Spain Embassy Stockholm

Before your visit

You will find the embassy at Djurgårdsvägen 21, 115 21 Stockholm.

• Consular counter: Monday to Thursday 10:00–13:00, according to the embassy’s official website (checked October 2026).
• Preparation: check the required documents on the official website and bring originals with copies.

About the Spanish Embassy in Stockholm

The ambassador is Luis Manuel Cuesta Civis. Four honorary consulates – in Gothenburg, Helsingborg, Malmö and Umeå – support Spanish citizens outside the capital.

Consular services

The consular section typically handles:

• Spanish passports and emergency travel documents
• Registration of births, marriages and deaths
• Certification and legalisation of documents
• Certificates for pensions abroad
• Help for citizens in difficulty – illness, arrest or loss of documents

Documents checklist

What Spanish citizens usually need to bring for the most common requests, based on official Spanish government information:

Spanish passport (application abroad)

• Registration in the consular register (Registro de Matrícula Consular) of the consulate where you live
• Personal appearance with an appointment – applications cannot be made by post or through agencies
• Your previous passport, even if expired or damaged
• Your DNI, if you have one
• A recent passport photo
• A literal birth certificate (issued for the passport, less than 6 months old) if you have neither DNI nor passport or both expired more than 3 years ago

Sources: Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs – consular services: passports (exteriores.gob.es) (checked October 2026). Requirements and fees can change and individual posts may ask for more – confirm the current list with the embassy before your visit.

Do I need an appointment?

Ask in advance whether your service needs a booked slot.

Closing days

Expect the embassy to be closed on Swedish holidays such as the National Day (6 June), Midsummer Eve and Christmas Eve. The Spanish national day, 12 October, normally means a closure too. Many missions also close on their own national and religious holidays – call ahead.

Emergency assistance

Spanish nationals in urgent need of help can reach the embassy on +46 8 522 808 00. Consular staff can replace lost travel documents and inform family members; they do not provide legal representation or money. In Sweden, the emergency number is 112. Swedish citizens who need help in Spain can contact the Swedish Embassy in Madrid; the Swedish Foreign Ministry’s consular duty service is reachable around the clock on +46 8 405 50 05, and Sweden Abroad lists the local contacts.

Diplomatic missions of Spain in Sweden

Spain in Sweden

• Stockholm – Embassy of Spain (this page)
• Gothenburg – Honorary Consulate
• Helsingborg – Honorary Consulate
• Malmö – Honorary Consulate
• Umeå – Honorary Consulate