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[[Image:Sweden Portal Picture.png|center|350px|Sweden Portal Picture.png]] '''Welcome to the Sweden page of the FamilySearch Wiki.''' FamilySearch Wiki is a community website dedicated to helping people throughout the world learn how to find their ancestors. Through the Sweden page you can learn how to find, use, and analyze Swedish records of genealogical value. The content is variously targeted to beginners, intermediate, and expert researchers. Please visit the [[:Category:Help|help page]] to learn more about using the site. The Sweden Page is a work in progress, your contributions and [[FamilySearch Wiki:Feedback|feedback]] are essential!
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Guide to '''Sweden ancestry, family history and genealogy''': parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.
==Information==
Sweden is a Scandinavian country bordering [[Denmark Genealogy|Denmark]], [[Norway Genealogy|Norway]], and [[Finland Genealogy|Finland]]. The official language in Sweden is Swedish


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== Getting started with Sweden research  ==


==Sweden Map==
*[[Swedish Research: Getting Started|Getting Started]]
The map below shows county boundaries from about 1810 to 1997 (for provinces, see [[Provinces of Sweden]]). <Br>
*[[Swedish Research: What's the next step?|What's the next step?]]  
Click on the map or the county list for resources for each county. Click on the column headings below to order the county list alphabetically.
*[[Swedish Research: Searching Records|Finding your ancestor in the records]]
*[[Swedish Research: Tips for Beginners|Tips for Beginners]]
*[[Swedish Research: Tips for Swedish American Researchers|Tips for Swedish American Researchers]]


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''See the tutorials at FamilySearch Learning Center on [https://familysearch.org/learningcenter/lesson/scandinavian-research/127 Scandinavian Research] and on [https://familysearch.org/learningcenter/results.html?q=*&fq=place%3A%22Scandinavia%22 Reading&nbsp;Scandinavian Gothic Handwritten Records.]''
 
== Featured Content  ==
 
As you do your Swedish family history research, sometimes you will see a letter associated to a county. In Sweden these letters are called Länsbokstav which is literally translated as “county letter”. The system of assigning a unique letter (or letters) to every county began with automobile registration in 1916 and continued up until 1973. Read more at: [[Swedish County Letters|Swedish County Letters]] <br>See '''previous''' featured articles at: [[Sweden: Previous Featured Articles|Sweden: Previous Featured Articles]] <br>
 
=== What are you looking for?===
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1. [[Finding Birth Information for Swedish Family History Research|Birth Information]]
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2. [[Finding Engagement and Marriage Information for Swedish Family History Research|Marriage Information]]
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3. [[Finding Death and Burial Information for Swedish Family History Research|Death Information]]
4. [[Finding Records that show Family Structure for Swedish Family History Research|Records showing Family Structure]]
5. [[Finding Migration Information for Swedish Family History Research|Records of Moving and Migration]]
 
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6. [[Finding a Place of Origin in Sweden|A Place of Origin in Sweden]]
7. People in Major Cities
8. Information about soldiers or sailors
9. Historical Maps
10. Databases that might help
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== Jurisdictions  ==
 
Click on the map to navigate into the county, province, or parish pages.
 
{{Counties and Provinces of Sweden}}  
 
'''[[Counties of Sweden|Counties]]'''&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;'''[[Provinces of Sweden|Provinces]]'''
 
To learn more about other jurisdictions in Sweden see [[Sweden: Jurisdictions|Sweden: Jurisdictions]]
 
== Research Tools  ==
 
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*Listing of all [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/list#page=1&countryId=1927041 records collections for Sweden] on FamilySearch.org
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*[[Sweden: Abbreviations in Family History Sources|Abbreviations in Family History Sources]]
*[[Sweden: Encyclopedias and Dictionaries|Dictionaries]]
*[[Sweden: District List|District List]]
*[[Moveable Feast Day Calendar for: Sweden|Feast Day Calendar (Moveable)]]
*[[Fixed and Moveable Feast Days for: Sweden|Feast Day Lists (Fixed and Moveable)]]
*[[Finding a Place of Origin in Sweden|Finding a Place of Origin]]
*[[Sweden: Gazetteers|Gazetteers]]
*[[Scandinavian Given Names|Given Names List]]<br>
*[[History of Swedish Counties|History of Swedish Counties]]
*[[Sweden: Maps|Maps]]
 
