Best Way to Send Money to Kenya from Sweden (SEK to KES)

Sending money from Sweden to Kenya: what today's data shows

RemitFinder compares 15 providers and 80 ways to send money from Sweden to Kenya. The mid-market rate is KES 13.3441 per SEK. 9 providers have no-fee options. The fastest published delivery is instant.

🧭 What is the best way to send money to Kenya from Sweden?

It depends on how you pay, how your recipient wants the money and how much you send. RemitFinder compares 15 providers offering 80 ways to send Swedish Krona (SEK) to Kenyan Shilling (KES).

🔀 Ways to receive:

Bank Account is the most widely offered way to receive, with 14 providers, followed by Mobile Wallet (6), Cash Pickup (5) and Debit Card (3).

💱 How to get the best SEK to KES exchange rate?

The mid-market Swedish Krona to Kenyan Shilling rate today is KES 13.3441 per SEK. Providers add a markup to it, so compare the rate each one gives you, not the mid-market rate.

At that rate, SEK 1,000 is KES 13,344.10, and each 1% of markup costs about KES 133.44.

• 📊 Rates run from KES 12.8956 to KES 13.68 per SEK across all amounts. The top three rates are from Remitly (KES 13.68 for transfers up to SEK 20,000), MoneyGram (KES 13.5212 for transfers up to SEK 10,000) and Western Union (KES 13.4247 for transfers up to SEK 5,000).
• 📏 Typical markup: 0.50%. The median provider's best rate is 0.50% below the mid-market rate.
• ✅ 3 providers offer a rate above the mid-market rate on some amounts: MoneyGram, Remitly and Western Union.
• 📈 Bigger transfers get better rates with 2 providers.
  • Cambridge Currencies gives KES 13.3308 per SEK for transfers from SEK 25,001, compared with KES 13.3107 for transfers up to SEK 5,000.
  • Currency Solutions gives KES 13.2774 per SEK for transfers from SEK 1,000,001, compared with KES 13.244 for transfers up to SEK 250,000.

How your recipient gets the money changes the rate. The median provider's best rate is 0.34% below the mid-market rate for money received in a Bank Account, 0.89% below it on a Debit Card, 1.20% below it in a Mobile Wallet and 2.11% below it as Cash Pickup.

💸 What is the cheapest way to send money to Kenya from Sweden?

It depends on the amount: fees and exchange rates change with how much you send, so the cards above rank every way to send at the amount you enter.

• 🆓 9 providers charge no fee on some ways to send or some amounts: Airwallex, Cambridge Currencies, Currency Solutions, Key Currency, MoneyGram, Regency FX, Skrill Money Transfer, Taptap Send and Western Union.

🏦 How to send money from Sweden to Kenya through a bank?

10 providers accept payment by Bank Transfer. Your recipient can receive the money in a Bank Account with 14 providers.

• ⏱️ Money typically arrives in a Bank Account in 2–4 days, and Wise publishes instant delivery.
• 🧾 What you need: the recipient's full name, bank name and account number, plus the bank's code.

Find the bank code: SWIFT codes for banks in Kenya.

⚡ How to send money from Sweden to Kenya fast?

The fastest published delivery arrives instantly, with MoneyGram (Cash Pickup) and Wise (Bank Account).

By the times providers publish, money can arrive instantly in a Bank Account, as Cash Pickup or on a Debit Card and within 30 minutes in a Mobile Wallet.

• ⚡ How you pay can change the speed. With one provider, money arrives in a Bank Account instantly when you pay by Credit Card, compared with about 6 hours when you pay from a Bank Account.

Delivery times are those providers publish, or typical times for the delivery method where they publish none. Actual times can vary with identity checks, bank cut-off times and public holidays.

🏆 Which are the best money transfer companies to send money to Kenya from Sweden?

There's no single best company: it depends on the amount and how you send. These are today's standouts, each by a measured figure.

• 💱 Remitly, MoneyGram and Western Union offer the highest exchange rates, from KES 13.4247 to KES 13.68 per SEK.
• 🔀 Western Union offers the most ways to send (15), followed by Profee (12) and TalkRemit (12).
• 💵 Dahabshiil, MoneyGram, Ria Money Transfer, TalkRemit and Western Union offer Cash Pickup in Kenya.
• 🆓 9 providers have no-fee options.
• ⚡ MoneyGram and Wise publish the fastest delivery: instant.
• 🎁 4 providers have RemitFinder deals for this corridor.

