Paying for healthcare? You can get a frikort once eligible fees reach SEK 1,450
Once eligible outpatient fees reach the high-cost ceiling during a rolling 12-month period, you receive a frikort for the rest of that period. A region may set a lower ceiling.
In Sweden, the 2026 national ceiling for outpatient high-cost protection is SEK 1,450.
Once eligible outpatient fees reach the high-cost ceiling during a rolling 12-month period, you receive a frikort for the rest of that period. A region may set a lower ceiling.
What matters
- The 2026 national maximum ceiling is SEK 1,450.
- The period is rolling 12 months, not a calendar year.
- Stockholm uses electronic frikort.
- Vaccinations, certificates, missed appointments and some other fees may be excluded.
What to do
- Check your registered eligible fees.
- Confirm which charges count toward the ceiling.
- When you reach the threshold, verify that frikort is active.
Important limitation
Not every healthcare-related fee counts toward the high-cost protection.
Official source
Information checked: 13 October 2026.