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Guide to '''Sweden ancestry, family history, and genealogy:''' birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records.  
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Sweden is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe bordered by [[Norway Genealogy|Norway]] and [[Finland Genealogy|Finland]]. From 1814 to 1905, it was part of the Swedish-Norwegian Union. Swedish is the official language.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Sweden," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweden, accessed 23 March 2016.</ref>
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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 ==
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<h3>Getting Started with Sweden Research</h3>
Links to articles on getting started with Sweden research.
*[[Finding Birth Information for Swedish Family History Research|Finding Birth Information]]
*[[Finding Engagement and Marriage Information for Swedish Family History Research|Finding Marriage Information]]
*[[Finding Death and Burial Information for Swedish Family History Research|Finding Death Information]]
*[[Finding a Place of Origin in Sweden|Place of Origin in Sweden]]
:[[Sweden Genealogy#More Sweden Research Strategies|''See More Research Strategies'']]
 
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<h3>Sweden Research Tools</h3>
Links to articles and websites that assist in Sweden research.
*[https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/images/4/40/Swedenish_Par_Reg_and_Exam_headings.pdf Parish Register Headings]
*[[Swedish Genealogical Word List|Swedish Word List]] and [[Latin Genealogical Word List|Latin Word List]]
*[[Sweden: Gazetteers|Gazetteers]]
*[[Swedish Research Websites|Websites]]
:[[Sweden Genealogy#More Sweden Research Tools|''See More Research Tools'']]
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{{Click|Image:Sweden_ORP.png|Sweden Online Genealogy Records}} [[File:Ask_the_Community_Button.png|link=Genealogy_Help_on_Facebook]]
 
==Provinces==
The provinces of Sweden (called Landskap in Swedish) are geographical areas that are based on political subdivisions that predate the county organization of 1634. The divisions are based on cultural and geographical characteristics that many Swedes (and people of Swedish decent) strongly identify with today. The provinces are unique from each other in many ways such as spoken dialects, traditional clothing, and local social traditions.
 
With such deep social and cultural roots associated to the provinces, it's not uncommon that immigrants referred to their origin in Sweden by the name of their province. They saw themselves as residents of a certain province such as Skåne, Ångermanland, or Dalarna rather than from a county. Emigrants from large cities, however, such as Stockholm or Göteborg usually gave their origin by the name of the city.
 
=== Tips  ===
 
*The Landskap names are not typically used to organize collections by SVAR, Arkiv Digital, Genline or the FamilySearch Catalog. These resources are organized by Swedish ''län'' (usually called county in English).<br>
 
{{Swedish Provinces}}
 
==Counties==
In compliance with the Constitution of 1634, the kingdom was organized into counties (called Län in Swedish.) At this time each province (called [[Provinces of Sweden|Landskap]]) turned over its civil authority to the county administration. Through the years there have been many changes to the county structure. Some counties were added and others were dissolved. This map represents the county structure as it was in the mid 1900s. It also matches the county structure used in the FamilySearch Catalog. For further reading on the changes through the years see [[History of Swedish Counties|History of Swedish Counties]].
 
{{Sweden Image Map}}
 
== Parishes ==
*[[Sweden: Parish Listing|Parish List]]
*[[Swedish Parish Pages|Parish Pages (Alphabetical Order)]]
*[[Swedish County Letters|Swedish County Letters Abbreviations]]
 
== Districts ==
*[[Sweden: District List|District List]]
 
 
==More Sweden Research Strategies==
Research strategies give guidance on how to research or what records to search for first.  Below are additional research strategy Wiki articles for Sweden.
*[[Sweden: Research Strategies|Research Strategies]]
*[[Sweden Research Tips and Strategies|Research Tips and Strategies]]
*[[Swedish Research: Tips for Beginners|Tips for Beginners]]
*[[Swedish Research: Tips for Swedish American Researchers|Tips for Swedish American Researchers]]
*[[Swedish Research: Getting Started|Getting Started]]
*[[Swedish Research: What's the next step?|What's the next step?]]
*[[Swedish Research: Searching Records|Finding your ancestor in the records]]
*[[Sweden How to Guides|Sweden "How to" Guides]]
*[[Finding Records that show Family Structure for Swedish Family History Research|Finding Records showing Family Structure]]
*[[Finding Migration Information for Swedish Family History Research|Finding Records of Moving and Migration]]
*[[Sweden: Finding an Unknown Father in Swedish Records|Finding Father of Illegitimate Child]]
*[[Sweden post-1900 Research|Post-1900 Research]]
*[https://familysearch.org/learningcenter/lesson/scandinavian-research/127 Class on Scandinavian Research]
*[https://familysearch.org/learningcenter/results.html?q=*&fq=place%3A%22Scandinavia%22 Class on Reading Scandinavian Gothic Handwritten Records.]''


