No visa needed

Do citizens of Sweden need a visa for Guatemala?

Citizens of Sweden don’t need a visa for Guatemala and can stay up to 90 days. You need a valid passport; border officers may ask for a return ticket and accommodation. For a longer stay you need a visa or an extension.

For citizens of Sweden: the passport opens 122 countries visa-free; Stockholm — Guatemala City: ≈ 9,620 km, about 12.5 hours of flying.

Checked by visa analyst Albert Brown, 13 years of experience · September 26, 2026

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 90 days

Can I travel to Guatemala without a visa on a Sweden passport?

Yes, citizens of Sweden don’t need a visa for Guatemala for up to 90 days. A valid passport is enough.

Guatemala visa rules at a glance

With a Sweden passport you can visit 122 countries visa-free, 27 with a visa on arrival and 35 with an e-visa; 14 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Sweden passport ranks 6th of 199.
Sweden passport: visa-free access to 122 countries; Guatemala passport: 78.
Citizens of Sweden and Guatemala can travel together visa-free to 76 countries, for example: Estonia, Finland, Norway, Latvia, Denmark, Lithuania, Poland, Germany, Czech Republic, Netherlands, Austria, Slovakia, Belgium, Hungary, and Luxembourg.
Citizens of Guatemala, in turn, don’t need a visa for Sweden. Sweden visa for citizens of Guatemala

Travelling to Guatemala: good to know

Stockholm — Guatemala City: about 9,620 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 12.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −8 hours.
Local time: Stockholm 12:00 — Guatemala City 04:00.
Local currency: Guatemalan Quetzal.
Languages: Spanish.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ GTQ 7.64.
Guatemala is the 166th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Sweden.