Convert PLN to SEK Polish zloty ↔ Swedish krona Free Online Secure
Type an amount in Polish zloty and read it in Swedish krona at once. The page uses the European Central Bank's reference rate, and tells you which day that rate is from.
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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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Overnight across the Baltic: the Świnoujście–Ystad ferry and a Polish week in Sweden, priced in kronor
Every evening, a big white ferry leaves the port of Świnoujście, on the Polish coast near the German border, and glides out into the Baltic Sea. By the next morning it is docking in Ystad, a small, tidy port town in the south of Sweden, where the first cars already roll down the ramp towards Malmö, Lund and the long road to Stockholm. Other ferries run from Gdynia to Karlskrona and from Gdańsk to Nynäshamn, and together these lines carry hundreds of thousands of passengers a year: Polish families going on holiday, lorry drivers, students, workers and, in the opposite direction, Swedes who come to Poland to fill their tanks and boots with goods that cost much less than at home. For the Polish traveller, the crossing is also a crossing between two currencies: the zloty at the departure, the Swedish krona at the arrival. This page helps with the arithmetic. Use it to Convert PLN to SEK with the daily reference rates published by the European Central Bank, which quotes both currencies against the euro; the page combines them into a zloty-krona figure and prints its date under the result. The amount you type never leaves your browser.
Using the converter
Zloty in, kronor out
Before you buy the ferry ticket, Convert PLN to SEK for the whole trip and keep the figure beside the booking confirmation.
Type an amount in zloty and read the equivalent in Swedish kronor. The two currencies are fairly close in value, so the result is a number of the same order as the one you entered, and small differences hide in the decimals. The date of the rate appears under the result; at weekends and on public holidays the page falls back to the last working day and says so. A table of round amounts and a thirty-day line complete the page. For the opposite direction, from kronor into zloty, open Convert SEK to PLN.
The yardstick for every offer
The published rate is a mid-market figure fixed once on each working day, without any bank margin. A card, a ferry shop or an exchange counter will give you slightly less, and the shortfall is their charge. Treat every attempt to Convert PLN to SEK as a yardstick for the offers you meet: under one per cent is excellent, two to three per cent is normal at banks, and over four per cent is a reason to look elsewhere. In the examples below, purely for arithmetic, an invented round rate of two and a half kronor to the zloty is used. It is not a forecast and not today's price; replace it with the real number from the calculator.
Choosing the crossing
Three routes
Fares appear in euros, zloty and kronor, so Convert PLN to SEK to put the Swedish figures on the same footing as the Polish ones.
The shortest sea crossing from southern Poland is Świnoujście to Ystad, about seven hours by day or overnight, with cabins and restaurants on board. Gdynia to Karlskrona takes around ten to eleven hours and suits travellers from the north and east of Poland, and Gdańsk to Nynäshamn, south of Stockholm, takes about eighteen hours with a night on board. A car and a driver on the Świnoujście route cost from about 80 to 150 euros each way, depending on the season and the cabin, while a foot passenger pays less. Prices are quoted in euros or zloty on the Polish side and sometimes in kronor on the Swedish side, so Convert PLN to SEK and compare totals.
On board
Prices in the ship's shop are set in euros or kronor, so Convert PLN to SEK for the coffee and the breakfast before you decide to eat on board.
A ferry has a duty-free shop, buffet and à la carte restaurants, a playroom and a cinema or live music on some sailings. A breakfast buffet costs about 90 to 150 kronor, a dinner 150 to 280, and a coffee 30 to 45. Cabin rates depend on class and number of berths. If you only need a nap, an armchair costs little, and in summer the sunset over the water is part of the show. Bring a jacket, because the deck is windy even in July.
Seasickness and sleep
The Baltic is a shallow sea, and storms can make for a rough crossing. If you are prone to sickness, book a cabin amidships and on a low deck, avoid heavy meals before departure and take a remedy approved by your doctor. A calm night usually brings a good sleep, and the engines hum like a lullaby.
Documents and rules
Poland and Sweden are both in the Schengen area, so there are no passport checks at the port, but you should carry your identity card or passport, since random checks can occur. Children need their own documents. Pets travel with a passport and vaccination records. Rules on carrying goods are set by the European Union: alcohol and tobacco may be moved for personal use within generous but not unlimited guidelines, and Sweden has strict rules about retail alcohol, which is sold by a state monopoly.
