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Guide to Sweden ancestry, family history and genealogy: parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.

Country Information

Sweden is a Scandinavian country bordering Denmark, Norway, and Finland.

Sweden Online Genealogy Records

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Research Help

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Started

Sweden Map

The map below shows county boundaries from about 1810 to 1997.
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.

County Color	County Name	County Code
	Blekinge	K
	Gotland	I
	Gävleborg	X
	Göteborg och Bohus	O
	Halland	N
	Jämtland	Z
	Jönköping	F
	Kalmar	H
	Kopparberg	W
	Kristianstad	L
	Kronoberg	G
	Malmöhus	M
	Norrbotten	BD
	Skaraborg	R
	Stockholm	B
	Stockholm city and county	AB
	Södermanland	D
	Uppsala	C
	Värmland	S
	Västerbotten	AC
	Västernorrland	Y
	Västmanland	U
	Älvsborg	P
	Örebro	T
	Östergötland	E

Counties

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 Letter Abbreviations for more information.

Blekinge
Dalarna
Göteborg och Bohus
Gotland
Gävleborg
Halland
Jämtland
Jönköping
Kalmar
Kopparberg
Kristianstad
Kronoberg
Malmöhus
Norrbotten
Skåne: see Kristianstad and Malmöhus
Skaraborg
Stockholm
Södermanland
Uppsala
Värmland
Västerbotten
Västernorrland
Västmanland
Västra Götaland: see Göteborg och Bohus, Skaraborg, and Älvsborg
Älvsborg
Örebro
Östergötland

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 Parish List or Parish Pages (Alphabetical Order) to locate the parish wiki page.

