Checkpoint Göteborg (RFSL Göteborg)
NGO / charity service · Gothenburg, Sweden
Can I go now?
Walk in — no appointment needed
From clinic website· 22 Sep 2026Just come on a Tuesday evening. If you need an interpreter, Checkpoint asks you to book at least three working days ahead.
Can a visitor use it?
Check with the clinic before you go — Checkpoint says it turns nobody away who wants a test and asks for no personal number; tourists are not mentioned.
About
A free Tuesday-evening drop-in on the waterfront for rapid HIV and syphilis tests, run by RFSL Göteborg for men and trans people who have sex with men, where no name, personal number or phone number is asked and nobody who wants a test is turned away.
- Specialises in
- Gay, bi & other men who have sex with men · Trans & non-binary people
Why you might feel comfortable here
Services
Results: During the visit.
Booking, access & languages
Just come on a Tuesday evening. If you need an interpreter, Checkpoint asks you to book at least three working days ahead.
Languages: Swedish, English — The site is published in Swedish and English.
Cost
| Service | Who | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Rapid HIV test | Everyone | Free Checkpoint says the test costs nothing and you can be completely anonymous. The service is for men and trans people who have sex with men. |
| Syphilis test | Everyone | Free Rapid syphilis test at no charge. |
Prices are shown in the local currency as stated by the source on the date shown. “Consultation” is often charged separately from tests.
After you leave
Results by: in person
You look at the result together with the tester, and a conversation is offered during the visit. A reactive result stays anonymous.
Sweden: good to know
- What visitors pay. Sweden's national health service site 1177 says you never pay to be tested for the infections covered by the Communicable Diseases Act (chlamydia, gonorrhoea, syphilis, HIV and hepatitis B), and that all treatment for those infections is free. Sahlgrenska's clinic repeats this for visits with symptoms or to rule out one of those infections; other visits are charged at the regional rate. Neither page says whether a tourist without EU cover pays a visitor fee, so ask when you book.
Emergency number: 112
Sources & last checked
Last checked 22 Sep 2026.
- e1 · From clinic website · 22 Sep 2026 · checkpointgoteborg.org — Rapid HIV test and rapid syphilis test; finger prick; costs nothing; can be completely anonymous.
- e2 · From clinic website · 22 Sep 2026 · checkpointgoteborg.org — Skeppsbron 4; drop-in Tuesdays 18–20, no booking required; daytime appointments possible; interpreter needs booking three working days ahead; turns nobody away who wants a test.
- e3 · From clinic website · 22 Sep 2026 · checkpointgoteborg.org — Completely anonymous: no name, personal number or phone number asked; staff are not healthcare professionals so no records are kept; you stay anonymous even with a positive result; staff bound by confidentiality.
- e4 · From clinic website · 22 Sep 2026 · checkpointgoteborg.org — A clinic for men and trans people who have sex with men.
- e5 · From clinic website · 22 Sep 2026 · checkpointgoteborg.org — How a visit works: finger prick, result looked at together, a conversation offered; anonymous and free.
- e6 · From clinic website · 22 Sep 2026 · checkpointgoteborg.org — Checkpoint Göteborg, RFSL Göteborg, Skeppsbron 4, 411 21 Göteborg; phone 031-14 35 30; email; Tuesdays 18–20 drop-in.
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