First days in southern Sweden
Ystad and Skåne
Ystad is a half-timbered town whose streets feature in the Wallander detective novels of Henning Mankell, and fans can follow trails and visit the film studio. A walking tour is cheap, and an ice cream on the harbour costs 35 to 50 kronor. The region, Skåne, has rolling fields, castles and sandy beaches. The coastal road along the south offers fishing villages, lighthouses and dunes, and in summer there are open-air festivals. Roads are well signposted in kilometres, and Convert km to mi translates them for drivers from countries that use miles.
Malmö and Lund
A day in a student city is cheap if you eat the daily lunch, and a short Convert PLN to SEK at the beginning will tell you how cheap.
An hour from Ystad, Malmö is a multicultural port city linked to Copenhagen by the Öresund Bridge. Its sights include the Turning Torso skyscraper, a medieval castle, parks and a lively food scene. Lund, nearby, has a Romanesque cathedral and one of the oldest universities in the Nordic countries, founded in 1666. A day pass for local transport costs about 100 to 130 kronor. A lunch of the day in a student restaurant is 100 to 130. Convert PLN to SEK for these amounts and you will see that Swedish prices, while higher than Polish, are not extreme.
The Kingdom of Glass and the road north
Travelling north-east, the province of Småland is known for forests, lakes and the Glass Kingdom, where factories produce crystal, and visitors can watch glassblowers at work. Many Swedish glassworks sell seconds at reduced prices. Farther on, Kalmar has a castle and an island link to Öland, and Stockholm lies five to six hours away by car. A fuel stop on the road costs about the same as in Poland, though a little higher, and fuel is sold by the litre. Convert L to gal relates litres to gallons for readers who compare with American prices.
Money and manners in Sweden
The cashless country
Sweden uses cash less than almost any other country. Many shops, cafés, museums and even public toilets accept only cards or mobile payments, and some bank branches do not handle cash at all. A Polish visitor with a card from Visa or Mastercard has few problems, though a reserve of a few hundred kronor for emergencies is wise. Choose kronor, not zloty, if the terminal asks, as the rate on offer is worse than your bank's.
Prices in daily life
Dinner in a Swedish restaurant is the big item, so Convert PLN to SEK for it and decide whether lunch can be the main meal.
A coffee costs 35 to 50 kronor, a lunch of the day 110 to 150, a dinner in a mid-range restaurant 250 to 450 and a beer 70 to 100. Groceries cost more than in Poland, and alcohol is much more expensive, since it is sold in state shops with limited hours and heavily taxed. To save, buy lunch rather than dinner, because daily menus in Sweden are good value, with salad, bread and coffee included.
Manners
Swedes queue calmly, speak quietly and respect personal space. Take your shoes off when you enter a private home. Punctuality is important, and arriving late to a dinner is considered rude. "Fika", the coffee and cake break, is an institution, and an invitation to one is an honour. Tipping is not required, as service is included, but rounding up is welcome.
The ferry in the other direction: what Swedes buy in Poland
The Polish weekend
On Friday evenings the same ferries that carry Poles to Sweden bring Swedes to Świnoujście, Gdynia and Gdańsk. They come for a weekend at a seaside spa, a dentist's appointment, a meal in a restaurant and a shopping trip. A three-course dinner with wine costs a Swede less than half of what it would at home, a night in a four-star spa hotel with a pool and breakfast about 400 to 700 zloty, and a massage 100 to 200. Hotels on the coast advertise in Swedish, and some staff speak the language. When the Swedish customer thinks in kronor, they Convert SEK to PLN, and the Polish traveller who visits Sweden does the reverse with the calculator on this page.
Alcohol, tobacco and groceries
A shopping trip across the sea saves money only if you Convert PLN to SEK and compare the totals including the ferry fare.
The best-known reason for the trip is the price of alcohol, which in Sweden is sold through a state monopoly and heavily taxed. A bottle of vodka that costs 25 zloty in a Polish supermarket costs several times as much at home. EU rules allow travellers to carry larger quantities for personal use than in earlier decades, within indicative limits, but the goods must not be resold. Groceries are also cheaper in Poland, especially meat, bread, dairy and vegetables. Whatever the haul, Convert PLN to SEK, or the reverse, to see how big the savings are.
The dentist across the water
Dental treatment is a major draw, as in other border regions. A Polish clinic may charge 30 to 50 per cent of Swedish prices for a crown, an implant or a check-up, and many practices employ Swedish-speaking staff. As always, the price is not the only factor: ask about materials, guarantees and follow-up care before you commit.