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+{{CountrySidebar
-[[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 advanced 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.
+==Country Information==
+Sweden is a Scandinavian country bordering [[Denmark Genealogy|Denmark]], [[Norway Genealogy|Norway]], and [[Finland Genealogy|Finland]].
-=== Featured Content  ===
+{|
+|<div id="fsButtons"><span class="online_records_button">[[Sweden Online Genealogy Records]]</span>
+|<span class="community_button">[[Online Research Help|Online<br>Research Help]]</span>
+|<div id="fsButtons"><span class="red_online_button">[[Sweden Getting Started|Getting<Br>Started]]</span>
+|}
-A new article has been created on the subject of cemeteries in Sweden. This article describes the cultural and social influences on the burial practices along with a good historical context. If you want to understand the burial practices of Sweden, or are preparing to visit the country to enrich your family history see the article: [[Cemeteries_in_Sweden|Cemeteries in Sweden]].
+==Sweden Map==
+The map below shows county boundaries from about 1810 to 1997. <Br>
+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.
-<br>See '''previous''' featured articles at: [[Sweden: Previous Featured Articles|Sweden: Previous Featured Articles]]
+{| width="60%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="2" border="0"
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-=== Getting started with Sweden research [[Image:Riksdagen June 2011.jpg|thumb|left|300x250px]]  ===
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+{{New Sweden Map}}
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+{| class="wikitable sortable"
+|-
+! scope="col" class="unsortable" |County Color
+! scope="col" |County Name
+! scope="col" |County Code
+|-
+| style="background: #c6ce60" |
+|[[Blekinge_County,_Sweden_Genealogy|Blekinge]]
+|[[Blekinge_County,_Sweden_Genealogy|K]]
+|-
+| style="background: #e75519" |
+|[[Gotland_County,_Sweden_Genealogy|Gotland]]
+|[[Gotland_County,_Sweden_Genealogy|I]]
+|-
+| style="background: #c4d672" |
+|[[Gävleborg_County,_Sweden_Genealogy|Gävleborg]]
+|[[Gävleborg_County,_Sweden_Genealogy|X]]
+|-
+| style="background: #85a96e" |
+|[[Göteborg_och_Bohus_County,_Sweden_Genealogy|Göteborg och Bohus]]
+|[[Göteborg_och_Bohus_County,_Sweden_Genealogy|O]]
+|-
+| style="background: #f3b267" |
+|[[Halland_County,_Sweden_Genealogy|Halland]]
+|[[Halland_County,_Sweden_Genealogy|N]]
+|-
+| style="background: #bad9ba" |
+|[[Jämtland_County,_Sweden_Genealogy|Jämtland]]
+|[[Jämtland_County,_Sweden_Genealogy|Z]]
+|-
+| style="background: #dae6a8" |
+|[[Jönköping_County,_Sweden_Genealogy|Jönköping]]
+|[[Jönköping_County,_Sweden_Genealogy|F]]
+|-
+| style="background: #f7e4dc" |
+|[[Kalmar_County,_Sweden_Genealogy|Kalmar]]
+|[[Kalmar_County,_Sweden_Genealogy|H]]
+|-
+| style="background: #fbf8c7" |
+|[[Kopparberg_County,_Sweden_Genealogy|Kopparberg]]
+|[[Kopparberg_County,_Sweden_Genealogy|W]]
+|-
+| style="background: #e8d3b4" |
+|[[Kristianstad_County,_Sweden_Genealogy|Kristianstad]]
+|[[Kristianstad_County,_Sweden_Genealogy|L]]
+|-
+| style="background: #946c48" |
+|[[Kronoberg_County,_Sweden_Genealogy|Kronoberg]]
+|[[Kronoberg_County,_Sweden_Genealogy|G]]
+|-
+| style="background: #e0739c" |
+|[[Malmöhus_County,_Sweden_Genealogy|Malmöhus]]
+|[[Malmöhus_County,_Sweden_Genealogy|M]]
+|-
+| style="background: #f8dbcd" |
+|[[Norrbotten_County,_Sweden_Genealogy|Norrbotten]]
+|[[Norrbotten_County,_Sweden_Genealogy|BD]]
+|-
+| style="background: #f1b22e" |
+|[[Skaraborg_County,_Sweden_Genealogy|Skaraborg]]
+|[[Skaraborg_County,_Sweden_Genealogy|R]]
+|-
+| style="background: #3b9ec4" |
+|[[Stockholm_County,_Sweden_Genealogy|Stockholm]]
+|[[Stockholm_County,_Sweden_Genealogy|B]]
+|-
+| style="background: #fb0a06" |
+|[[Stockholm_City,_Stockholm,_Sweden_Genealogy|Stockholm city and county]]
+|[[Stockholm_City,_Stockholm,_Sweden_Genealogy|AB]]
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+| style="background: #306eb1" |
-[[Swedish Research: Getting Started|Getting Started]]<br> [[Swedish Research: What's the next step?|What's the next step?]]<br> [[Swedish Research: Searching Records|Finding your ancestor in the records]]<br>
+|[[Södermanland_County,_Sweden_Genealogy|Södermanland]]
+|[[Södermanland_County,_Sweden_Genealogy|D]]
-|
-[[Swedish Research: Tips for Beginners|Tips for Beginners]]<br> [[Swedish Research: Tips for Swedish American Researchers|Tips for Swedish American Researchers]]<br>
-|}
-''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.]''
-=== What are you looking for?  ===
