Sweden
In Sweden, the company registry is Bolagsverket, whose e-services show some company information free.
- Official company register
- Bolagsverket (Swedish Companies Registration Office), Näringslivsregistret
- Free online search
- Partial
- Company identifier
- Organization number (organisationsnummer)
- Who can see beneficial owners
- Legitimate interest
- Data access for developers
- Free API
- Company search
- bolagsverket.se
- Checked on
Search Swedish companies through Bolagsverket’s e-services, where some information is free; high-value datasets such as name, legal form, address and SNI codes are free through the API. Bolagsverket charges for documents. The beneficial owner register was public until 30 June 2026; since 1 July 2026 it is open to authorities, CDD-obliged entities and holders of a three-year legitimate-interest certificate. Companies are identified by their organization number.
- Region
- Europe
- Run by
- Bolagsverket (Swedish Companies Registration Office)
- Registry website
- bolagsverket.se
- Visible for free
- Some information free through Bolagsverket's e-services; high-value datasets (organization name, registration date, legal form, address, business description, SNI codes) free through the API
- Paid documents and fees
- Bolagsverket charges for documents, payable by invoice or card.
- Beneficial ownership register
- Register of beneficial owners (Registret över verkliga huvudmän)
- Beneficial ownership access in detail
- Since 1 July 2026 (Act 2017:631, as amended by SFS 2026:316), authorities, foreign bodies and self-regulatory bodies have unrestricted access, entities carrying out customer due diligence have electronic access, and everyone else needs a Bolagsverket certificate of legitimate interest, valid for three years.
- Beneficial ownership register website
- bolagsverket.se
- API or data service
- Free high-value datasets API: https://bolagsverket.se/apierochoppnadata/hamtaforetagsinformation/vardefulladatamangder/apiforvardefulladatamangder.5513.html
- What to know before a KYB check
- The UBO register was open to public search until 30 June 2026. From 1 July 2026 access requires CDD-obliged status or a legitimate-interest certificate.
- Sources
Page URL e-Justice - Business registers in EU countries: Sweden https://e-justice.europa.eu/topics/registers-business-insolvency-land/business-registers-eu-countries/se_en Riksdagen - Proposition 2025/26:129 https://www.riksdagen.se/sv/dokument-och-lagar/dokument/proposition/utlamnande-av-uppgifter-ur-registret-over-verkliga_hd03129/html/ Regeringen - Prop. 2025/26:129 https://www.regeringen.se/rattsliga-dokument/proposition/2026/02/prop.-202526129 Riksdagen - Betänkande 2025/26:FiU35 (decision 26 March 2026) https://www.riksdagen.se/sv/dokument-och-lagar/dokument/betankande/utlamnande-av-uppgifter-ur-registret-over-verkliga_hd01fiu35/ Lag (2017:631) om registrering av verkliga huvudmän https://www.riksdagen.se/sv/dokument-och-lagar/dokument/svensk-forfattningssamling/lag-2017631-om-registrering-av-verkliga_sfs-2017-631/ SCB - Värdefulla datamängder, grundläggande företagsinformation https://www.scb.se/vara-tjanster/bestall-data-och-statistik/foretagsregistret/vardefulla-datamangder--grundlaggande-foretagsinformation/ - Verification
- Some fields unverified
Questions
Is Swedish company data free?
Is the Swedish beneficial owner register public?
How long is a legitimate-interest certificate valid in Sweden?
Sources: each listing is compiled from the registry’s own website, the government body that runs it, official fee schedules and legislation, and the EU e-Justice portal. Every source is linked on the listing with the date it was checked. How we compile this reference