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Housing

Last updated: 15 8 2018

In Sweden there are different ways to have a home. You can rent or buy a flat, or you can rent or buy a house. More information about different types of housing and about how to go about finding a place to live is available here.

Information about housing for asylum seekers.
Information about housing for people who have recently been granted a residence permit.
Information about housing for young people who have arrived in Sweden without their parents.

Everyone has a right to housing

In Sweden everyone has a right to housing. It is illegal to discriminate against people looking for a place to live because of their:

  • ethnicity
  • religion or other belief
  • functional impairment
  • gender
  • gender identity or expression
  • sexual orientation
  • age

National Registration

Everyone living in Sweden must be registered. Information such as who all live in Sweden and where they live is registered.

Read more about population registration here.
Housing