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Where these codes and rates come from
The three letters in EUR, USD or JPY are not an abbreviation someone invented for a website: they are ISO 4217, a standard in which the first two letters are the country's own code and the third is usually the initial of the currency. The figures on this page come from the European Central Bank, which publishes one set of reference rates each working day, around 16:00 Central European time, agreed between the central banks of the Eurosystem. They are a daily snapshot meant for statistics and accounting, not a live trading feed — which is exactly why they are the same number for everyone, rather than whatever one bank happened to quote at one moment.
Where you meet an exchange rate
You meet an exchange rate four or five times a year without thinking about it: booking a trip, paying an invoice issued abroad, buying from a foreign shop, reading a salary offer in another currency, or checking what a card charge really cost. In all of these the reference rate is the honest middle, and the price you actually pay sits a little to one side of it. Knowing the middle is what lets you see how wide that margin is.
Questions people ask
Is this the rate my bank will give me?
No, and no page can promise one. This is the European Central Bank's reference rate: the midpoint published once a day for statistics. A bank, a card scheme or an exchange office adds its own margin on top — usually between half a percent and three percent, sometimes more at an airport counter. Use this figure to judge the offer you are given, not to predict it.
How often does the figure change, and what happens at weekends?
The European Central Bank publishes once each working day, in the afternoon, Central European time. There is no publication on Saturdays, Sundays or TARGET holidays, so on those days the page shows the last working day's rate and says which day it belongs to. The chart alongside is one year of the same daily series.
Is the answer exact?
Where both units are defined in terms of one another by whole numbers, yes — the page says so above the figure, and the only rounding is in how many digits are shown. Where the ratio has no finite decimal, the page shows twelve significant digits and says the relation is approximate rather than pretending otherwise.
Does anything I type leave my device?
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Two bonfire nights for one summer: Midsummer in Sweden, St Ivan's Eve in Hungary and what the Swedish holiday costs a visitor from Budapest
On the night of 23 June, in Hungarian villages, young people light bonfires and jump over the flames in the old custom of Szent Iván-éj, St Ivan's Eve, a pagan midsummer festival that the church adopted as the feast of Saint John the Baptist. A thousand and more kilometres to the north-west, the Swedes celebrate their own midsummer on the Friday between 19 and 25 June, and few holidays are more cherished in Sweden. Cities empty, families go to the countryside, a tall pole decorated with leaves and flowers is raised on a meadow, and everyone dances around it singing about little frogs, wearing flower crowns, eating pickled herring, new potatoes, strawberries and a little schnapps. For a Hungarian who has grown up with bonfires and wreaths, a Swedish Midsummer is a surprise and a delight. It is also expensive, and planning begins with the exchange rate: how many Swedish kronor does a forint buy? This page answers it. Use it to Convert HUF to SEK with the daily reference rates published by the European Central Bank, in which the forint and the krona are quoted against the euro; the page combines them into a forint-krona figure and prints its date under the result. The amount you type never leaves your browser.
Using the converter
The sum and the date
Before you reserve a cottage, Convert HUF to SEK for the whole budget and keep the figure beside your booking.
Using the tool is straightforward. Put a sum in forints into the box and the page returns the same sum in Swedish kronor, with öre after the decimal point, and tells you the day whose fixing it used. Because a krona is worth several tens of forints, the figure that comes back is much smaller than the one you put in. Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays carry no fixing, so the page falls back on the previous working day and flags it. Round sums and a graph of the past month are placed under the box. Going the other way, the tool is Convert SEK to HUF.
The yardstick, not the price
What the page shows is the midpoint of the market on a working day, before any bank has cut its share. A counter or an app will offer slightly less, and that gap expressed as a percentage is what the service costs: below one per cent is very good, around two or three is what banks charge, above four deserves another quote. Let every Convert HUF to SEK act as the yardstick. For the sums further down, I use an invented, tidy rate of thirty forints to the krona; it forecasts nothing and is not today's price, so put in the real figure.
What happens at a Swedish Midsummer
The pole and the dance
On the morning of Midsummer Eve, families gather greenery and wild flowers, bind them around a tall pole in the shape of a cross with two rings, and raise it on a village green. Then comes the dance: everyone, young and old, joins hands in a ring around the pole and hops like frogs to a nursery song, with a fiddle or an accordion. The ritual is repeated from Dalarna to Skåne. Entry to the organised celebrations in open-air museums such as Skansen in Stockholm costs about 200 to 250 kronor, and guests are welcome to join the dancing.
The table
A Midsummer buffet and a home picnic differ in price, so Convert HUF to SEK for each and choose.
A Midsummer table holds several kinds of pickled herring, with mustard, onion or dill; boiled new potatoes with sour cream and chives; smoked salmon; and a cold dish of cured meats. Strawberries with cream finish the meal. A shot of schnapps accompanies a drinking song, and a round of songs follows. In a restaurant, a Midsummer buffet costs 300 to 600 kronor per person, a bit more in the evening. Convert HUF to SEK for the buffet and for a dinner for two, and you will see why many Swedes cook at home.
