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Record Finder Table for Sweden

The following Record Finder table assists researchers in determining record types that may list the information they are looking for.

Order of Records

The typically most reliable sources are listed at the top of the list. However, depending on the time period of the record and location, multiple records in the list may need to be searched to achieve the objective. Alternative records are listed as well in case traditional records do not provide the desired information.

List of Topics

This Record Finder table links to the Sweden topic Wiki pages, containing databases and other information about accessing the records.

Vital Events

Searching for:	Best Records to Search:	Alternative Records:
Birth date and place	Church Records Civil Registration	Census
Marriage place and date	Church Records Civil Registration
Death date, place, and burial	Church Records Civil Registration	Probate Records Cemeteries

Maiden Names and Family Members

Searching for:	Best Records to Search:	Alternative Records:
Maiden name	Church Records Civil Registration
Parents, children, spouses, and other family members	Church Records Civil Registration	Census Probate Records Court Records
Living relatives	Genealogies Directories

Immigration and Country of Origin

Searching for:	Best Records to Search:	Alternative Records:
Immigration date	Emigration and Immigration See the FamilySearch Wiki article for the country to which the ancestor immigrated.
Country and town of origin	Emigration and Immigration	Societies

Residences and Locations

Searching for:	Best Records to Search:	Alternative Records:
Residence	Church Records Civil Registration	Census Probate Land and Property Directories

Personal Details and Affiliations

Searching for:	Best Records to Search:	Alternative Records:
Nobility	Nobility	Biography Periodicals Heraldry
Occupation	Church Records Civil Registration	Census
Religion	Church Records	History Religious Records Religions
Social activities	Social Life & Customs	History
Physical description	Military records

Reading the Records

Vocabulary	Languages Latin in Swedish Genealogical Records Swedish Genealogical Word List Dictionaries Feast Day Calendar (Moveable) Feast Day Lists (Fixed and Moveable) Swedish Parish Register and Household Exam Roll Headings Translation Tools
Handwriting Online Classes	Sweden Handwriting Reading Gothic Handwriting for Swedish Genealogy, Lesson 1 Spelling and Phonetics for Swedish Genealogy, Lesson 2 — Names, dates, and key genealogical words Reading Gothic Handwriting for Swedish Genealogy: Put It All Together, Lesson 3 Scandinavian Handwriting Scandinavian Handwriting, part 3 - No part 2 available Birth and Christening Records for Swedish Genealogy Instructions, document examples, and translations are given for Reading Swedish Birth and Christening Records 1717, 1752, 1771, 1792, 1803, 1834, 1854, and 1894.
Naming patterns	Naming Customs Social Life & Customs
Writing for records

Counties

The topic articles listed above give general background, record contents details, and research methods. More specific help is available in topic articles for each County, including links to actual records.

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

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+*[[Sweden Language and Languages|Languages]]
+*[[Latin in Swedish Genealogical Records]]
+*[[Swedish Genealogical Word List]]
+*[[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)]]
+*[[Swedish Parish Register and Household Exam Roll Headings]]
+*[[Translation Tools for Swedish Research|Translation Tools]]
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+| align="left" |Handwriting<br> Online Classes
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+*[[Sweden Handwriting]]
+*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UL0wFoBaCXs Reading Gothic Handwriting for Swedish Genealogy, Lesson 1]
+*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1yNb4BOIec Spelling and Phonetics for Swedish Genealogy, Lesson 2] — Names, dates, and key genealogical words
+*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBN4XbXosGU Reading Gothic Handwriting for Swedish Genealogy: Put It All Together, Lesson 3]
+*[https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/lessons/scandinavian-handwriting Scandinavian Handwriting]
+*[https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/lessons/scandinavian-handwriting-part-3 Scandinavian Handwriting, part 3] - No part 2 available
+*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ge7vsmb0ngQ  Birth and Christening Records for Swedish Genealogy]
+*Instructions, document examples, and translations are given for [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMIUyk19Q5Q '''Reading Swedish Birth and Christening Records 1717'''], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VszQTkluERk '''1752'''], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZgh-3v2Vhw '''1771'''], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KcLdSHQjyu0 '''1792'''], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MP8xTy-IAPE '''1803'''], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcXgfbDIfpM '''1834'''], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLS0zRxvbss '''1854'''], and [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fj1bdkhi8ng '''1894'''].
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-| [[Sweden Church Records| Church Records]], [[Sweden Civil Registration|Civil Registration (after 1860)]]
-| [[Sweden Census|Census]]
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-| Death information
-| [[Sweden Church Records| Church Records]], [[Sweden Civil Registration|Civil Registration (after 1860)]]
-| [[Sweden Probate Records|Probate Records]]
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-| Emigration information
-| [[Sweden Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
-| [[Sweden Societies|Societies]]
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-| Language helps
-| [[Sweden Language and Languages|Language helps]]
-| —
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-| Living relatives
-| [[Sweden Compiled Genealogies|Genealogies]]
-| [[Sweden Biography|Biography]]
-|-
-| Maiden name
-| [[Sweden Church Records| Church Records]]
-| —
-|-
-| Marriage information
-| [[Sweden Church Records| Church Records]], [[Sweden Civil Registration|Civil Registration (after 1860)]]
-| —
-|-
-| Naming customs
-| [[Sweden Names, Personal|Names, Personal]]
-| [[Sweden Social Life and Customs|Social Life and Customs]]
-|-
-| Noble families
-| [[Sweden Nobility|Nobility]]
-| [[Sweden Biography|Biography]], [[Sweden Periodicals|Periodicals]], [[Sweden Heraldry|Heraldry]]
-|-
-| Occupation
-| [[Sweden Church Records| Church Records]], [[Sweden Civil Registration|Civil Registration (after 1860)]]
-| —
-|-
-| Parents, children, and other family members
-| [[Sweden Church Records| Church Records]], [[Sweden Civil Registration|Civil Registration (after 1860)]]
-| [[Sweden Probate Records|Probate Records]], [[Swedish Judicial Records for Family History Research|Court Records]]
-|-
-| Physical description
-| [[Sweden Military Records|Military Records]]
-| [[Sweden Biography|Biography]], [[Sweden Compiled Genealogies|Genealogy]]
-|-
-| Places of residence
-| [[Sweden Church Records| Church Records]], [[Sweden Civil Registration|Civil Registration (after 1860)]]
-| [[Sweden Census|Census]], [[Sweden Probate Records|Probate]], [[Sweden Land and Property|Land and Property]]
-|-
-| Religion
-| [[Sweden Church Records|Church Records]], [[Sweden Religious Records|Religious Records]]
-| [[Sweden Religious Tolerance|Religions]]
-|-
-| Social activities
-| [[Sweden Social Life and Customs|Social Life and Customs]]
-| —
-|}
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