Digital Trends

If you call Sweden’s phone number, you might get to chat with the Prime Minister himself

If you live in the United States, or anywhere outside of Sweden for that matter, you may not know a whole lot about the Nordic country. If you’re willing to learn, however, Sweden now has a phone ...
Time

You Can Now Speak to a Random Swedish Person on the Phone

Sweden has its own phone number and is inviting the world to call. The Swedish Tourist Association launched “The Swedish Number,” a hotline that allows anyone in the world to call a random Swede, in ...
CNN

Swedish Number: People can call random Swedes for a phone chat

Are you there, Sweden? It’s us, the world. To mark the 250th anniversary of Sweden’s abolition of censorship, the Swedish Tourist Association has launched a phone number connecting global callers with ...
The Atlantic

Sweden: Uncensored

Last week, the Swedish Tourist Association, a volunteer organization, declared Sweden the first country in the world with its own phone number: +46 771 793 336. The number connects callers to a ...
Hyperallergic

The Country of Sweden Has a Phone Number and I Called It

Yesterday, Sweden became the first country to install its own phone number, inviting anyone around the world to dial in and connect with a random Swede. Yesterday, Sweden became the first country to ...
Skift

Sweden Positions Locals as Global Tourism Ambassadors With First Country Phone Number

Photo Credit: With The Swedish Number, anyone can call a number to speak with a local Swede. The Swedish Number/Youtube Sweden is known for many things: IKEA. Vikings. H&M. The Girl With the Dragon ...