If you become ill

www.1177.se is a website containing information about rules and rights, information about many illnesses and symptoms, and what you can do yourself to help you feel better. Information is available in several languages.

You can call 1177 and speak to a nurse. The nurse speaks Swedish and English. You can also get advice on what you can do yourself and on where you can go for help. The 1177 telephone line is open 24 hours a day.

You log into ‘1177 direkt’ using your BankID or other E-identification applications and answer questions about your symptoms. Your symptoms will be assessed and you will then be able to chat with or have a video consultation with a healthcare professional. If necessary, a physical appointment will be booked for you at the medical centre. The service is in Swedish.

When you are ill or have a problem and need to seek medical care, you will almost always go to a healthcare centre.
Healthcare centres are open during daytime hours on weekdays.
Call the healthcare centre to book an appointment.

When the healthcare centre is closed but you are too ill to wait until they reopen, you can go to the urgent care centre.

Urgent care Centre, Växjö

Opening hours: Monday–Friday 5 pm–9 pm, Saturday & Sunday 8 am–9 pm. Ring to book an appointment: 0470‑58 78 00

Address: Södra Järnvägsgatan 22, Växjö.

Urgent care Centre, Ljungby

Opening hours: Saturday & Sunday 12 noon–5 pm. Ring to book an appointment: 0470‑58 78 00

Address: Sländan Medical Centre’s premises at Kungshögsgatan 25 in Ljungby.

The emergency department looks after emergency patients. You can go to an emergency department for medical care if you suffer a serious accident or sudden, severe illness. The emergency department is located in a hospital and is always open, 24 hours a day. There is also an emergency eepartment for mental health conditions.

Emergency department Växjö, address: Södra Esplanaden 2 A, Växjö

Emergency department Ljungby, address: Kyrkogatan 2, Ljungby

Psychiatric emergency department – Call to book an appointment: 0470‑58 61 00, address JF Liedholms väg 7, Växjö

The Children’s emergency clinic is open 24 hours a day and accepts seriously ill children, the small babies, and chronically ill children with acute problems. Call to book an appointment and for directions: 0470‑58 83 00.

Call telephone number 112 in an emergency. An ambulance will come if needed and take you to the Emergency Department.