# Format this Swedish address, please. **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [January 30, 2012, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/format-this-swedish-address-please/611155 "2012-01-30T03:49:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 6
**Author:** ![Norse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a9adbd/32.png) [@Norse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Norse)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2012, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/format-this-swedish-address-please/611155/6 "2012-01-30T12:04:19Z")
Yes, country code before zip is recommended. It ought to be redundant, given the COUNTRY NAME in ALL CAPS at the bottom, but don’t assume that reading for comprehension is a required condition to work in a postal service. I tried to send a letter from USA to Norway, complete with both country name and country code; it spent about four weeks in Mexico before it was returned to sender. After being opened and taped shut again… --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/format-this-swedish-address-please/611155)._