Below are the details for each provider, in alphabetical order: its exchange rate, fees, ways to pay and receive, delivery times, limits and what your recipient gets.

Airwallex SEK to KES exchange rate today

• 💱 Airwallex's Swedish Krona to Kenyan Shilling exchange rate is KES 13.1225 per SEK, 1.66% below the mid-market rate.
• 💸 Airwallex charges no fee.
• 🏦 With Airwallex, you pay from a Bank Account, and your recipient gets the money in a Bank Account.
• ⏱️ With Airwallex, money arrives in a Bank Account in about 2 hours.

Cambridge Currencies SEK to KES exchange rate today

• 💱 Cambridge Currencies' Swedish Krona to Kenyan Shilling exchange rate runs from KES 13.3107 to KES 13.3308 per SEK. Its best rate applies to transfers from SEK 25,001 and is 0.10% below the mid-market rate.
• 💸 Cambridge Currencies charges no fee.
• 🏦 With Cambridge Currencies, you pay from a Bank Account, and your recipient gets the money in a Bank Account.
• ⏱️ With Cambridge Currencies, money arrives in a Bank Account typically in 2–4 days.

Currency Solutions SEK to KES exchange rate today

• 💱 Currency Solutions' Swedish Krona to Kenyan Shilling exchange rate runs from KES 13.244 to KES 13.2774 per SEK. Its best rate applies to transfers from SEK 1,000,001 and is 0.50% below the mid-market rate.
• 💸 Currency Solutions charges no fee.
• 🏦 With Currency Solutions, you pay from a Bank Account, and your recipient gets the money in a Bank Account.
• ⏱️ With Currency Solutions, money arrives in a Bank Account in 1–2 days.
• 📏 Currency Solutions accepts transfers from SEK 20,000 per transfer.

Dahabshiil SEK to KES exchange rate today

• 💱 Dahabshiil's Swedish Krona to Kenyan Shilling exchange rate runs from KES 12.9804 to KES 13.0171 per SEK. Its best rate applies to transfers of SEK 120 to SEK 19,205.53 and is 2.45% below the mid-market rate.
• 💸 Dahabshiil's fee depends on how you pay and how much you send.
• 🏦 With Dahabshiil, you pay by Credit Card, by Debit Card or by Mobile Wallet, and your recipient gets the money in a Bank Account, as Cash Pickup or in a Mobile Wallet.
• ⏱️ With Dahabshiil, money arrives in a Bank Account typically in 2–4 days, as Cash Pickup typically within 2 hours and in a Mobile Wallet typically within 30 minutes.
• 📏 Dahabshiil accepts transfers from SEK 120 per transfer.
• 🎁 RemitFinder exclusive for Dahabshiil: Get first transfer free.

Key Currency SEK to KES exchange rate today

• 💱 Key Currency's Swedish Krona to Kenyan Shilling exchange rate is KES 13.3308 per SEK, 0.10% below the mid-market rate.
• 💸 Key Currency charges no fee.
• 🏦 With Key Currency, you pay from a Bank Account, and your recipient gets the money in a Bank Account.
• ⏱️ With Key Currency, money arrives in a Bank Account typically in 2–4 days.
• 📏 Key Currency accepts transfers from SEK 65,726.50 per transfer.

