Originally Posted by
Reason077
First attempt: Telenor store. Had nano-SIMs in stock, and could activate on a prepay plan. However, Telenor will not sell a SIM card without a Swedish personal number.
Very strange. I'm an American citizen. I whipped out my Visa card and had a Telenor SIM card within minutes.
(aside: Isn't Sweden's reliance on using personal numbers for all kinds of mundane things a bit discriminatory against other EU citizens travelling in Sweden? The EU should investigate this!)
You should see how frustrating it is when Swedish citizens born outside the country (like my kids) trying to get a samordningsnummer (a personal number for Swedish citizens born and living outside of Sweden, and for foreigners who need to do business or own property within Sweden) and trying to get a passport.
If the fifth digit of your girlfriend's personal number is off by 6, then that means she also has a samordningsnummer. Many non-government systems cannot handle that.