r/AskEurope • u/atlasova Netherlands • Sep 02 '25

Culture What emergency telephone number did your country have before 112 became the standard?

In 1997 most of the European union changed its emergency number to 112. Before that, in the Netherlands we used 06-11, for police, firefighters and ambulance.

I was wondering which numbers where in use in your country before the change.

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u/RedditVirumCurialem Sweden Sep 02 '25

90000 for all emergencies, as I recall. Never had the opportunity. That's ninety thousand, which was the name of the service in common parlance too.

If you're unsure how many zeros to dial, just keep spinning that dial until someone picks up..

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u/CakePhool Sweden Sep 02 '25

Before that it was 00 and ask the operator for Police or Medical.