MoneyGram SEK to KES exchange rate today

• 💱 MoneyGram's Swedish Krona to Kenyan Shilling exchange rate runs from KES 12.9539 to KES 13.5212 per SEK. Its best rate applies to transfers up to SEK 10,000 and is 1.33% above the mid-market rate.
• 💸 MoneyGram charges no fee when you pay by Trustly. When you pay by Credit Card, it charges no fee when your recipient gets the money in a Bank Account, as Cash Pickup or in a Mobile Wallet and SEK 45 (SEK 60 from SEK 500.01, 3% + SEK 30 from SEK 1,000, 1% + SEK 60 from SEK 1,500, 3% from SEK 3,000, 1.8% + SEK 60 from SEK 5,000, no fee from SEK 50,000) when your recipient gets the money on a Debit Card. When you pay by Debit Card, it charges no fee when your recipient gets the money in a Bank Account, as Cash Pickup or in a Mobile Wallet and SEK 45 (SEK 60 from SEK 500.01, 3% + SEK 30 from SEK 1,000, 1% + SEK 60 from SEK 1,500, 3% from SEK 3,000, 1.8% + SEK 60 from SEK 5,000, no fee from SEK 50,000) when your recipient gets the money on a Debit Card.
• 🏦 With MoneyGram, you pay by Credit Card, by Debit Card or by Trustly, and your recipient gets the money in a Bank Account, as Cash Pickup, in a Mobile Wallet or on a Debit Card.
• ⏱️ With MoneyGram, money arrives in a Bank Account within 30 minutes, as Cash Pickup instantly, in a Mobile Wallet within 30 minutes and on a Debit Card instantly.

Profee SEK to KES exchange rate today

• 💱 Profee's Swedish Krona to Kenyan Shilling exchange rate is KES 13.226 per SEK, 0.89% below the mid-market rate.
• 💸 Profee's fee depends on how you pay and how much you send.
• 🏦 With Profee, you pay from a Bank Account, by Debit Card, with Google Pay or with Apple Pay, and your recipient gets the money in a Bank Account, in a Mobile Wallet or on a Debit Card.
• ⏱️ With Profee, money arrives in a Bank Account typically in 2–4 days, in a Mobile Wallet typically within 30 minutes and on a Debit Card typically in 1–2 days.
• 📏 Profee accepts transfers from SEK 13.01 per transfer.
• 🎁 RemitFinder exclusives for Profee: Refer a friend: earn EUR 25, they earn EUR 5; Get 0 fee on first transfer.

Regency FX SEK to KES exchange rate today

• 💱 Regency FX's Swedish Krona to Kenyan Shilling exchange rate is KES 13.3308 per SEK, 0.10% below the mid-market rate.
• 💸 Regency FX charges no fee.
• 🏦 With Regency FX, you pay from a Bank Account, and your recipient gets the money in a Bank Account.
• ⏱️ With Regency FX, money arrives in a Bank Account typically in 2–4 days.

Remitly SEK to KES exchange rate today

• 💱 Remitly's Swedish Krona to Kenyan Shilling exchange rate is KES 13.68 per SEK, 2.52% above the mid-market rate.
• 💸 Remitly's fee is not published for SEK to KES transfers, so amounts here include an estimated fee.
• 🏦 With Remitly, you pay from a Bank Account, and your recipient gets the money in a Bank Account.
• ⏱️ With Remitly, money arrives in a Bank Account typically in 2–4 days.
• 📏 Remitly accepts up to SEK 20,000 per transfer.

Ria Money Transfer SEK to KES exchange rate today

• 💱 Ria Money Transfer's Swedish Krona to Kenyan Shilling exchange rate runs from KES 13.0631 to KES 13.1161 per SEK. Its best rate applies to transfers of SEK 100 to SEK 300,000 and is 1.71% below the mid-market rate.
• 💸 Ria Money Transfer charges SEK 19.
• 🏦 With Ria Money Transfer, you pay by Credit Card, by Debit Card, with Google Pay or with Apple Pay, and your recipient gets the money in a Bank Account or as Cash Pickup.
• ⏱️ With Ria Money Transfer, money arrives in a Bank Account typically in 2–4 days and as Cash Pickup typically within 2 hours.
• 📏 Ria Money Transfer accepts SEK 100 to SEK 300,000 per transfer.

Skrill Money Transfer SEK to KES exchange rate today

• 💱 Skrill Money Transfer's Swedish Krona to Kenyan Shilling exchange rate is KES 12.9064 per SEK, 3.28% below the mid-market rate.
• 💸 Skrill Money Transfer charges no fee.
• 🏦 With Skrill Money Transfer, you pay by Debit Card, and your recipient gets the money in a Bank Account.
• ⏱️ With Skrill Money Transfer, money arrives in a Bank Account within 2 days.
• 📏 Skrill Money Transfer accepts SEK 21.93 to SEK 109,654 per transfer.
• 🎁 RemitFinder exclusive for Skrill Money Transfer: Get SEK 50 bonus for first transfer.

