Sweden Genealogy: Difference between revisions

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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 advanced 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!

Featured Content[edit | edit source]

A new article has been created on the subject of cemeteries in Sweden. This article describes the cultural and social influences of Swedish 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.

See previous featured articles at: Sweden: Previous Featured Articles

Getting started with Sweden research

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Getting Started
What's the next step?
Finding your ancestor in the records

Tips for Beginners
Tips for Swedish American Researchers

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

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. Place of Origin in Sweden
7. People in Major Cities
8. Information about soldiers or sailors
9. Father of Illegitimate Child
10. Historical Maps
11. Databases that might help
12.Post-1900 Research

Research Tools[edit | edit source]

Jurisdictions and Records[edit | edit source]

Civil Juris. Judicial Juris. Military Juris. Church Juris.

Civil Rec. Judicial Rec. Army / Naval Rec. Church Rec.

County and Parish Pages[edit | edit source]

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

Template:Counties and Provinces of Sweden

Counties Provinces

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]

Swedish American

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Community

Swedish Wiki User Group Meetings
Svenskt Släktforsknings - Kalendar
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FamilySearch Indexing of Swedish Church Records

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