A source-led starting point
This index brings together selected sources used in the Sweden guides. Some links lead to an individual law; others lead to an official collection, court or regulator. It is a research starting point, not an exhaustive or certified consolidation of every applicable rule.
Read the operative text with amendments, commencement, territorial application and authoritative language in view. A current website or search result does not itself establish that an older downloaded document remains the correct version.
Legislation, courts & regulators
Administrative Procedure Act 2017:900: government translation
Explains administrative procedure and appeals; the translated version must be checked against current Swedish amendments.
Open the legal source ↗Arbitration Act 1999:116
Governs arbitration agreements, arbitrators, procedure and awards, including the statutory requirements for commencing proceedings.
Open the legal source ↗Bolagsverket: establishing a limited company
Explains formation documents, share subscription, registration and beneficial-ownership reporting for a Swedish limited company.
Open the legal source ↗Boverket: building laws and regulations
Explains the Swedish building-regulation framework and distinguishes mandatory rules, recommendations and different levels of regulation.
Open the legal source ↗Contracts Act 1915:218
Official consolidated legislation addresses contractual formation, authority and other private-law legal transactions.
Open the legal source ↗Energy Markets Inspectorate: electricity regulation
Explains the distinction between competitive electricity trading and regulated network operation in Sweden.
Open the legal source ↗Finansinspektionen: authorisation or registration
Distinguishes financial authorisation from registration across banking, payments, investment, credit and insurance activities.
Open the legal source ↗IMY: data protection for organisations
National authority guidance covers lawful processing, GDPR principles, security and reporting of relevant personal-data breaches.
Open the legal source ↗Insurance Contracts Act 2005:104
Official legislation distinguishes consumer, business and other insurance contracts and contains mandatory and contract-specific provisions.
Open the legal source ↗ISP: Screening of FDI Act 2023:560 notification materials
Official screening authority publishes notification forms and instructions, including materials updated in May 2026.
Open the legal source ↗Kronofogden: foreign judgments and cross-border debts
Explains recognition and enforcement of foreign decisions and available routes for claims involving another country.
Open the legal source ↗Lantmäteriet: ownership registration
Explains registration of acquired real property and site leasehold, supporting documents and circumstances requiring acquisition permission.
Open the legal source ↗Löf: patient-insurance coverage
Statutory patient-insurance provider explains coverage for region-financed treatment and the distinction between adverse outcomes and compensable injury.
Open the legal source ↗Planning and Building Act 2010:900
Official consolidated planning and building legislation governs land-use decisions and construction, with amendment and commencement provisions requiring review.
Open the legal source ↗PTS: AI Act implementation and supervision
Explains phased AI requirements, revised application dates and the temporary Swedish competent-authority arrangements during 2026.
Open the legal source ↗Swedish Bar Association Charter, 2024 edition
Sets out the Bar's institutional and disciplinary arrangements; civil liability and later amendments require separate review.
Open the legal source ↗Swedish Competition Authority: laws and rules
Explains Swedish and EU competition rules, merger notification and allocation between national and European review.
Open the legal source ↗Swedish Competition Authority: procurement statutes
Distinguishes the ordinary public-procurement, utilities, defence and security, and concessions statutes.
Open the legal source ↗Swedish Consumer Agency: consumer rights
Official guidance covers complaints, withdrawal, delivery, payment disputes, guarantees and trader insolvency.
Open the legal source ↗Swedish Courts: institutional responsibilities
Explains the functions of Swedish courts and distinguishes judicial work from investigation, enforcement and other justice-system responsibilities.
Open the legal source ↗Swedish Courts: rental and tenancy matters
Provides residential, commercial and land-tenancy guidance, tribunal procedures and information on summer 2026 reforms.
Open the legal source ↗Swedish Environmental Protection Agency: Environmental Code
Explains the Environmental Code's broad application to activities affecting environmental objectives and the role of implementing regulations.
Open the legal source ↗Swedish Government: death and inheritance
Explains estate inventories, wills and inheritance under the Inheritance Code, including marital-property interactions.
Open the legal source ↗Swedish Government: family-law overview
Official overview distinguishes marriage, divorce, marital finances, cohabitation and associated family-law questions.
Open the legal source ↗Swedish Government: UN and EU sanctions
Explains the Swedish application of UN and EU sanctions and directly applicable European restrictions.
Open the legal source ↗Swedish Migration Agency: employer requirements
Official guidance covers recruitment from outside the EU/EEA and identifies changes to work-permit requirements from June 2026.
Open the legal source ↗Swedish National Audit Office: insolvency administration
Official 2026 report describes bankruptcy and restructuring administration and the roles of authorities and insolvency practitioners.
Open the legal source ↗Swedish Tax Agency: starting a business
Explains business forms and the separate requirement to register for relevant Swedish tax obligations after company registration.
Open the legal source ↗Swedish Transport Agency: Register of Shipping
Explains ship and boat registration, nationality-related requirements and the agency's registration responsibilities.
Open the legal source ↗Swedish Work Environment Authority: collective agreements
Explains the interaction of employment legislation and collective bargaining in the Swedish labour-market model.
Open the legal source ↗Verksamt: mediation
Official business guidance explains negotiated settlement and mediation in connection with court or commercial disputes.
Open the legal source ↗Verksamt: payment orders through Kronofogden
Explains the payment-order process for due monetary claims and the Enforcement Authority's initial service and determination procedure.
Open the legal source ↗Verksamt: resolving disputes in court
Government business guidance explains civil proceedings, preparation, default judgments, hearings, costs and appeal requirements.
Open the legal source ↗WIPO: Swedish intellectual-property profile
Identifies PRV as Sweden's national IP office and links national legislation, treaty participation and registered-right information.
Open the legal source ↗Using the sources
Identify the legal issue and relevant date, then check the current primary material and any procedural guidance. Record the version consulted and distinguish official text from translations or commentary.
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