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*[[Sweden: Parish Listing|Parish List]]
*[[Swedish Parish Pages|Parish Pages (Alphabetical Order)]]
*[[Swedish Parish Register and Household Exam Roll Headings|Parish Register and Household Exam Roll Headings]]
*[[Sweden: Record Selection Table|Record Selection Table]]
*[[Sweden: Research Strategies|Research Strategies]]
*[[Portal:Stockholm|Stockholm]]
*[[Translation Tools for Swedish Research|Translation Tools]]
*[[Sweden: Type the letters Å, Ä, and Ö|Type the Letters Å, Ä, and Ö]]
*[[Swedish Research Websites|Websites]]
*Word Lists, [[Swedish Genealogical Word List|Swedish]] and [[Latin Genealogical Word List|Latin]]
*[[Latin in Swedish Genealogical Records|Latin in Swedish Genealogical Records]]
 
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== Sweden FamilySearch Wikiprojects  ==
 
Are you interested to improve the content for Sweden in the FamilySearch Wiki? You can help by doing work individually or by participating on a WikiProject with the Swedish User Group. Check the [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Sweden|WikiProject Sweden]]&nbsp; page to see if there is a project you are interested in. <br>
 
Here's a quick reference to general Wiki activities:<br>
 
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|[[Blekinge_County,_Sweden_Genealogy|Blekinge]]
*[[Edit a page|Expand an article]] or [[Special:Shortpages|short page]]
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*[[How to author an article in the Wiki|Create a new article]]<br>
*[[How to categorize an article|Categorize articles]]<br>
 
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|[[Gotland_County,_Sweden_Genealogy|Gotland]]
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|[[Gävleborg_County,_Sweden_Genealogy|Gävleborg]] 
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|[[Göteborg_och_Bohus_County,_Sweden_Genealogy|Göteborg och Bohus]]
*[https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/FamilySearch_Wiki_Swedish_User_Group_Meeting Swedish Wiki User Group Meetings] <br>
|[[Göteborg_och_Bohus_County,_Sweden_Genealogy|O]]
*[[Sweden: Svensk Släktforskning Kalendar|Svenskt Släktforsknings - Kalendar]] <br>
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*[[Sweden: U.S. Events|U.S. Events]] <br>
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*Join a Community of Sweden Researchers! [http://www.facebook.com/pages/England-Genealogy-Research-Community/183991398317906#!/pages/Sweden-Genealogy-Research-Community/119750384772989 Facebook] and or [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Join_a_Skype_Research_Community Skype]  
|[[Halland_County,_Sweden_Genealogy|Halland]]
*[[FamilySearch Indexing: Swedish Church Records up to 1860|FamilySearch Indexing of Swedish Church Records]]
|[[Halland_County,_Sweden_Genealogy|N]]
 
