This is very easy: the phones take Ikr and 5kr coins (minimum charge 2kr) and the operators all speak English. A new service, the Jurist Telefon, offers halfprice calls from payphones in the major cities between midJune and mid August; the kiosks are clearly marked. Also, numbers prefixed by «020 (often transport information numbers) are all charged at the local rate. International codes from Sweden are given in Basics. For reversed charge international calls, ring the overseas operator on «0018. The directory enquiries number in Sweden is «07975. Media Assuming that you don't read Swedish, you can keep in touch with world events by buying foreign newspapers in the major towns and cities, sometimes on the day of issue, more usually the day after. Swedish TV, as in the rest of Scandinavia, is fairly unchallenging. On top of the two Swedish state channels, Kanal 1 and TV2, there's a new commercial station, TV4, while the cable station TV3 \s shared with Denmark and Norway. There's also a whole host of satellite and other cable channels all of which you'll end up glued to if you've blown all your money on a hotel and can't afford to go out. The good news is that imported foreign programmes are in their original language mostly English. On the radio there's national (Swedish) news in English on Radio Sweden Internationat. daily in summer at 1pm, 2.30pm, 4pm, 6pm, 8.30pm, 11pm, lam and 4.30am (throughout the country on 1.179kHz MW; in Greater Stockholm on 89.6FM). Gothenburg local radio also has a daily halfhour programme in English in summer, covering the latest news and giving sightseeing tips. The BBC World Service can be picked up on 61.95MHz. Getting Around Sweden's internal transport system is quick and efficient and runs through all weathers. Services are often reduced in the winter (especially on northern bus routes), but it's unlikely you'll ever get stranded anywhere. In summer, when everyone is on holiday, trains, and to a lesser extent buses are packed: making seat reservations is a good idea on long journeys. All train, bus, ferry and plane schedules are contained within the giant Restider (timetable), of which every tourist office and travel agent has a copy. It's not worth buying or carrying around; just ask for photocopies of the relevant pages. Watch out, too, for city and regional discount cards. One payment gets a card valid for anything from a day up to a week, and it usually includes unlimited local travel (bus, tram, ferry, sometimes train), museum entry and other discounts and freebies. Often on sale during the summer .only (valuable exceptions are those in Stockholm, Gothenburg and Malmo), where useful they are detailed in the text. Otherwise it's worth asking at tourist offices as schemes change frequently. Trains Swedish State Railways {SJ Statens Jarnvagai) has an extensive network, running right into the north of the country above the Arctic Circle and on into Norway (to Narvik) Other than flying, it's the quickest way to get around Sweden's vast expanses.