Flower crowns and fortune
Small purchases like crowns, candles and sweets add up, so Convert HUF to SEK at the start of the trip and track the daily total.
Girls pick seven different flowers and place them under their pillows, so the custom says, to dream of their future husbands. Wreaths of birch, cornflower, buttercup and clover are worn at the dance. Flower stalls in Stockholm sell crowns for 100 to 250 kronor, and a handmade wreath from a farm stand costs less.
What is closed
Midsummer Eve is a public holiday in practice, and nearly everything shuts: shops, banks, public offices, many restaurants and the state-owned alcohol shops. Public transport runs on reduced timetables, and many routes stop in the afternoon. Plan food and drink the day before, and book accommodation early. This is the most important rule for a traveller.
St Ivan's Eve at home
Fire, flowers and herbs
In Hungary the midsummer custom is known as Szent Iván-éj, with bonfires lit on hilltops and in village squares on the night of 23 June. Young people jump over the flames, and couples hold hands while leaping, to symbolise good fortune. Herbs picked on this night, among them St John's wort, are said to have special power. Wreaths of flowers, thrown into rivers by girls, carry wishes for love. In many places, music and dancing continue until dawn.
Echoes elsewhere
Similar celebrations at the summer solstice exist across Europe: Latvians celebrate Jāņi, Poles Noc Kupały, Estonians Jaanipäev, Finns Juhannus, and Spaniards the bonfire night of San Juan. A Hungarian in Sweden will feel at home with the flowers and fire. The difference is in the scale of tradition: Midsummer is one of the biggest family holidays in Sweden, while St Ivan's Eve is mostly a local custom.
The nights that never end
In northern Sweden, near the Arctic Circle, the sun does not set at Midsummer. In Stockholm, darkness lasts only a few hours and the sky stays pale blue. In Hungary, nights are shorter than in winter but still dark. Visitors from Budapest are struck by the endless light and should bring an eye mask for sleep.
Getting to Sweden and moving around
Flights and trains
Direct flights link Budapest with Stockholm in about two and a half hours, with fares from 50 to 150 euros each way depending on the season. Midsummer fares are higher. A train from Arlanda airport to Stockholm central takes 20 minutes. Poland, Hungary and Sweden share Central European Time, so there is no jet lag. If you plan to continue to Eastern Europe, Convert CET to EET shows the one-hour gap with Eastern European Time.
Staying in the countryside
Cottages are priced by the week, so Convert HUF to SEK for the weekly rate and divide by the number of guests.
For a real Midsummer, rent a cottage in Dalarna, near Lake Siljan, where the celebrations are the most traditional. A cottage for four costs 6,000 to 12,000 kronor a week in high season, and a bed in a hostel 300 to 600 per night. Rent a car for 600 to 1,000 kronor a day. Fuel is sold by the litre, and Convert L to gal relates litres to gallons. Distances are in kilometres, and Convert km to mi gives miles.
Mosquitoes, weather and clothes
June temperatures in Sweden range from 12 to 22 degrees Celsius, and Convert °C to °F gives Fahrenheit. Bring a jacket, a rain layer and insect repellent. Mosquitoes can be intense near lakes in the evening.
After Midsummer: crayfish, islands and a medieval town on the Baltic
The crayfish party
A crayfish dinner is a treat, so Convert HUF to SEK for the plate and for the drinks separately before you order.
In August the Swedes celebrate another beloved summer ritual, the crayfish party, kräftskiva. Families and friends sit at long tables on a veranda or in a garden, wearing paper hats and bibs, and eat freshwater crayfish boiled in dill, accompanied by bread, strong cheese, beer and schnapps, and songs with funny verses. Paper lanterns hang overhead, and the sun sets late. A restaurant dinner of crayfish costs 350 to 600 kronor per person, and a bag of frozen crayfish in a supermarket 150 to 300 kronor, depending on origin. The custom started in the nineteenth century when crayfish were a delicacy. Convert HUF to SEK for the crayfish dinner and for a Hungarian fish soup, halászlé, and note how both are communal dishes with plenty of bread.
The Stockholm archipelago
Boat tickets are priced per leg, so Convert HUF to SEK for a return trip and for a day pass and choose the cheaper.
East of the capital, around thirty thousand islands, islets and skerries dot the Baltic Sea, reached by steamboats and ferries from the city centre. Day trips to islands such as Vaxholm, Grinda and Sandhamn cost 100 to 300 kronor for the boat. Many islands have a bakery, a small restaurant, a beach and walking paths. You can swim from rocks, picnic under pines and watch the sailboats. Cottages and hostels on the islands cost 800 to 2,000 kronor a night in summer. The archipelago is best in late June and July, when the days are long and the water is warm, around 18 to 20 degrees.
