Not for expensive operations costing 10K++ €. The administration of those payments is already set up for e.g. tourists that get sick. Since it seems I need to

Not for expensive operations costing 10K++ €. The administration of those payments is already set up for e.g. tourists that get sick. Since it seems I need to explain in more details: The problem is that potentially anyone which can get to Sweden can get expensive treatment free. This is potentially ruinous for a small country. Just the millions of poor gypsies in Romania/Bulgaria which lack good health care for poor people ("I'm from the republic of Moldova outside the EU. I am here illegally because criminals are after me") is enough to break the Swedish health care system if they use this loophole in an organized way. Or normal citizens in those countries, for that matter. We will see...