TalkRemit SEK to KES exchange rate today

• 💱 TalkRemit's Swedish Krona to Kenyan Shilling exchange rate runs from KES 12.9689 to KES 13.0171 per SEK. Its best rate applies to transfers of SEK 120 to SEK 19,205.53 and is 2.45% below the mid-market rate.
• 💸 TalkRemit's fee depends on how you pay and how much you send.
• 🏦 With TalkRemit, you pay by Credit Card, by Debit Card or by Mobile Wallet, and your recipient gets the money in a Bank Account, as Cash Pickup, in a Mobile Wallet or on a Debit Card.
• ⏱️ With TalkRemit, money arrives in a Bank Account typically in 2–4 days, as Cash Pickup typically within 2 hours, in a Mobile Wallet typically within 30 minutes and on a Debit Card typically in 1–2 days.
• 📏 TalkRemit accepts SEK 120 to SEK 1,000,000 per transfer.
• 🎁 RemitFinder exclusive for TalkRemit: Get first transfer free.

Taptap Send SEK to KES exchange rate today

• 💱 Taptap Send's Swedish Krona to Kenyan Shilling exchange rate is KES 13.143 per SEK, 1.51% below the mid-market rate.
• 💸 Taptap Send charges no fee.
• 🏦 With Taptap Send, you pay by Debit Card, and your recipient gets the money in a Mobile Wallet.
• ⏱️ With Taptap Send, money arrives in a Mobile Wallet typically within 30 minutes.
• 📏 Taptap Send accepts up to SEK 1,800,000 per transfer.

Western Union SEK to KES exchange rate today

• 💱 Western Union's Swedish Krona to Kenyan Shilling exchange rate runs from KES 12.8956 to KES 13.4247 per SEK. Its best rate applies to transfers up to SEK 5,000 and is 0.60% above the mid-market rate.
• 💸 When you pay by Credit Card, Western Union charges no fee when your recipient gets the money in a Bank Account or in a Mobile Wallet and SEK 20 (SEK 40 from SEK 1,000.01, SEK 50 from SEK 5,000.01) when your recipient gets the money as Cash Pickup. When you pay by Trustly, Western Union charges no fee when your recipient gets the money in a Bank Account or in a Mobile Wallet and SEK 20 (SEK 40 from SEK 1,000.01, SEK 50 from SEK 5,000.01) when your recipient gets the money as Cash Pickup. When you pay with Google Pay, Western Union charges no fee when your recipient gets the money in a Bank Account or in a Mobile Wallet and SEK 20 (SEK 40 from SEK 1,000.01, SEK 50 from SEK 5,000.01) when your recipient gets the money as Cash Pickup. When you pay with Apple Pay, Western Union charges no fee when your recipient gets the money in a Bank Account or in a Mobile Wallet and SEK 20 (SEK 40 from SEK 1,000.01, SEK 50 from SEK 5,000.01) when your recipient gets the money as Cash Pickup. When you pay with WU Pay, Western Union charges no fee when your recipient gets the money in a Bank Account or in a Mobile Wallet and SEK 20 (SEK 40 from SEK 1,000.01, SEK 50 from SEK 5,000.01) when your recipient gets the money as Cash Pickup.
• 🏦 With Western Union, you pay by Credit Card, by Trustly, with Google Pay, with Apple Pay or with WU Pay, and your recipient gets the money in a Bank Account, as Cash Pickup or in a Mobile Wallet.
• ⏱️ With Western Union, money arrives in a Bank Account typically in 2–4 days, as Cash Pickup typically within 2 hours and in a Mobile Wallet typically within 30 minutes.

Wise SEK to KES exchange rate today

• 💱 Wise's Swedish Krona to Kenyan Shilling exchange rate is KES 13.319 per SEK, 0.19% below the mid-market rate.
• 💸 Wise's fee depends on how you pay and how much you send.
• 🏦 With Wise, you pay from a Bank Account, by Credit Card, by Debit Card, by Trustly or with Apple Pay, and your recipient gets the money in a Bank Account.
• ⏱️ With Wise, money arrives in a Bank Account instantly.
• 📏 Wise accepts SEK 32.21 to SEK 1,000,000 per transfer.

