How to play Swedish Lotto online

Play our Swedish Lotto game by selecting seven main numbers from 1 to 35. You can also enter the Extra Draw by selecting seven numbers from 0 to 7.

About Swedish Lotto

Swedish Lotto is not only the oldest Swedish lottery, but also one of the oldest in the world, dating back to 1896! It offers a traditional play format and is a very popular tradition amongst the Swedish people. The lottery offers two drawings per week on a Wednesday and Saturday.

How to win the Swedish Lotto lottery jackpot

Swedish Lotto has no minimum jackpot as prizes are based on ticket sales. The biggest Swedish Extra Game of all time was 237, 697, 528 SEK or about £19 million. The game has a random Draw of seven numbers selected from numbers 1 to 35, plus four "joker" bonus numbers, selected from the remaining 28 numbers. To win the jackpot prize there will be a draw for 7 numbers plus 4 additional numbers for the second level prize winning. Match 7 numbers plus 2 numbers from the Extra Game and you will win the Swedish Extra Game. There are 6 winning categories in total.

Swedish Lotto and taxation

The local tax regulations in participating countries will apply and may vary from country to country

The history of Swedish Lotto

Europe is one of the continents in the world where lotto games are popularly played. Sweden is one of these countries that offer gambling games like lotto. Lotteriexpeditionen was established in the year 1896. In this same year, the Sweden Lottery game had started taking place. In the succeeding year, the first lotto game was introduced and the company name was changed to Penninglotteriet. It was in 1943 when a company owned by the state became the New Sweden Lottery Company. It was called Tipstjanst. It is known to be the proprietor of Swedish Lotto. The game changed management and is now owned and maintained by Svenska Spel (“Swedish Games”). The Swedish government gave the authority to Svenska Spel’s to operate through its license. Svenska Spel is now the largest gaming provider in Sweden regulating over half of the gaming market.

Svenska Spel deals different kinds of lottery games as well as sports related games. Among all the games offered, “Number Games” is their major and largest line of products and Swedish Lotto is their largest and most prominent game. Swedish Lotto is a 7 out of 35 lotto game. It was introduced in the year 1980. Draws are done twice a week — every Wednesday and Saturday and they are designated as Lotto 1 and Lotto 2. The Extra Game is another way to win with the Swedish Lotto. In order to win the Swedish Extra Game (or ‘Dream Win’), players must match 7 numbers from Lotto 1 or 2 and 2 numbers from the Extra Game. Swedish Lotto has the lowest pool of numbers among all nations that conducts lotto.

Previous winners

In 2005 Swedish Lotto paid out its highest jackpot prize. It has been just about $20 million or SEK 144 million. The man who won was a soccer fanatic and even offered an amount to his local football team if they can buy the contract of his favourite Swedish football player and let him play for his local club.