Is Sweden safe for solo female travelers?
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How safe is Sweden for female travelers?
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based on 75 experiences from female travelers
Linda
Sweden
Borlange, Solo travel
Stayed in Borlänge during summer and went to a small outdoor restaurant close to the station. Alot of live music during the weeks (tickets needed) but such a great experience and atmosphere. Would love to go back!
Posted: October 6, 2025Stockholm, Solo travel
I really enjoyed my time in Stockholm at the end of August! ✨ The city is super clean, well connected by public transport ( the metro stations are full of art🤩) and very safe overall (just be cautious around slussen at night). It was my third time in the city and went to Abba museum (very worth it), ice bar, Drottningholm palace, Gamla Stan, Stadhuset and I can recommend everything! Loved Swedish meatballs, cinnamon buns and having fika! If you get a chance to go to Stockholm, you'll not regret it 💌
Posted: September 30, 2025Experienced: July, 2025
Mileena
United States
Sweden, Family travel
Sweden is a beautiful country. Everyone there was so kind and welcoming. I enjoyed having fika with my family and new friends. The sweets were so good! I was surprised while I was there the sun never faded at night. Felt like a dream. 💕
Posted: September 9, 2025Sweden, Solo travel
I stayed with a now EX friend.. yeah don't do that... She ended up being so insecure and disgustingly rude to me. (But it's only because she has a "mental illness", so do I but I'm not rude to others because of it). It was safer staying with a random girl I met at a concert. Apart from that, it was great! Stockholm is fun, the days I spent there I had a blast.. however with the friend I stayed in the middle of nowhere with NOTHING to do- stay in a city where public transport is easily accessible
Posted: September 5, 2025Experienced: July, 2025Stockholm, Solo travel
I stayed in Östermalm and there are lots of bars and restaurants in this area as it's very central, so I would recommend staying here. It was nice to see Gamla Stan/the old town and also Skansen and the Tivoli. I felt the nightlife was a little tame but it might be because the weather was terrible on the nights I went out (heavy rain)!
Posted: August 27, 2025Experienced: June, 2025How safe is Sweden for women?
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Stella
Stockholm
Stockholm isn’t the safest city in Europe, but definitely not the worst one. While most central areas feel okay during the day there are sometimes gangrelated criminality and creepy men that affect the general sense of safety. That being said, I think the public transport here is very safe. I actually encounter more sketchy people on trains and buses at night in France, Germany or Italy than I ever do in Stockholm. Overall the city center is often fine, white the suburbs have had higher levels of shootings, drug activity and violent incidents. There is also a lot of police presence and many security guards in the central parts of the city, which makes those areas feel more controlled and monitored. And the public transport system even has a dedicated “Safety Number” you can call if you ever feel uncomfortable while travelling.
Posted: November 18, 2025
Maja
Lund
It’s a small city but with a lot of students, which means it is buzzing with people during most hours! A lot of bike theft but that’s about what I’ve heard ever. I can mainly speak for the city center though.
Posted: November 14, 2025
Anna
Trollhattan
I never felt any danger here. I have been living for 3 months now as an erasmus and Im near the muslim centre but there was not a single moment I felt endangered. There is a lot of nature and not many people.
Posted: November 12, 2025Uppsala
uppsala is overall very safe for women! walking alone as a young girl at night is not very pleasent anywhere, but nothing has ever happend to me and i have lived here for my entire life. the streets are very lit and theres usually reliable people around.
Posted: October 23, 2025
Julia
Almhult
Älmhult is a very safe small town. The people are very friendly and nice. A lot of families and seniors from different countries. Loads of open streets and stores. Basically no crimes. Well lit up in most places.
Posted: October 22, 2025Safety in Sweden
