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Buying foreign currencies

FOREX appears to be the best foreign exchange provider in Sweden. They do not charge any fees while SEB at Arlanda Airport Terminal 5, for example, slips 40kr into the total amount of money you pay. Therefore, even if their exchange rate is not as good as the one offered by other providers, FOREX gives you the best deal.

From my experiences, paying abroad by Handelsbanken's allkort (so probably other credit cards issued by Swedish banks, too) gives you the best exchange rate, followed by cash obtained at FOREX. Withdrawing cash by credit card costs 35kr per transaction. Paying or withdrawing cash by your debit card (bankkort) costs you even more.

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