==Sweden Map==
==More Sweden Research Tools==
The map below shows county boundaries from about 1810 to 1997 (for provinces, see [[Provinces of Sweden]]). <Br>
Research tools can include resources that assist in locating correct records to search and determining the correct locality to search in.  Below are links and Wiki articles to research tools in Sweden.
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.
*[[Historical Maps of Sweden|Historical Maps]]
*[[Sweden: Abbreviations in Family History Sources|Abbreviations in Family History Sources]]
*[[Sweden: Encyclopedias and Dictionaries|Dictionaries]]
*[[Moveable Feast Day Calendar for: Sweden|Feast Day Calendar (Moveable)]]
*[[Fixed and Moveable Feast Days for: Sweden|Feast Day Lists (Fixed and Moveable)]]
*[http://www.nad.riksarkivet.se/ Nationell ArkivDatabas (NAD)]
*[[Nordic Given Names|Nordic Given Names List]]<br>  
*[[Household Exam Roll Headings|Household Exam Roll Headings]]
*[[Swedish Parish Register and Household Exam Roll Headings]]
*[[Translation Tools for Swedish Research|Translation Tools]]
*[[Sweden: Type the letters Å, Ä, and Ö|Type the Letters Å, Ä, and Ö]]
*[[Sweden Maps|Maps]]


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==FamilySearch Resources==
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Below are FamilySearch resources that can assist you in resourcing your family.
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*[[Genealogy Help on Facebook|Facebook Communities]] - Facebook groups discussing genealogy research
{{New Sweden Map}}
*[https://familysearch.org/learningcenter/results.html?q=Sweden Learning Center] - Online genealogy courses
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*[https://familysearch.org/search/collection/location/1927041?region=Sweden Historical Records]
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*[https://familysearch.org/locations/centerlocator?c=sweden Family History Center locator map]
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|[[Blekinge_County,_Sweden_Genealogy|Blekinge]]
|[[Blekinge_County,_Sweden_Genealogy|K]]
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|[[Gotland_County,_Sweden_Genealogy|Gotland]]
|[[Gotland_County,_Sweden_Genealogy|I]]
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|[[Gävleborg_County,_Sweden_Genealogy|Gävleborg]] 
|[[Gävleborg_County,_Sweden_Genealogy|X]]
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|[[Göteborg_och_Bohus_County,_Sweden_Genealogy|Göteborg och Bohus]]
|[[Göteborg_och_Bohus_County,_Sweden_Genealogy|O]]
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|[[Halland_County,_Sweden_Genealogy|Halland]]
|[[Halland_County,_Sweden_Genealogy|N]]
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|[[Jämtland_County,_Sweden_Genealogy|Jämtland]]
|[[Jämtland_County,_Sweden_Genealogy|Z]]
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|[[Jönköping_County,_Sweden_Genealogy|Jönköping]]
|[[Jönköping_County,_Sweden_Genealogy|F]]
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|[[Kalmar_County,_Sweden_Genealogy|Kalmar]]
|[[Kalmar_County,_Sweden_Genealogy|H]]
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|[[Kopparberg_County,_Sweden_Genealogy|Kopparberg]]
|[[Kopparberg_County,_Sweden_Genealogy|W]]
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|[[Kristianstad_County,_Sweden_Genealogy|Kristianstad]]
|[[Kristianstad_County,_Sweden_Genealogy|L]]
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|[[Kronoberg_County,_Sweden_Genealogy|Kronoberg]]
|[[Kronoberg_County,_Sweden_Genealogy|G]]
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|[[Malmöhus_County,_Sweden_Genealogy|Malmöhus]]
|[[Malmöhus_County,_Sweden_Genealogy|M]]
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|[[Norrbotten_County,_Sweden_Genealogy|Norrbotten]]
|[[Norrbotten_County,_Sweden_Genealogy|BD]]
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|[[Skaraborg_County,_Sweden_Genealogy|Skaraborg]]
|[[Skaraborg_County,_Sweden_Genealogy|R]]
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|[[Stockholm_County,_Sweden_Genealogy|Stockholm]]
|[[Stockholm_County,_Sweden_Genealogy|B]]
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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]]
|[[Södermanland_County,_Sweden_Genealogy|D]]
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|[[Uppsala_County,_Sweden_Genealogy|Uppsala]]
|[[Uppsala_County,_Sweden_Genealogy|C]]
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|[[Värmland_County,_Sweden_Genealogy|Värmland]]
|[[Värmland_County,_Sweden_Genealogy|S]]
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|[[Västerbotten_County,_Sweden_Genealogy|Västerbotten]]
|[[Västerbotten_County,_Sweden_Genealogy|AC]]
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|[[Västernorrland_County,_Sweden_Genealogy|Västernorrland]]
|[[Västernorrland_County,_Sweden_Genealogy|Y]]
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|[[Västmanland_County,_Sweden_Genealogy|Västmanland]]
|[[Västmanland_County,_Sweden_Genealogy|U]]
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|[[Älvsborg_County,_Sweden_Genealogy|Älvsborg]]
|[[Älvsborg_County,_Sweden_Genealogy|P]]
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|[[Örebro_County,_Sweden_Genealogy|Örebro]]
|[[Örebro_County,_Sweden_Genealogy|T]]
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|[[Östergötland_County,_Sweden_Genealogy|Östergötland]]
|[[Östergötland_County,_Sweden_Genealogy|E]]
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== Counties ==
== References ==
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]]
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*[[Göteborg och Bohus County, Sweden Genealogy|Göteborg och Bohus]]
<br>
*[[Gotland County, Sweden Genealogy|Gotland]]
<br>
*[[Gävleborg County, Sweden Genealogy|Gävleborg]]
<br>
*[[Halland County, Sweden Genealogy|Halland]]
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*[[Jämtland County, Sweden Genealogy|Jämtland]]
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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]]
*[[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==
[[Category:Sweden]][[Category:Sidebar templates]]
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[[Category:Sweden]]
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Guide to Sweden ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records.

