Country Code: +46
International Call Prefix: 00
Trunk Prefix: 0
In Sweden, the area codes are, including the leading 0, two, three or four digits long, with larger towns and cities having shorter area codes permitting a larger number of telephone numbers in the eight to ten digits used (including the leading '0'). Before the 1990s, ten-digit numbers were very rare, but they have become increasingly common because of the deregulation of telecommunications, the new 112 emergency number (which required change of all numbers starting with 11), and the creation of a single area code for the Greater Stockholm area. No subscriber number is shorter than five digits. The longest subscriber numbers have eight digits (mostly in the Stockholm area).
| 112 | Emergency services number |
| 11414 | Police, not emergency |
| 116xxx | Psychological help services |
| 1177 | Health care advice |
| 118xxx | Number enquiries |
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Sweden adopted 00 as its international access code in 1999, replacing 009 and 007.
According to the postal and telecommunication services supervising authority Post- och Telestyrelsen, it seems possible that Sweden will adopt a closed numbering plan in the future.[citation needed]
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