Visa section:The Visa Section is open for applications on Monday-Wednesday and Friday from 9 am to noon. Passports and decisions are given out the same days from 4 to 4:30 pm. On Thursdays, the visa section is closed. Telephone hours are 2:30 to 4 pm the same days. Note: Special time table for working days during the high season at the visa section is available both on Swedish and Russian pages of the visa section on this home page.
In 2008 the Consulate General of Sweden in Saint Petersburg will be officially closed on the following days:
20081 January – New Year2 January – Local Holiday 21 March – Good Friday 24 March – Easter Monday 1 May – First of May 2 May – Holiday 9 May – Victory Day6 June – Swedish National Day13 June – Russian National Day20 June – Midsummer Eve7 November – Holiday24 December – Day before Christmas 25 December – Christmas 26 December – Day after Christmas31 December – New Year Eve