Country Information[edit | edit source]

Sweden is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe bordered by Norway and Finland. From 1814 to 1905, it was part of the Swedish-Norwegian Union. Swedish is the official language.[1]

Getting Started[edit | edit source]

Getting Started with Sweden Research

Links to articles on getting started with Sweden research.

See More Research Strategies

Sweden Research Tools

Links to articles and websites that assist in Sweden research.

See More Research Tools


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Provinces[edit | edit source]

The provinces of Sweden (called Landskap in Swedish) are geographical areas that are based on political subdivisions that predate the county organization of 1634. The divisions are based on cultural and geographical characteristics that many Swedes (and people of Swedish decent) strongly identify with today. The provinces are unique from each other in many ways such as spoken dialects, traditional clothing, and local social traditions.

With such deep social and cultural roots associated to the provinces, it's not uncommon that immigrants referred to their origin in Sweden by the name of their province. They saw themselves as residents of a certain province such as Skåne, Ångermanland, or Dalarna rather than from a county. Emigrants from large cities, however, such as Stockholm or Göteborg usually gave their origin by the name of the city.

Tips[edit | edit source]

  • The Landskap names are not typically used to organize collections by SVAR, Arkiv Digital, Genline or the FamilySearch Catalog. These resources are organized by Swedish län (usually called county in English).
LapplandNorrbottenVästerbottenÅngermanlandJämtlandMedelpadHärjedalenHälsinglandDalarnaGästriklandUpplandVästmanlandVärmlandNärkeSödermanlandÖstergötlandDalslandBohuslänVästergötlandSmålandHallandSkåneBlekingeÖlandGotlandBlekingeBlekingeDalarnaDalslandGotlandGästriklandHallandHälsinglandHärjedalenJämtlandLapplandMedelpadNorrbottenNärkeSkåneSmålandSödermanlandUpplandVärmlandVästerbottenVästergötlandVästmanlandÅngermanlandÖlandBohuslänÖstergötlandSwedish Provinces FSW.png

Counties[edit | edit source]

In compliance with the Constitution of 1634, the kingdom was organized into counties (called Län in Swedish.) At this time each province (called Landskap) turned over its civil authority to the county administration. Through the years there have been many changes to the county structure. Some counties were added and others were dissolved. This map represents the county structure as it was in the mid 1900s. It also matches the county structure used in the FamilySearch Catalog. For further reading on the changes through the years see History of Swedish Counties.

Norrbotten CountyVästerbotten CountyJämtland CountyVästernorrland CountyGävleborg CountyKopparberg CountyVärmland CountyÖrebro CountyVästmanland CountyUppsala CountyStockholm CountyStockholm City and CountyÖstergötland CountySkaraborg CountyÄlvsborg CountyGöteborg och Bohus CountyHalland CountyJönköping CountyKronoberg CountyKalmar CountyGotland CountyBlekinge CountyKristianstad CountyMalmöhus CountyBlekinge CountyGotland CountyGävleborg CountyGöteborg och Bohus CountyHalland CountyJämtland CountyJönköping CountyKalmar CountyKopparberg CountyKristianstad CountyKronoberg CountyMalmöhus CountyNorrbotten CountySkaraborg CountyStockholm CountyStockholm City and CountySödermanland CountyUppsala CountyVärmland CountyVästerbotten CountyVästernorrland CountyVästmanland CountyÄlvsborg CountyÖrebro CountyÖstergötland CountySödermanland CountySwedish Counties FSW.jpg


Parishes[edit | edit source]

Districts[edit | edit source]


More Sweden Research Strategies[edit | edit source]

Research strategies give guidance on how to research or what records to search for first. Below are additional research strategy Wiki articles for Sweden.

More Sweden Research Tools[edit | edit source]

Research tools can include resources that assist in locating correct records to search and determining the correct locality to search in. Below are links and Wiki articles to research tools in Sweden.

FamilySearch Resources[edit | edit source]

Below are FamilySearch resources that can assist you in resourcing your family.

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Sweden," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweden, accessed 23 March 2016.










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