Taxis are widely available in Sweden and regulated so you are unlikely to be overcharged. Besides, their basic rates are so high they don’t need to overcharge. Even a short ride in a city can set you back over 100 SEK so regard them as a treat unless you have no budget constraints. Paying is easy – they all take credit cards and they are very efficient (although they can be prone to speeding, especially on the Arlanda-Stockholm city centre run, shout if you feel uncomfortable). If you order from your home within a city, you can just touch-tone dial (this does require some basic Swedish) and a taxi will appear within minutes, day or night. As always with taxis they are subject to their share of crime, and reports of drivers being either robbed or committing crime are not unheard of. Some of the big companies are trying to change this and many of the cars now have cameras that take a photo of the passengers. There is also a growing number of illegal cabs – neither the driver nor the vehicle is registered to do business. These mostly operate late at night in the city centres and to and from the airport. It is best and safest to avoid them altogether.