-{| cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="0" class="FCK__ShowTableBorders"
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+| style="background: #faea7b" |
-. [[Finding Birth Information for Swedish Family History Research|Birth Information]]<br> 2. [[Finding Engagement and Marriage Information for Swedish Family History Research|Marriage Information]]<br> 3. [[Finding Death and Burial Information for Swedish Family History Research|Death Information]]<br> 4. [[Finding Records that show Family Structure for Swedish Family History Research|Records showing Family Structure]]<br> 5. [[Finding Migration Information for Swedish Family History Research|Records of Moving and Migration]] <br>
+|[[Uppsala_County,_Sweden_Genealogy|Uppsala]]
+|[[Uppsala_County,_Sweden_Genealogy|C]]
-|
-. [[Finding a Place of Origin in Sweden|Place of Origin in Sweden]]<br> 7. People in Major Cities<br> 8. Information about soldiers or sailors <br> 9. [[Sweden: Finding an Unknown Father in Swedish Records|Father of Illegitimate Child]]<br>10. Historical Maps<br> 11. Databases that might help<br> 12.[[Sweden post-1900 Research|Post-1900 Research]]
-|}
-=== Research Tools  ===
-{| style="width: 99%; height: 100px;" class="FCK__ShowTableBorders"
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+| style="background: #69bea1" |
-*Listing of [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/list#page=1&countryId=1927041 Swedish records] on FamilySearch.org
+|[[Värmland_County,_Sweden_Genealogy|Värmland]]
-*[[Sweden: Abbreviations in Family History Sources|Abbreviations in Family History Sources]]
+|[[Värmland_County,_Sweden_Genealogy|S]]
-*[[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)]]
-*[[Sweden: Gazetteers|Gazetteers]]
-*[[Scandinavian Given Names|Given Names List]]<br>
-*[[Sweden: Maps|Maps]]
-*[[Sweden: Parish Listing|Parish List]]
-|
-*[[Swedish Parish Pages|Parish Pages (Alphabetical Order)]]
-*[[Swedish Parish Register and Household Exam Roll Headings|Parish Register Headings]]
-*[[Sweden: Research Strategies|Research Strategies]]
-*[[Stockholm City|Stockholm]]
-*[[Swedish County Letters|Swedish County Letters]]
-*[[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]]
-|}
-=== Jurisdictions and Records  ===
-{{Template: Swedish jurisdictions bar}}
-&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;[[Swedish Civil Jurisdictions for Family History Research|Civil Juris.]]&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;[[Swedish Judicial Jurisdictions for Family History Research|Judicial Juris.]]&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;[[Swedish Military Jurisdictions for Family History Research|Military Juris.]]&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;[[Swedish Church Jurisdictions for Family History Research|Church Juris.]]
-{{Template: Swedish records bar}}
-&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;[[Swedish Civil Records for Family History Research|Civil Rec.]]&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;[[Swedish Judicial Records for Family History Research|Judicial Rec.]]&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;[[Swedish Army Records for Family History Research|Army]] / [[Swedish Naval Records for Family History Research|Naval]]&nbsp;Rec. &nbsp; &nbsp;[[Sweden Church Records|Church Rec.]]
-=== County and Parish Pages  ===
-Click on the map to navigate to 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]]'''
-=== 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>
-{| cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="0" class="FCK__ShowTableBorders"
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-|
+| style="background: #cacbe0" |
-*[[Edit a page|Expand an article]] or [[Special:Shortpages|short page]]
+|[[Västerbotten_County,_Sweden_Genealogy|Västerbotten]]
-*[[How to author an article in the Wiki|Create a new article]]<br>
+|[[Västerbotten_County,_Sweden_Genealogy|AC]]
-*[[How to categorize an article|Categorize articles]]<br>
-|
-*[[Create an external link|Add external links to articles]]
-*[[Create an internal link|Add internal links to articles]]
-|}
-<br>
-=== Related Country Pages  ===
-{| style="width: 99%; height: 100px;" class="FCK__ShowTableBorders"
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-| <center>[[Finland|Finland]]
+| style="background: #d1e8f0" |
-[[Image:Flag of Finland (bordered).jpg|40x24px|Flag of Finland (bordered).jpg]]
+|[[Västernorrland_County,_Sweden_Genealogy|Västernorrland]]
-</center>
+|[[Västernorrland_County,_Sweden_Genealogy|Y]]
-| <br>
-| <br>
-| [[Denmark|Denmark]]
-{{Denmark}}
-| <br>
-| <br>
