Sweden How to obtain a Personal Registration File

How to use for Genealogical Purposes

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Any person alive after 1991 in Sweden is included in the population registration files. For anyone who died after 1991, their file can be ordered easily. In Sweden, these records are much

The simplest route to discover when one’s relative died is to search the Swedish Death Book from 1901-2009.

Choose the appropriate archive for where your relative died from the following list:

Norra Regionen

Jämtland, Norrbottens, Västerbotten and Västernorrland norrland@skattevarket.se

Mittregionen

Dalarna, Gävleborg, Värmland, and Örebro. Also contains the Västra Götaland municipalities of Bengtsfors, Dals-Ed and Åmål orebro@skatteverket.se

Mälardsregionen

Södermanland, Uppsala and Västmanland. Also contains the Stockholm municipalities of Norrtälje, Nykvarn, Salem and Södertälje vasteras@skatteverket.se

Stockholmsregionen

Stockholm (Except for the above municipalities) Stockholm@skatteverket.se

Västra Regionen

Halland, Västra Götaland minus the municipalities Bengtsfors, Dals-Ed and Åmål Goteborg@skatteverket.se

Östra Regionen

Gotland, Jönköping and Östergötland linkoping@skatteverket.se

Södra Regionen

Blekinge, Kalmar, Kronoberg and Skåne malmo@skatteverket.se

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