Covid-19: Information in other languages
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The City of Stockholm is actively working to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, and strive to keep prioritized operations and services up and running and safe.
The city of Stockholm follow the advice given by the Public Health Agency, and have a close cooperation with other municipalities, organisations and the Stockholm region.
Updated information in other languages
The Public Health Agency of Sweden: About covid-19 in other languages
Corona – Other languages, 1177 website
Information on the coronavirus at krisinformation.se
About vaccination against Covid-19 in other languagues, 1177 website
Sign language
Multi-language telephone service for questions about covid-19
There is a new phone service for general questions about the coronavirus and covid-19. The service is staffed by the Transcultural Center’s educated health communicators who speak Arabic, Somali, Persian/Dahri, Tigrinya/Amarinja and Russian.
The service does not offer medical advice, but answers general questions such as:
- How is the coronavirus transmitted?
- Why is it recommended to work from home if possible?
- Why should you not visit older relatives right now?
- Where can I find information in other foreign languages?
Opening hours: Monday–Friday 9.00–12.00 and 13.00–15.00
Phone: 08-123 680 00
Posters
English, Somali, Arabic and Farsi poster (pdf, 303 kB, new window)
Spanish, Russian, Polish and Tigrinya poster (pdf, 299 kB, new window)
Finnish, Meänkieli, Nordsamiska and Sydsamiska poster (pdf, 276 kB, new window)
Romanian poster (pdf, 70,6 kB, new window)
Romani Arli poster (pdf, 66,9 kB, new window)
Romani Kalderash poster (pdf, 69,0 kB, new window)
Romani Kaale poster (pdf, 63,8 kB, new window)
Romani Lovari poster (pdf, 73,6 kB, new window)
You can find more posters and videos in other languages at the 1177 website.
Corona – Other languages, 1177 website
Religious communities
Informative movies with religious community representatives (Myndigheten för stöd till trossamfund)
Help reducing the spread of the virus
- Stay at home if you have cold symptoms such as cough, fever, a soar throat or a runny nose – even mild symptoms. Stay at home until symptom free and two additional days.
- If you go outside, to protect yourself and others, keep a distance to other people where possible. This is very important and can save lives.
- Wash your hands frequently with soap and water.
- Follow the updated guidelines given by the Public Health Agency.
If you have symptoms and need advice, please call the Stockholm Region health line 1177 (phone number +461177).
Corona – Other languages, 1177 website
If you have questions about the coronavirus and Covid-19, that are not related to symptoms, please call the national information line 113 13.
Financial support to businesses
Many businesses in Stockholm are strongly affected by the coronavirus crises, especially the travel and tourism industry and small and medium-sized companies show very big losses of income. In order to support local businesses – the City of Stockholm has adopted a set of new measures and policies.
Local businesses that rent facilities from the City of Stockholm, may apply for temporarily reduced rent.
Financial relief measures to local businesses
Avoid sharing unconfirmed information
We can all help by not spreading rumors, evaluate the source of information critically, and only share confirmed and reliable facts.