The right to roam
Sweden's public access rule, allemansrätten, lets you walk, camp for a night, swim and pick berries and mushrooms on most land, as long as you do not disturb people or damage nature. Fires are restricted in dry weather. The rule applies to Hungarians as well as Swedes, and it makes a Swedish holiday cheaper if you are happy with a tent.
Visby on the island of Gotland
Ferry tickets for a car and four passengers add up, so Convert HUF to SEK for the total and compare with a flight.
Ninety kilometres from the mainland, the island of Gotland is Sweden's largest island, with limestone cliffs, sheep, sandy beaches and fields of wild flowers. Its capital, Visby, enclosed by a medieval wall with 27 towers, is a UNESCO World Heritage site, and in the second week of August it hosts Medieval Week, when thousands of visitors wear costumes and stages, markets and tournaments fill the streets. A ferry from Nynäshamn or Oskarshamn takes three to three and a half hours, with a passenger ticket from 300 to 800 kronor and a car from 600 more, depending on the date. Accommodation during Medieval Week must be reserved months ahead. In the days after, prices fall.
Swedish summer manners and rules
Quiet and queues
Swedes keep to themselves in public places and speak at a low volume. On trains and buses, they sit alone if possible, and a seat beside a stranger is a last resort. Queue calmly, take a number at counters and avoid cutting in. At a party, a guest may be asked to take off shoes, and bringing a small gift is appreciated. The rules of politeness are simple: be punctual, be respectful and do not make a fuss.
Alcohol and the monopoly
Beer above 3.5 per cent, wine and spirits are sold only in state-owned shops called Systembolaget, which have short hours and close early on Saturdays and all day on Sundays and holidays. Prices are high because of the tax. Restaurants and bars serve alcohol to guests over 18. Drinking in public is restricted in many places, and visible drunkenness is frowned upon. The drink-driving limit is very low, 0.02 per cent, so avoid driving after any alcohol.
Tipping and prices
Service is included, so tipping is not required, though rounding up or leaving up to ten per cent for exceptional service is welcome. Prices include value-added tax, which is 25 per cent for most goods and lower for food in shops. For a quick estimate of the cost of a trip in forints, Convert HUF to SEK once and keep the factor in your head.
A week in Sweden for two, three ways
Careful
A tent or a hostel bed, groceries from supermarkets, a rail pass or hitchhiking-free local buses, and free nature can bring a week to 6,000 to 9,000 kronor for two, excluding the flight. At the invented rate, that is 180,000 to 270,000 forints. Cook breakfast and dinner, and buy lunch from the daily menu. Pack a thermos, a small stove if you camp, and rain gear; swimming spots, forest paths and village festivals cost nothing, and the long evenings leave time for all of them without hurry or extra spending.
Comfortable
A rented cottage or a three-star hotel, a car, restaurant dinners and a few paid attractions bring the total to 15,000 to 25,000 kronor. Reserve early for the weeks around Midsummer and in July. Fuel and tolls on the Öresund Bridge add to the bill if you cross from Denmark.
Generous
Hotels in Stockholm, a boat to Gotland, tasting menus and private tours push the budget beyond 40,000 kronor. At this level, a margin of two per cent on the exchange is a considerable sum, so compare offers with the reference figure.
Money in Sweden
A nearly cashless country
Sweden accepts cards and mobile payments almost everywhere, from museums to public toilets, and cash is rare. A Hungarian visitor with a Visa or Mastercard will have few problems. Keep a few hundred kronor for emergencies. Decline the offer to be charged in forints, because the rate offered is worse than your bank's.
What a day costs
Restaurants are the largest daily cost; Convert HUF to SEK for the lunch menu and the dinner menu and decide which meal to eat out.
A coffee is 35 to 50 kronor, a lunch of the day 110 to 150, a dinner 250 to 450, a beer 70 to 100. A day pass for public transport in Stockholm costs about 150. At the invented rate of thirty forints per krona, a lunch of 130 kronor is 3,900 forints. Compare with Budapest and you will find Sweden about double.
Other forint conversions
If your trip continues
Travellers who go on to Poland by ferry can use Convert HUF to PLN, those heading to Britain Convert HUF to GBP, and those visiting Switzerland Convert HUF to CHF. The euro page is Convert HUF to EUR.
A habit worth keeping
Write down the rate and date of each exchange, and compare them later with the statement. It takes seconds.
Mistakes to avoid
Arriving at Midsummer without groceries
Shops close for the holiday. Stock up on the day before.
Booking late
Cottages and flights fill up months ahead. Reserve in winter.
Using an old rate
A rate from last month can be wrong by several per cent. The date shown beside the result protects you each time you Convert HUF to SEK.
In short
The only thing fetched from the network is the table of daily rates, while your amount stays in the browser and no account is needed. From the bonfire in a Hungarian village to the maypole in Dalarna, the routine is the same: Convert HUF to SEK, read the date and compare every offer with the number on this page.