Date Format in Sweden
Sverige
Date Format Used in Sweden
YYYY-MM-DD
Example: 2025-12-31
Today's Date in Sweden Format
2026-12-31
Format Details
| Primary Format | YYYY-MM-DD |
| Separator | - |
| Locale Code | sv-SE |
| Calendar System | Gregorian |
Note: One of the first countries to adopt ISO 8601
Format Dates for Sweden in Code
JavaScript
const date = new Date();
// Format for Sweden
const formatted = date.toLocaleDateString('sv-SE');
console.log(formatted); // 2026-12-31
Python
from datetime import datetime
import locale
# Set locale for Sweden
locale.setlocale(locale.LC_TIME, 'sv_SE')
date = datetime.now()
formatted = date.strftime('%Y-%m-%d')
print(formatted) # 2026-12-31