Swedish Register Extracts

If you have lived and worked in Sweden, you might need an extract from the population or the criminal registers.

The population registry
The Swedish population register contains information about who lives in the country, where they live, name, identity and family relationships and is administered by the Swedish Tax Agency.

To order an extract from the population registry, please contact the Swedish Tax Agency on tel +46 8 56485160  or visit their website on www.skatteverket.se.

> Fact sheet: Population Registration in Sweden

The criminal records registry
If you have lived and worked in Sweden, you might be asked by your British employer to present an extract from the Swedish criminal records registry.

For information and application forms, please visit the Swedish Police Service's website on
>Polisen.se