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Swedish Church Records for Family History
Swedish Church Records are well known for their value to family history. Researchers who use them find the records are really rich in genealogical information. Most researchers spend the majority of their time in 5 main church records. They are:


 * Birth and Christening (Födelse och Dop)


 * Engagement and Marriage (Lysnings och Vigsel)


 * Death and Burial (Död och Begravning)


 * Household Examinations (Husförhörslängder also called Skriftebok)


 * Moving In- and Out records (In och Utflyttningslängder)

Although these record types are used the most, they do not represent the entire parish record collection. Each parish kept additional records that may also be useful to your search. Further, there may be situations where you might need to search the Diocese record collections (especially regarding parish council decisions, permissions to marry or divorce, or even Bishop visitation records.)


 * To learn more about the history of Swedish Church Records see the article: History of Swedish Church Records.


 * To see a list of the entire parish record collection (for the parish you are working in), you need to do a search in the Swedish National Archives Database called Nationell ArkivDatabas or NAD.


 * To print a chart showing the church jurisdictional structure click on: [[Image:Swedish Church Admin Structure 1650's - 1900's.pdf]].


 * As you search the Swedish Church records you will find the span of years varies record to record. This is due to instructions from the diocese, social developoment, the purpose of the record, and the preservation of the originals. Some records have different names in different parts of the country. As the church records provided a foundation for population registration, you will find extracted information from the church books in many other record types.

The table below is a list that shows how many record types can be found in the collection of just one parish (regardless of accessibility.)

Access to Swedish Church Records
The easiest way to access the Swedish Church Records is through the internet using sites such as SVAR, Arkiv Digital, FamilySearch, and Ancestry.com. Three of these sites require a subscription for access (Arkiv Digital and the FamilySearch Collections are available at FamilyHistory Centers.) The Genline images are available through Ancestry.com (a fee-based website) in its World Deluxe Membership subscription.

You can find microfilm and microfiche through the Family History Library, and FamilySearch Centers. The original copies of the church records before 1895 are preserved by the National and Regional Archives in Sweden.

FamilySearch has partnered with The National Archives of Sweden to create indexes of the Swedish church records. To learn more about these indexing efforts see: FamilySearch Indexing.

Category: Swedish Church Records