The Embassy of Sweden in Moldova is Sweden’s diplomatic mission in Chișinău and serves Swedish citizens living in or visiting Moldova.
Contact Details
| Address | Toma Ciorba St. 12, MD-2004 Chisinau, Moldova |
| Telephone | +373 22 267 320 |
| Fax | +373 22 267 330 |
| ambassaden.chisinau@gov.se | |
| Website | www.swedenabroad.se/en/embassies/moldova-chisinau |
| Head of Mission | Petra Maria Larke, Ambassador |
| National Day | 6 June |
Opening Hours
| Day | Hours |
|---|---|
| Monday | 10:00 - 12:00 |
| Tuesday | 10:00 - 12:00 |
| Wednesday | 10:00 - 12:00 |
| Thursday | 10:00 - 12:00 |
| Friday | 10:00 - 12:00 |
Hours shown: visiting hours (website), according to the embassy’s official website (checked October 2026). Telephone hours Monday to Friday 10:00–12:00, according to the embassy’s website. Closed on public holidays.
Location of the Embassy
About the Embassy of Sweden in Moldova
The ambassador is Petra Maria Larke, according to the diplomatic list of the Moldovan Ministry of Foreign Affairs (updated 13 October 2026), which gives 5 September 2025 as the date credentials were presented. The office is in the capital, Chișinău, about 13 km in a straight line from Chișinău International Airport.
From the embassy’s website
According to the embassy’s website, it can issue temporary passports but has no equipment to produce ordinary passports or national ID cards; these are applied for at other Swedish embassies in the region or in Sweden. The website also lists the days in 2026 on which the embassy is closed, including Swedish holidays such as Midsummer Eve as well as Moldovan ones such as Memorial Easter.
Source: www.swedenabroad.se/en/embassies/moldova-chisinau/contact (checked October 2026).
Do Swedish citizens need a visa for Moldova?
Citizens of Sweden are on the list of foreign nationals exempt from the visa requirement for entry to, exit from and transit through Moldova, according to the Moldovan Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Moldova is not part of the Schengen area and applies its own entry rules.
Other consulates and embassies in Chisinau
48 other countries are represented in Chisinau, among them: Austria (embassy), Azerbaijan (embassy), Belarus (embassy), Belgium (embassy), Belgium (honorary), Bulgaria (embassy), China (embassy), Colombia (honorary), Czech Republic (embassy), Denmark (embassy), Estonia (embassy), Estonia (honorary), France (embassy), Georgia (embassy), Germany (embassy), Greece (honorary), Türkiye (embassy), Ukraine (embassy), United Kingdom (embassy), United States (embassy). The full list of all 49 missions is on the overview page for Moldova.
Closing days
Under Article 111 of the Labour Code, Moldova’s non-working public holidays are 1 January, 7 and 8 January (Orthodox Christmas), 8 March, Orthodox Easter Sunday and Monday, Memorial Easter (Paștele Blajinilor, the Monday a week after Easter Monday), 1 May, 9 May, 1 June, 27 August (Independence Day), 31 August (National Language Day) and 25 December; a holiday that falls on a weekend is not moved to a weekday. Orthodox Easter fell on 12 April in 2026 and falls on 2 May in 2027. Local days off include Chișinău Day (14 October), which several embassies also observe. The embassy may also close on Sweden’s national day (6 June).
Emergency assistance
In Moldova, dial 112 for the police, fire service or ambulance (GOV.UK travel advice). Moldovan citizens who need help in Sweden can contact the Embassy of Moldova in Stockholm or the Call Center of the Moldovan Ministry of Foreign Affairs (+373 22 232 002, toll-free in Moldova 0 80 090990, e-mail callcenter@mfa.gov.md; mfa.gov.md).
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Details checked on 19 October 2026. Sources: official website of the embassy (checked October 2026), Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Moldova – Diplomatic List (updated 13 October 2026, accessed 19 October 2026), Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Moldova – Visa regime for foreigners, Labour Code of the Republic of Moldova (Law No. 154/2003), Article 111, British Embassy Chișinău – public holidays 2026 (GOV.UK), Consulate General of Türkiye in Comrat – holidays 2026, GOV.UK foreign travel advice: Moldova (getting help), www.swedenabroad.se/en/embassies/moldova-chisinau.
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