About Hallå konsument
Om Hallå konsument - Engelska
Hallå konsument [Hello Consumer] is a nationwide information service that is coordinated by the Swedish Consumer Agency. You can turn to us with consumer-related questions concerning purchases of goods and services, complaints and sustainable shopping. Hallå konsument is also the way into ECC Sweden, which can help you with cross-border advice.
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How to contact us
The guidance service is open every weekday, and it is free to contact us. We can answer your questions in Swedish and English. You can reach us by:
Telephone: 0771 – 525 525 (0046771 525 525 if calling from abroad)
Email: vagledning@konsumentverket.se
Chat
You can also ask your question through our Q&A forum.
The advisers at Hallå konsument can:
Answer questions about purchases of goods and services, complaints and consumer legislation
Provide advice prior to a purchase or about how you can shop with environmental sustainability in mind
Help you get advice through ECC Sweden in the event of questions about or problems with cross-border retailing
Help you find experts at other authorities, consumer agencies and municipal consumer counselling
The advisers at Hallå konsument cannot:
Contact companies, serve as representatives or mediate between you and a company you have a disagreement with
Assess your case, examine documents or interpret contracts
Help in answering school assignments
Write a report to ARN or an application to a court
ECC Sweden – advice on cross-border purchases
If you live in Sweden and the company you have problems with is registered in another country in the EU, Norway, Iceland or the UK, you can get free advice and mediation through ECC Sweden to try to resolve the matter. ECC Sweden is part of a network of consumer centres in the EU, Norway, Iceland and the UK. In some cases, ECC Sweden can share the matter with a sister centre in another country to try to achieve a solution.
ECC Sweden is part of the consumer information unit in the Swedish Consumer Agency and the European Consumer Centres Network. Its activities are partially financed by the European Commission.
Cooperation between authorities and consumer agencies
Hallå konsument is coordinated by the Swedish Consumer Agency and collaborates with several other authorities and consumer agencies.
You can find all of the actors involved in the cooperation here
Public records
All documents received by Hallå konsument become public records and can be requested and read by anyone who requests them. You should therefore think about what information you choose to send in to us. Remember that we need your contact information to give you answers by email and letter.
Aids to get in touch with us
The mediation service Bildtelefoni.net makes it possible for people who use Swedish sign language and people who use spoken Swedish to call each other.
Calls between the hearing and those using sign language, call through Bildtelefoni (information in Swedish)
Teletal is a phone service for everyone who needs support during phone calls. An interpreter is with you on the call and helps you.
Telephone support for speech, voice and language difficulties, call via Teletal
The mediation service Texttelefoni.se makes it possible for you with a hearing impairment, deafness, deaf-blindness or speech difficulties to call and receive calls through mediated third-party calls in real time. The service also works for you if you use Braille.
Calls between regular phones and text telephones, call via Texttelefoni (information in Swedish)
If you need an interpreter
If you need interpreter assistance, you can contact an interpreter agency, or ask somebody you know to translate for you. If you cannot contact an interpreter agency on your own, we can help you.
National minority languages
If you belong to any of the national minorities, you have the right to use your language in contact with authorities.
You can find more information on your rights on the Language Council of Sweden website
Source: Konsumentverket