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Swedish ID Card
Get a Swedish ID Card
A Swedish ID card (identitetskort) from Skatteverket is accepted everywhere and is often easier to carry than a passport.
- Issued by
- Skatteverket
- Cost
- SEK 400
- Valid for
- 5 years
- Requirement
- Personnummer + registered in Sweden
- Processing
- 2–4 weeks
- Book an appointment at a Skatteverket service office
- Bring your passport and any previous Swedish ID
- Have your photo taken at the office
- Pay SEK 400
- Receive the card by post in 2–4 weeks
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Kivra
Digital Mailbox (Kivra)
Kivra is Sweden's digital mailbox. Government agencies, banks, and companies send official letters here instead of paper mail.
- Platform
- Kivra app (iOS/Android) and web
- Users
- 5+ million registered Swedes
- Senders
- Skatteverket, Försäkringskassan, banks, insurance
- Cost
- Free for individuals
- Login
- BankID required
- Download the Kivra app
- Register with your personnummer and BankID
- Enable notifications for new mail
- Check regularly — official deadlines arrive here
- Keep important documents archived in the app
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Police & Legal
Police & Legal System
Sweden's legal system is transparent and accessible. The police (Polisen) handle everything from crime reports to lost property.
- Emergency
- 112
- Police non-emergency
- 114 14
- File a report online
- polisen.se — for non-urgent crimes
- Free legal aid
- Available if income below SEK 260,000/year
- Consumer disputes
- ARN (National Board for Consumer Disputes)
- Call 112 for emergencies, 114 14 for non-urgent police matters
- File non-urgent police reports online at polisen.se
- Contact your local tingsrätt (district court) for legal matters
- Apply for free legal aid (rättshjälp) if eligible
- Use ARN for consumer disputes before going to court
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