The Honorary Consulate of Sweden in Graz is run by honorary consul Gerald Babel Sutter and is a local point of contact for Swedish citizens and for business and cultural links in Styria. Passports and visas are handled by the Swedish Embassy in Vienna.
Contact Details
| Address | c/o UFGC GmbH, Urban Future - Grillparzerstraße 26, 8010 Graz, Austria |
| Telephone | +43 660 7548 270 |
| gerald@urban-future.org consulate@urban-future.org |
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| Consular powers | Hands out new passports and driving licences, accepts applications for certificates of no impediment to marriage and name registrations, issues life certificates and accepts death certificates; no authority to issue passports or visas. |
| Emergency number | +43 217 53 - 0 |
| Head of Mission | Gerald Babel Sutter, Honorary Consul |
| Consular district | Styria |
Opening Hours
| Day | Hours |
|---|---|
| Monday | Closed |
| Tuesday | 10:00 - 12:00 |
| Wednesday | Closed |
| Thursday | 10:00 - 12:00 |
| Friday | Closed |
| Saturday | Closed |
| Sunday | Closed |
Hours may vary on public holidays. Please confirm before you visit.
Location of the Consulate
Before your visit
- Emergencies: +43 217 53 - 0.
About the honorary consulate in Graz
Sweden is represented in Styria by honorary consul Gerald Babel Sutter, in office since 2024. Officially, its tasks include handing over newly issued passports and driving licences, receiving applications for marriage certificates and name registrations, issuing life certificates and accepting death certificates; it has no authority to issue passports or visas. Public hours: Tuesday and Thursday from 10:00 to 12:00. An emergency number is available: +43 217 53 - 0.
Which Swedish office issues passports and visas?
Travel tip: Austrian citizens need no visa for Sweden and can travel with a passport or an identity card. For passports, visas and civil status documents, Swedish citizens contact the consular section of the Swedish Embassy at Liechtensteinstraße 51, 1090 Vienna, open Monday to Thursday from 09:00 to 11:00.
Contact details of the Swedish Embassy in Vienna, as listed on its page in this directory:
- Address: Liechtensteinstraße 51, 1090 Vienna, Austria
- Telephone: +43 1 217 530
- Email: ambassaden.wien@gov.se
- Opening hours: Monday to Thursday 09:00–11:00
- Website: www.swedenabroad.se/vienna
What can an honorary consul do?
An honorary consul is not a career diplomat but a local resident – often a business person or lawyer – appointed by Sweden and approved by the host country. Depending on the powers granted, the honorary consul can help Swedish citizens in an emergency (lost passport, accident, arrest), pass on applications and documents to the embassy, and certify signatures or life certificates. Passports and visas are not issued by an honorary consulate; they remain the responsibility of the embassy or a career consulate.
Other consulates and embassies in Graz
35 other countries are represented in Graz, among them: Albania (honorary), Belgium (honorary), Bosnia and Herzegovina (honorary), Brazil (honorary), Colombia (honorary), Croatia (honorary), Czech Republic (honorary), Denmark (honorary), Estonia (honorary), Finland (honorary), France (honorary), Germany (honorary), Hungary (honorary), Indonesia (honorary), Italy (honorary), Kazakhstan (honorary), South Korea (honorary), Tunisia (honorary), Ukraine (honorary), Vietnam (honorary). The full list of all 36 missions is on the overview page for Austria.
Swedish missions in Austria
Measured in a straight line from Graz, the nearest other Swedish office is the Honorary Consulate in Klagenfurt (about 99 km). The nearest embassy or career consulate is the Embassy in Vienna (about 140 km). Distances in brackets are straight-line distances from Graz.
- Vienna (140 km) – Embassy of Sweden
- Graz – Honorary Consulate (Styria) (this page)
- Innsbruck (310 km) – Honorary Consulate (Tyrol and Vorarlberg)
- Klagenfurt (99 km) – Honorary Consulate (Carinthia)
- Linz (160 km) – Honorary Consulate (Upper Austria)
- Salzburg (200 km) – Honorary Consulate (Salzburg)
Frequently asked questions about the Honorary Consulate of Sweden in Graz
Can the Swedish honorary consulate in Graz issue passports or visas?
Not fully. It can hand over new passports and driving licences and accept some applications.
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Details checked on 8 October 2026. Sources: Austrian Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs (BMEIA) – directory of consular representations, BMEIA travel information. Rules and opening hours can change. Confirm with the consulate before your visit.
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