Suicide Hotlines and Crisis Lines in Sweden

Helplines, crisis lines, and suicide hotlines let you reach out whenever you need, and give you a chance to say things you may not be ready to say face to face.

Most of the Swedish lines below are free and answered anonymously by trained volunteers or counsellors. What you say is kept private in almost all cases. If the person answering believes a life is in immediate danger, they may arrange urgent help.

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CRISIS LINES, SUICIDE HOTLINES, AND HELPLINES IN SWEDEN

Each number below was checked in August 2026 at the operating organisation's own page, or at 1177, Sweden's national healthcare guide.

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112 (emergency), 1177, 114 14 and 113 13

Självmordslinjen (Mind) 90101

Hjälplinjen 90390

BRIS 116 111 (under 18)

Jourhavande medmänniska

Jourhavande präst (Church of Sweden)

Kvinnofridslinjen 116 016

SOS-linjen (Kyrkans SOS)

Other national support lines

While you are waiting to be answered

If you are worried about someone else

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112, and the other numbers people confuse with it

112 is Sweden's emergency number. Call it when there is danger to life, and say what has happened. SOS Alarm will send an ambulance, the police, or the fire service. It is free, it answers day and night, and you can reach it from a mobile phone in Sweden even without a SIM card.

Tel: 112 (112 is also the emergency number across the EU, so dial it locally wherever you are)

1177 is healthcare advice, not an emergency line. A nurse answers, gives advice, and directs you to the right care. 1177's own page states: "Ring telefonnummer 1177 för sjukvårdsrådgivning dygnet runt" (call 1177 for healthcare advice around the clock). What happens next varies by region, because care is organised regionally in Sweden. If you have serious suicidal thoughts or a plan, 1177 directs you to a psychiatric emergency clinic or to 112.

Tel: 1177

114 14 is the police for matters that are not urgent. 113 13 is the national information number for major accidents and crises.

Tel: 114 14 · 113 13

Självmordslinjen (Mind)

Självmordslinjen is Sweden's suicide prevention line, run by the non-profit Mind. It is for anyone who no longer wants to live, and for anyone close to someone in that position. Trained volunteers answer, by phone and by chat, around the clock every day. Calls are anonymous and free of charge. Mind states that neither your phone number nor your IP address is visible to the volunteer.

Tel: 90101 (dialled within Sweden)

Chat: mind.se, around the clock

Hjälplinjen

Hjälplinjen offers psychological support to adults over 18 who are struggling mentally, whether or not the situation is an emergency. It is open around the clock, every day. You stay anonymous and the service is free. It runs with support from Folkhälsomyndigheten, the Public Health Agency of Sweden.

Tel: 90390 or 0202-90390 (dialled within Sweden)

BRIS (for anyone under 18)

BRIS is the children's rights organisation in Sweden. Anyone under 18 can call, send an SMS, or chat with a counsellor. Their page states that they are open every day, including at night, and that it costs nothing. You do not have to be in crisis to make contact.

Tel and SMS: 116 111

Jourhavande medmänniska

Jourhavande medmänniska is a volunteer line for the hours when almost nothing else is open. Someone answers every night between 21:00 and 06:00. The chat is open 21:00 to midnight on Saturdays, Sundays, Mondays and Tuesdays. They say plainly that what you share stays with them.

Tel: 08-702 16 80 (from abroad +46 8 702 16 80). This is an ordinary Stockholm number, and the organisation does not publish a call cost.

Jourhavande präst (Church of Sweden)

The Church of Sweden keeps a priest on call through the night for anyone who needs another person to talk to, whatever you believe or do not believe. You reach them by calling 112 between 21:00 and 06:00 and asking to be connected to a jourhavande präst. There is also a chat every evening from 20:00 to 24:00, and a digital letter you can send at any time, answered within 24 hours.

Tel: 112, between 21:00 and 06:00, ask for a jourhavande präst

Kvinnofridslinjen

Kvinnofridslinjen is the national line for women subjected to threats, violence, or sexual assault, and for people close to them. It answers around the clock and is free to contact. It is run by Nationellt centrum för kvinnofrid at Uppsala University and Akademiska sjukhuset, on assignment from the government. The chat opens Mondays 15:00 to 21:00, Tuesdays 08:00 to 13:00, Thursdays 15:00 to 21:00, Fridays 09:00 to 16:00, and Sundays 11:00 to 17:00. You cannot reach them by SMS.

Tel: 116 016, or the older number 020-50 50 50

SOS-linjen (Kyrkans SOS)

Kyrkans SOS runs a support line for anyone who needs to talk, alongside chat and a letter service. The phone is open 13:00 to 21:00 on weekdays and 16:00 to 21:00 at weekends.

Tel: 0771-800 650

Other national support lines

Sweden has support lines for specific situations, including Äldrelinjen (Mind) on 020-22 22 33 for people aged 65 and over, Stödlinjen för män on 020-80 80 80, and Stödlinjen för transpersoner on 020-55 00 00, as well as lines for alcohol, drugs, and gambling.

Opening hours for these lines change, so check the maintained national directory at 1177.se/stodlinjer before you call.

While you are waiting to be answered

Lines are sometimes busy. Being asked to hold when you have finally made the call is hard, and it does not mean nobody is coming.

If you can, stay with another person, or ask someone to sit with you. Tell them plainly that you are not safe on your own right now. Put anything you could use to harm yourself out of reach, or ask the person with you to hold it.

If waiting is not possible, call 112 or go to a psychiatric emergency clinic. You do not need to have made an attempt to be entitled to help.

If you are worried about someone else

Ask directly. Asking someone whether they are thinking about suicide does not put the idea in their head, and it often comes as a relief to be asked.

Listen without arguing them out of it, and stay with them while you make a call together. Självmordslinjen on 90101 also takes calls from people worried about someone else, so you can ring it yourself for guidance.

If you believe the danger is immediate, call 112. If the person is already in treatment, their clinic or psychiatric emergency service is the faster route.

Supporting someone through this is heavy, and it lasts. Talking to your own GP, or finding a therapist or counsellor, is a reasonable thing to do for yourself.

Click here to see an extensive list of suicide hotlines, crisis lines and helplines from around the world.

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