Listed in the Swedish Population Register under a municipality only

What do I do if I am listed in the Swedish Population Register under a municipality only?

If the Swedish Tax Agency has informed you about why you’ve been listed in the Swedish Population Register under a municipality, you only need to notify us when your situation changes. That’s when you need to report a change of address.

If you should not be registered under a municipality only

If you have moved to a new address, please contact us as soon as possible to notify us of where you live.

The simplest way to do this is by using our Swedish e-service “Report a change of address” (“Flyttanmälan”). If you have Swedish eID, you should use this e-service. If not, please fill in and submit form SKV 7845 instead.

Reporting a change of address

Are you sure that your apartment number is correct?

When you live in an apartment building, your apartment number is part of your registered address. It is therefore important to specify the correct number. If your apartment number is incorrect, this may be why you’ve been registered under a municipality only.

Please contact us if you think that your apartment number has been specified incorrectly.

Contact us

Apartment numbers

Moving away from Sweden

If you have left Sweden, you need to notify us of your move abroad if you have been – or are going to be – abroad for one year or more.

If you have left Sweden but will be away for less than one year, you may need to contact the Swedish Tax Agency to make sure you are correctly registered in the Swedish Population Register.

Moving away from Sweden

You can be registered temporarily under a municipality only

The Swedish Tax Agency can register you on a temporary basis under a municipality only, if your registered address is likely to be incorrect, and this causes problems for someone else who owns, rents or is registered at the property or apartment in question.

Temporary registration applies until we determine the address at which you should be listed.

If you think your last registered address was correct, you must contact us as soon as possible to provide your own information for the investigation. Otherwise, you should notify us of the address to which you have moved.

Registered under a municipality only? Here’s how it will affect you.

When you are listed in the Swedish Population Register under a municipality only, you generally have the same rights and obligations as someone who is registered at a specific address. However, there are certain exceptions.

The consequences of being registered under a municipality only:

• It can influence certain government agency decisions relating to matters such as housing benefit, for example.
• It can make it difficult for you to communicate with government agencies, businesses and private individuals, since you might not receive letters and other correspondence.
• In order to receive your post while you are listed in the Swedish Population Register under a municipality only, you need to register a special postal address.

Special postal address