and can store evidence while you decide.
  4. If you report: Polisen — anmälanYou can bring a support person and ask for a specialised officer. The statement can be recorded once.
  5. Afterwards: Brottsofferjouren — 116 006Counselling, legal help, compensation from the state fund — all free for victims.

📇 All contacts

Akutmottagning för våldtagna / KvinnofridslinjenCare and support after sexual violence, no report neededAnytime📞 020 50 50 50🔗 www.kvinnofridslinjen.se
Polisen — anmälanPolice report online or via 114 14Always — the basis for bank, insurer and platform📞 114 14🔗 polisen.se/utsatt-for-brott/polisanmalan
Brottsofferjouren — 116 006Free victim support, help with compensationAfter any crime📞 116 006🔗 www.brottsofferjouren.se
Kvinnofridslinjen 020 50 50 50Free, 24/7, not on the bill; women's sheltersFor domestic violence📞 020 50 50 50🔗 www.kvinnofridslinjen.se

❓ Frequently asked

It happened years ago

Help and counselling are available regardless; limitation periods for reporting are long and in many countries do not run for minors until adulthood.

I knew the person / I had been drinking

None of that changes what it was or your rights. Consent cannot be given when incapacitated.

Will I have to face them in court?

Special measures — video testimony, screens, no direct questioning by the accused — are standard for these cases. Brottsofferjouren — 116 006 arranges it.

📎 Sources

Last checked: 2026-09-26

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