The Polish who stay
For wages, rent and savings in two currencies, a monthly Convert PLN to SEK on pay day gives you a record of the average rate.
Poland is also a source of workers for Sweden, and the Polish community there numbers in the tens of thousands. Many work in construction, cleaning, transport, health care and hospitality, and some run their own businesses. They earn kronor and spend part at home in zloty, so a regular Convert PLN to SEK is a feature of their budget. Sweden has strong labour laws and collective agreements, and a Polish worker is entitled to the same pay and conditions as a Swede in the same job.
Four dates in a long relationship
1655: the Deluge
In 1655 Swedish armies invaded the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in a war that Poles call the Deluge, because it flooded the country with destruction. Warsaw and Kraków fell, and the royal court fled. The resistance of the monastery at Jasna Góra in Częstochowa, which held out under siege, became a symbol of national revival. Within five years the war ended with the Treaty of Oliva in 1660. The memory of the Swedes as invaders lived on in Polish literature, most famously in a novel by Henryk Sienkiewicz.
1968: a refuge
Three centuries later, relations had changed. In 1968, after an anti-Semitic campaign in Poland forced thousands of Polish citizens of Jewish origin to leave, Sweden welcomed a considerable number, who rebuilt their lives in Stockholm, Gothenburg and Malmö. In the 1980s, during martial law, Sweden again offered shelter to Polish activists, and Swedish unions supported Solidarity.
2004: a new market
When Poland joined the European Union in 2004, Sweden was one of the first states to open its labour market to Polish workers. Swedish firms invested in Poland, from clothing retail and furniture to engineering and banking, and Polish firms entered Sweden. Trade between the two countries grew year by year, and the Baltic became a busy corridor for lorries and ferries.
Today: partners in the north
In recent years, the two countries have worked more closely in security and energy matters, and Swedes visit Poland in larger numbers for work, study and leisure. For travellers on the ferry, the shared history is mostly a matter of curiosity, but it explains why Swedes and Poles often greet each other with warmth.
Budget for a Polish family week in Sweden
A realistic plan
Add a reserve of ten per cent, then Convert PLN to SEK for the total and keep that number as the limit of the week.
A family of four who take the ferry with a car, rent a cottage in Skåne for a week and cook most meals can spend about 25,000 to 35,000 kronor, including fuel, entries and a few restaurant meals. With the invented rate of two and a half kronor to the zloty, that is 10,000 to 14,000 zloty. Replace the rate with the real one before you finalise the plan. A cottage near the coast costs 6,000 to 12,000 kronor a week in July, and prices drop in June and August.
Saving without suffering
Eat the daily lunch menu, buy groceries in large supermarkets, use free beaches, parks and libraries, and borrow bicycles rather than hire cars. Most Swedish museums are free for children. National parks and nature reserves are open to everyone, thanks to the right of public access that allows walking, camping for a night and picking berries and mushrooms on uncultivated land, as long as you leave no trace.
Extras worth the money
Some experiences justify a splurge: a boat trip among the islands of the archipelago, a visit to the glassworks, a meal of fresh seafood at a harbour and a night in a lighthouse hotel. Reserve early for July. Pay by card, keep receipts and compare the totals with your estimate at the end of the trip.
Temperatures, distances and time
Weather in the south
Summers in southern Sweden are mild, with temperatures of 18 to 25 degrees Celsius and long evenings, while winters are cold, with snow and dark afternoons. Convert °C to °F gives the same figures in Fahrenheit. Light changes dramatically through the year: in June it stays bright until late at night, and in December the sun sets before three in the afternoon.
The clock
Sweden and Poland share Central European Time, so no clocks need changing. If your travel continues east, Convert CET to EET shows the one-hour gap with Eastern European Time.
Other zloty conversions
If your trip continues
Travellers who cross to Denmark use the Danish krone, but the route can be priced in euros with Convert PLN to EUR. For Britain there is Convert PLN to GBP, for Switzerland Convert PLN to CHF, and for the Czech Republic Convert PLN to CZK.
A habit worth keeping
Write down the rate and date at each exchange, and compare them later with your card statement. It takes seconds.
Mistakes to avoid
Arriving with only cash
In Sweden, cash is often not accepted. Carry a working card and a second one in another bag.
Forgetting the alcohol rules
Bringing alcohol into Sweden for personal use is allowed within limits, but selling it is illegal. Do not accept parcels from strangers.
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 PLN 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 ferry deck to the café in Lund, the routine is the same: Convert PLN to SEK, read the date and compare every offer with the number on this page.