Limits are those providers publish to RemitFinder. What you can actually send depends on the provider's checks, your account and the rules in both countries.

🪜 Step by step guide to send money from Sweden to Kenya

1. Compare providers. RemitFinder lists 15 providers and 80 ways to send; the cards above rank them for your amount.
2. Choose how to pay. You can pay from a Bank Account, by Trustly, by Credit Card, by Debit Card, with Apple Pay, with Google Pay, with WU Pay or by Mobile Wallet.
3. Choose how your recipient gets the money. Bank Account (14 providers), Mobile Wallet (6 providers), Cash Pickup (5 providers) or Debit Card (3 providers), including Airtel and M-PESA.
4. Check the limits. Published maximums start at SEK 20,000 per transfer. What you can send also depends on the provider's checks and the rules in both countries.
5. Sign up and verify your identity. Providers need ID before your first transfer.
6. Add your recipient's details. Name and Bank Account details, or their name as on their ID for Cash Pickup. Find the bank code: SWIFT codes for banks in Kenya.
7. Pay and track the transfer. The fastest published delivery arrives instantly. Money typically arrives in a Bank Account in 2–4 days.

Frequently Asked Questions: Sending money to Kenya from Sweden

These FAQs use data from RemitFinder's live comparison of 15 providers for Sweden to Kenya money transfers.

• How do I send money from Sweden to Kenya?

  Compare 15 providers on RemitFinder, choose how you pay and how your recipient gets the money, then send online with the provider you pick.

• What is the best way to send money to Kenya from Sweden?

  It depends on how you pay, how your recipient wants the money and how much you send.

• What is the cheapest way to send money to Kenya?

  9 providers charge no fee on some ways to send or some amounts, and the exchange-rate markup decides the rest. RemitFinder ranks every way to send by what your recipient gets, fees included.

• What is the SEK to KES exchange rate today?

  The mid-market rate is KES 13.3441 per SEK. Providers' rates run from KES 12.8956 to KES 13.68.

• Can I get a better rate than the mid-market SEK to KES rate?

  Yes. Remitly, MoneyGram and Western Union offer a rate above the mid-market rate on some amounts today, so your recipient can get more than your amount converted at the mid-market rate. Rates like these can depend on the amount, how you pay or a first-transfer offer, so check the provider's terms.

• How can I send cash to Kenya from Sweden?

  Dahabshiil, MoneyGram, Ria Money Transfer, TalkRemit and Western Union offer Cash Pickup in Kenya. By published times, Cash Pickup can be ready instantly with MoneyGram.

• Which mobile wallets can receive money in Kenya?

  Dahabshiil, MoneyGram, Profee, TalkRemit, Taptap Send and Western Union send to Mobile Wallet accounts in Kenya, including Airtel and M-PESA.

• What is the fastest way to send money to Kenya?

  By their published times, MoneyGram and Wise deliver fastest, instantly.

• Can I send money from Sweden to Kenya instantly?

  Yes. Two providers publish delivery within an hour on some ways to send.

• How much money can I send to Kenya from Sweden?

  Each provider sets its own limits. The lowest published maximum is SEK 20,000, and 9 of 15 providers publish no maximum. Checks and the rules in both countries also apply.

• Can I send money to Kenya without fees?

  Yes, with Airwallex, Cambridge Currencies, Currency Solutions, Key Currency, MoneyGram, Regency FX, Skrill Money Transfer, Taptap Send and Western Union on some ways to send or some amounts. Check the exchange rate too, as a no-fee transfer can still carry a markup.

• Which providers send money from Sweden to Kenya?

  RemitFinder compares 15 providers: Airwallex, Cambridge Currencies, Currency Solutions, Dahabshiil, Key Currency, MoneyGram, Profee, Regency FX, Remitly, Ria Money Transfer, Skrill Money Transfer, TalkRemit, Taptap Send, Western Union and Wise.

• Which app is best to send money to Kenya?

  It depends on your amount and how you pay. RemitFinder compares 15 providers and ranks every way to send for the amount you enter.

• Why do providers charge different amounts to send money to Kenya?

  Each provider sets its own exchange-rate markup and fees, and both can change with how you pay, how your recipient gets the money and how much you send.