Payments & cash
Money and payments fulfil an important function in the national economy and the Riksbank has the task of ensuring it is possible to make payments safely and efficiently.
Banknotes and coins in circulation
Statistics on notes and coins
Payments in RIX
Statistics on payments in RIX
Redemption of invalid banknotes
Statistics on notes and coins
News about payments and cash
- 28/09/2022 Press release The Riksbank tests cross-border payments with the e-krona
- 11/07/2022 News G20 report on central bank digital currencies and cross-border payments
- 10/06/2022 News New dialogue forum for the e-krona
Redeeming invalid banknotes
The Riksbank has the possibility to redeem all invalid Swedish banknotes, regardless of their age.
Redeeming invalid banknotes
Exchange of hryvnia to kronor
03/10/2022. 1 hryvnia (UAH) = SEK 0.27 (SEK), valid from 3 Oktober 2022. The Riksbank has signed an agreement with Forex to exchange hryvnia (the local currency of Ukrainian refugees) to Swedish kronor. The exchange rate is updated weekly.
See the Forex website for more information
Payments report 2021
The pandemic has given an extra boost to the digitalisation of the payment market.
Payments report 2021
E-krona
The Riksbank is investigating whether the krona needs to be issued in an electronic form, an "e-krona".
E-kronaStatistics on notes and coins
The statistics on notes and coins are updated annually and monthly. It shows among other things the value of notes and coins in circulation.
Statistics on notes and coinsPayments statistics
Every year, the Riksbank collects different types of payment statistics from banks and payment service providers. These are Sweden's official payment statistics. Here you can find statistics on, for example, card payments, cash withdrawals and direct debit payments.
PaymentsSearch interest and exchange rates
You can search for interest rates and exchange rates in the Riksbank’s database. The database is normally updated twice a day, at around 9.10 am and 12.10 pm. Different series are updated at these different times.
Search interest and exchange rates