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|[[Jönköping_County,_Sweden_Genealogy|Jönköping]]
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|[[Kalmar_County,_Sweden_Genealogy|Kalmar]]
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|[[Kopparberg_County,_Sweden_Genealogy|Kopparberg]]
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|[[Kristianstad_County,_Sweden_Genealogy|Kristianstad]]
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|[[Kronoberg_County,_Sweden_Genealogy|Kronoberg]]
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|[[Malmöhus_County,_Sweden_Genealogy|Malmöhus]]
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|[[Norrbotten_County,_Sweden_Genealogy|Norrbotten]]
|[[Norrbotten_County,_Sweden_Genealogy|BD]]
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|[[Skaraborg_County,_Sweden_Genealogy|Skaraborg]]
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|[[Stockholm_County,_Sweden_Genealogy|Stockholm]]
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|[[Stockholm_City,_Stockholm,_Sweden_Genealogy|Stockholm city and county]]
|[[Stockholm_City,_Stockholm,_Sweden_Genealogy|AB]]
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|[[Södermanland_County,_Sweden_Genealogy|Södermanland]]
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|[[Uppsala_County,_Sweden_Genealogy|Uppsala]]
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|[[Värmland_County,_Sweden_Genealogy|Värmland]]
*[[Sweden: Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]]
|[[Värmland_County,_Sweden_Genealogy|S]]
*[[Beyond Parish Registers:A Case Study]]
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*[[Sweden: Biography|Biographies]]  
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*Cemeteries
|[[Västerbotten_County,_Sweden_Genealogy|Västerbotten]]
*[[Swedish Census Records|Census]]
|[[Västerbotten_County,_Sweden_Genealogy|AC]]
*[[Swedish Church Records|Church Records]]  
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**[[Sweden: Birth and Christening Records|Birth and Christening]]
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**[[Sweden: Engagement and Marriage Records|Engagement and Marriage]]
|[[Västernorrland_County,_Sweden_Genealogy|Västernorrland]]
**[[Sweden: Death and Burial Records|Death and Burial]]
|[[Västernorrland_County,_Sweden_Genealogy|Y]]
**[[Sweden: Household Examination Records (Husförhörslängder)|Household Examinations]]
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**[[Sweden: Citing Sources|Citing Sources]]  
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*[[Sweden: Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
|[[Västmanland_County,_Sweden_Genealogy|Västmanland]]
*[[Sweden: Court Records|Court Records]]  
|[[Västmanland_County,_Sweden_Genealogy|U]]
*[[Swedish Crime and Punishment|Crime and Punishment]]
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*[[Sweden: Directories|Directories]]
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*[[Sweden: Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
|[[Älvsborg_County,_Sweden_Genealogy|Älvsborg]]
*[[Sweden: Encyclopedias and Dictionaries|Encyclopedias and Dictionaries]]
|[[Älvsborg_County,_Sweden_Genealogy|P]]
*[[Sweden: Gazetteers|Gazetteers]]  
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*[[Sweden: Genealogy|Genealogies]]
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*Geography
|[[Örebro_County,_Sweden_Genealogy|Örebro]]
*Geography (Historical)
|[[Örebro_County,_Sweden_Genealogy|T]]
*Handwriting
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*[[Sweden Heraldry|Heraldry]]  
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*[[Swedish History|History]]
|[[Östergötland_County,_Sweden_Genealogy|Östergötland]]
*[[Sweden: Land and Property Records|Land and Property]]
|[[Östergötland_County,_Sweden_Genealogy|E]]
*[[Sweden: Language and Languages|Language]]
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*[[Sweden: Laws|Laws]]
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*[[Sweden: L.D.S. Records|L.D.S. Records]]  
*[[Sweden: Maps|Maps]]
*[[Sweden: Medieval Collections at the Swedish National Archives|Medieval]]  
*[[Swedish Military|Military]]
*[[Sweden: Naming Customs|Naming Customs]]
**[[Sweden: Soldier Names|Soldier Names]]
*Newspapers
*[[Sweden: Nobility|Nobility]]
*[[Sweden: Occupations|Occupations]]  
*[[Sweden: Periodicals|Periodicals]]  
*Place Names
*[[Swedish Privacy Laws in Relation to Genealogy|Privacy Laws]]
*[[Sweden: Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Sweden: Record Selection Table|Record Selection Table]]  
*[[Sweden: Schools|Schools]]  
*[[Sweden: Social Life and Customs|Social Life and Customs]]
*[[Sweden: Societies|Societies]]
*[[Study Resources for Swedish Family History Research|Study Resources]]
*[[Sweden: Surnames and Family Organizations|Surnames and Family Organizations]]  
*[[Swedish Church Records, 1308 – 1940 (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Swedish Church Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]  
*[[Sweden Taxation|Taxation]]
*Vital Records