-| <center>[[Norway|Norway]]
-[[Image:Flag of Norway.png|35x25px|Flag of Norway.png]]
-</center>
-| <br>
-| <br>
-| <center>[[Iceland|Iceland]]
-[[Image:Flag of Iceland.png|35x25px|Flag of Iceland.png]]
-</center>
-| <br>
-| <center>[[Scandinavia|Scandinavia]]
-[[Image:Scandinavian Flags.jpg|28x25px|Scandinavian Flags.jpg]]
-</center>
-| <br>
-| <br>
-| <center>Swedish American
-[[Image:United States flag.png|40x21px|United States flag.png]]
-</center>
-| <br>
-| <br>
-|}
-<br>(All text below this is included in a column on the left side of the screen.)
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-{| border="0" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 240);" class="FCK__ShowTableBorders"
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-| align="center" style="background: rgb(238, 238, 238); font-family: verdana;" | '''Community'''
+| style="background: #e5b7c2" |
+|[[Västmanland_County,_Sweden_Genealogy|Västmanland]]
+|[[Västmanland_County,_Sweden_Genealogy|U]]
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-| align="left" style="background: rgb(249, 243, 253);" |
+| style="background: #ac7fad" |
-*[[FamilySearch Wiki Swedish User Group Meeting|Swedish Wiki User Group Meetings]] <br>
+|[[Älvsborg_County,_Sweden_Genealogy|Älvsborg]]
-*[[Sweden: Svensk Släktforskning Kalendar|Svenskt Släktforsknings - Kalendar]] <br>
+|[[Älvsborg_County,_Sweden_Genealogy|P]]
-*[[Sweden: U.S. Events|U.S. Events]] <br>
-*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 [[Join a Skype Research Community|Skype]]
-*[[FamilySearch Indexing: Swedish Church Records up to 1860|FamilySearch Indexing of Swedish Church Records]]
-{{Forum badge
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-| forum link = https://www.familysearch.org/learn/forums/en/forumdisplay.php?f=96
-|  forum name = Swedish Research forum
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- {{FacebookGRC badge
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-| link = https://www.facebook.com/SwedenGenealogy?cid=GRCW_Sweden
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-| align="center" style="background: rgb(238, 238, 238); font-family: verdana;" | '''Topics'''
+| style="background: #eeba6a" |
+|[[Örebro_County,_Sweden_Genealogy|Örebro]]
+|[[Örebro_County,_Sweden_Genealogy|T]]
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-| align="left" style="background: rgb(249, 243, 253);" |
+| style="background: #6261a4" |
-*[[Sweden: Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]]
+|[[Östergötland_County,_Sweden_Genealogy|Östergötland]]
-*[[Beyond Parish Registers:A Case Study]]
+|[[Östergötland_County,_Sweden_Genealogy|E]]
-*[[Sweden: Biography|Biographies]]
+|}
-*[[Cemeteries in Sweden|Cemeteries]]
+|}
-*[[Sweden Census|Census]]
-*[[Sweden Church Records|Church Records]]
-*[[Sweden Citing Sources|Citing Sources]]
-*[[Sweden: Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
-*[[Swedish Crime and Punishment|Crime and Punishment]]
-*[[Sweden: Directories|Directories]]
-*[[Sweden: Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
-*[[Sweden: Encyclopedias and Dictionaries|Encyclopedias and Dictionaries]]
-*[[Sweden: Gazetteers|Gazetteers]]
-*[[Sweden: Genealogy|Genealogies]]
-*[[Sweden Heraldry|Heraldry]]
-*[[Sweden History|History]]
-*[[History of Swedish Counties|History of Swedish Counties]]
-*[[Sweden: Land and Property Records|Land and Property]]
-*[[Sweden: Language and Languages|Language]]
-*[[Latin in Swedish Genealogical Records|Latin in Swedish Records]]
-*[[Sweden: Laws|Laws]]
-*[[Sweden: L.D.S. Records|L.D.S. Records]]
-*[[Sweden: Maps|Maps]]
-*[[Sweden: Medieval Collections at the Swedish National Archives|Medieval]]
-*[[Sweden Military Records|Military]]
-*[[Swedish Money, Weights, and Measures for Family History Research|Money, Weights, and Measures]]
-*[[Sweden Names, Personal|Naming Customs]]
-**[[Sweden: Soldier Names|Soldier Names]]
-*[[Sweden Newspapers|Newspapers]]
-*[[Sweden: Nobility|Nobility]]
-*[[Sweden: Occupations|Occupations]]
-*[[Sweden: Periodicals|Periodicals]]
-*[[Sweden Place Names|Place Names]]
-*[[Swedish Privacy Laws in Relation to Genealogy|Privacy Laws]]
-*[[Sweden: Probate Records|Probate Records]]
-*[[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]]
-*[[Sweden Taxation|Taxation]]
-|}
+== Counties ==
-</div>
+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.
-<br>
-{{featured article}}
+{{columns-list|3|
+*[[Blekinge County, Sweden Genealogy|Blekinge]]
+*[[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]]
+}}
+=== 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==
+{{reflist}}
 [[Category:Sweden]]
+[[pt:Suécia]]