The Honorary Consulate of Sweden in Lugano is a volunteer-run office led by honorary consul Monica Elisabeth Viktoria Borella. It assists Swedish citizens in Ticino; passport and visa applications go to the Swedish Embassy in Bern.
Contact Details
| Address | Via Serafino Balestra 2, 6900 Lugano, Switzerland |
| Telephone | +41 22 322 16 92 |
| info@consolatodisvezia.ch | |
| Head of Mission | Monica Elisabeth Viktoria Borella, Honorary Consul |
| Consular district | Ticino |
Opening Hours
| Day | Hours |
|---|---|
| Monday | Closed |
| Tuesday | Closed |
| Wednesday | 10:00 - 12:30 |
| Thursday | Closed |
| Friday | 10:00 - 12:00 |
| Saturday | Closed |
| Sunday | Closed |
Hours may vary on public holidays. Please confirm before you visit.
Location of the Consulate
The Swedish honorary consul in Lugano
Honorary consul Monica Elisabeth Viktoria Borella (in office since 2016) represents Sweden in Ticino. Public hours: Wednesday from 10:00 to 12:30; Friday from 10:00 to 12:00.
Passports and visas: who is responsible?
For passports, visas and civil status documents, Swedish citizens contact the consular section of the Swedish Embassy in Bern.
Contact details of the Swedish Embassy in Bern, as listed on its page in this directory:
- Address: Bundesgasse 26, 3011 Bern, Switzerland
- Telephone: +41 31 328 70 00
- Email: ambassaden.bern@gov.se
- Website: www.swedenabroad.se/bern
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 Lugano
23 other countries are represented in Lugano, among them: Albania (honorary), Austria (honorary), Belgium (honorary), Bulgaria (honorary), Czech Republic (honorary), El Salvador (honorary), Finland (honorary), France (consular agency), Germany (honorary), Greece (honorary), Hungary (honorary), Italy (consulate general), Mauritius (honorary), Mexico (honorary), Monaco (honorary), Netherlands (honorary), Paraguay (honorary), Philippines (honorary), Poland (honorary), Portugal (consular agency). The full list of all 24 missions is on the overview page for Switzerland.
Swedish missions in Switzerland
Measured in a straight line from Lugano, the nearest other Swedish office is the Embassy in Bern (about 160 km). Distances in brackets are straight-line distances from Lugano.
- Bern (160 km) – Embassy of Sweden
- Geneva (220 km) – Honorary Consulate (Fribourg, Vaud, Valais, Neuchâtel and Geneva)
- Lugano – Honorary Consulate (Ticino) (this page)
- Zurich (170 km) – Honorary Consulate
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Details checked on 8 October 2026. Sources: Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) – list of the diplomatic and consular corps in Switzerland. Rules and opening hours can change. Confirm with the consulate before your visit.
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