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.
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.