== Counties ==
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With the Constitution of 1634, each Swedish Province turned over its civil authority to a County administration (called ''Län'' in Swedish). Through the years some counties were added and others were dissolved. The above map represents the county structure as it was sometime around 1950. This also matches the county structure used for the Swedish Record Collection in FamilySearch. See [[History of Swedish Counties]] and [[Swedish County Letters|Swedish County Letter Abbreviations]] for more information.
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*[[Blekinge County, Sweden Genealogy|Blekinge]]
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*[[Kopparberg County, Sweden Genealogy|Dalarna]]
*[[Göteborg och Bohus County, Sweden Genealogy|Göteborg och Bohus]]
*[[Gotland County, Sweden Genealogy|Gotland]]
*[[Gävleborg County, Sweden Genealogy|Gävleborg]]
*[[Halland County, Sweden Genealogy|Halland]]
*[[Jämtland County, Sweden Genealogy|Jämtland]]
*[[Jönköping County, Sweden Genealogy|Jönköping]]
*[[Kalmar County, Sweden Genealogy|Kalmar]]
*[[Kopparberg County, Sweden Genealogy|Kopparberg]]
*[[Kristianstad County, Sweden Genealogy|Kristianstad]]
*[[Kronoberg County, Sweden Genealogy|Kronoberg]]
*[[Malmöhus County, Sweden Genealogy|Malmöhus]]
*[[Norrbotten County, Sweden Genealogy|Norrbotten]]
*Skåne: see Kristianstad and Malmöhus
*[[Skaraborg County, Sweden Genealogy|Skaraborg]]
*[[Stockholm County, Sweden Genealogy|Stockholm]]
*[[Södermanland County, Sweden Genealogy|Södermanland]]
*[[Uppsala County, Sweden Genealogy|Uppsala]]
*[[Värmland County, Sweden Genealogy|Värmland]]
*[[Västerbotten County, Sweden Genealogy|Västerbotten]]
*[[Västernorrland County, Sweden Genealogy|Västernorrland]]
*[[Västmanland County, Sweden Genealogy|Västmanland]]
*Västra Götaland: see Göteborg och Bohus, Skaraborg, and Älvsborg
*[[Älvsborg County, Sweden Genealogy|Älvsborg]]
*[[Örebro County, Sweden Genealogy|Örebro]]
*[[Östergötland County, Sweden Genealogy|Östergötland]]
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=== Provinces ===
It's not uncommon that immigrants referred to their origin in Sweden by the name of their province (''landskap''). For more information, see [[Sweden Jurisdictions]].
=== Parishes ===
Sweden counties are comprised of a series of parishes. If the parish name is known, use the [[Sweden: Parish Listing|Parish List]] or [[Swedish Parish Pages|Parish Pages (Alphabetical Order)]] to locate the parish wiki page.
 
==References==
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Revision as of 09:02, 10 July 2012

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Welcome to the Sweden page of the FamilySearch Wiki. FamilySearch Wiki is a community website dedicated to helping people throughout the world learn how to find their ancestors. Through the Sweden page you can learn how to find, use, and analyze Swedish records of genealogical value. The content is variously targeted to beginners, intermediate, and expert researchers. Please visit the help page to learn more about using the site. The Sweden Page is a work in progress, your contributions and feedback are essential!

Getting started with Sweden research[edit | edit source]

See the tutorials at FamilySearch Learning Center on Scandinavian Research and on Reading Scandinavian Gothic Handwritten Records.

Featured Content[edit | edit source]

As you do your Swedish family history research, sometimes you will see a letter associated to a county. In Sweden these letters are called Länsbokstav which is literally translated as “county letter”. The system of assigning a unique letter (or letters) to every county began with automobile registration in 1916 and continued up until 1973. Read more at: Swedish County Letters
See previous featured articles at: Sweden: Previous Featured Articles

What are you looking for?[edit | edit source]

 

1. Birth Information 2. Marriage Information 3. Death Information 4. Records showing Family Structure 5. Records of Moving and Migration

 

6. A Place of Origin in Sweden 7. People in Major Cities 8. Information about soldiers or sailors 9. Historical Maps 10. Databases that might help

Jurisdictions[edit | edit source]

Click on the map to navigate into the county, province, or parish pages.

Template:Counties and Provinces of Sweden

Counties                                                       Provinces

To learn more about other jurisdictions in Sweden see Sweden: Jurisdictions

Research Tools[edit | edit source]

Sweden FamilySearch Wikiprojects[edit | edit source]

Are you interested to improve the content for Sweden in the FamilySearch Wiki? You can help by doing work individually or by participating on a WikiProject with the Swedish User Group. Check the WikiProject Sweden  page to see if there is a project you are interested in.

Here's a quick reference to general Wiki activities:


Related Country Pages[edit | edit source]

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