You can apply to the Swedish Tax Agency for an ID card. You can use this card in Sweden to confirm your identity and your age at a pharmacy, bank and store, for example.

The Tax Agency's ID card also contains electronic identification (e-legitimation). Electronic identification can be compared with a traditional ID document, such as an ID card or driving licence. Electronic identification can be used to securely prov...

If you work at a bank, for example, and wish to know whether or not an ID card has been blocked, you can use the details on the card to call and check the ID card's validity.

If you are granted protected identity, it will lead to major changes to your everyday life. Since access to your personal data will be restricted, it will be harder for you to use services provided by government agencies, organisations and businesses...

Living in Sweden often means registering and paying taxes on salary and other income. A civil registration in Sweden is required for most persons who intend to stay in Sweden for more than one year.

As a business owner you must always produce and offer the customer a cash receipt (sales slip), regardless of whether the customer pays in cash or by debit or credit card. A cash receipt may be in paper format or in electronic form.

The obligation to use a certified cash register applies where the company’s sales take place in return for cash payment or in return for payment with a debit or credit card.

Here you can find out how to apply for or renew an ID card.

Sweden’s state service centres can help you with matters relating to the Swedish Tax Agency, and other government agencies such as the Swedish Social Insurance Agency and the Swedish Public Employment Service.

This is a guide on how to use our e-service Cash registers – Register, change, report a fault in, and deregister cash registers.