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If you lose your ID card

If you lose your ID card, you immediately have to block it so that no one else can use it. When you block your ID card, your electronic identification is also blocked.

If you have a green ID card (issued after September 2017), please call 010‑331 1010 in order to block the card. If you are abroad please call +46 10 331 1010.

If you have a yellow ID card or a blue one (issued before September 2017), please call 020‑32 32 62 in order to block the card. If you are abroad please call + 46 771 32 32 62 (select alternative 2).

Report a stolen card to the police

If the card is stolen, you must also report it to the police.

To the Swedish Police website

Damaged ID card

If your ID card breaks, contact the Tax Agency. Write a letter in which you explain how the card was broken and how you have stored it whilst in your possession. Send the letter to

Skatteverket
Id-kontrollsektionen
171 94 Solna

Damaged ID cards will not be blocked.