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Practical Information:
(The following information was provided by the relevant State authorities or was obtained from the replies to the 2003 and/or 2008 Service Convention Questionnaires)
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Forwarding authorities
(Art. 3(1)): |
Courts, enforcement agencies and other authorities that serve documents in civil and commercial matters. |
Methods of service
(Art. 5(1)(2)): |
Formal service (Art. 5(1)(a))
The most usual procedure is service by post to the addressee. The letter is accompanied by a receipt of service, which the addressee is required to sign and return.
There are also other ways of serving a document. There are detailed rules on when the various forms of service are to be used and when the addressee is deemed to have been served with a document. A list of the alternative methods of service is given below. Simplified service. The document is sent by post to the addressee's last known address and at least one day later a notice is sent stating that the document has been sent. Evidence of reception or receipt is thus not required. Simplified service can only be used if the addressee has indicated that it can be used in the proceedings. In practice this means that service can be effected on a person if he or she has been informed of the method going to be used and proof of receipt has been received once in the case. Telephone service. The content of a document is read over the telephone to the addressee. The document is hereafter sent to the addressee by post. This method can only be used for documents that are not too complex. Service by a process server. Personal service is effected by a process server or certain other officials e.g. a police officer or bailiff. Substituted service. The document is handed to someone other than the addressee, for example an adult member of the addressee's household or his landlord or employer. By nailing to the door. If there is reason to believe that a person is acting to avoid being served and no other person can be served (substituted service), the process may in certain circumstances be left at the addressee's home or affixed to the door. Special service on limited companies. In certain circumstances a document can be served on a limited company by sending it to its registered office. Service by proclamation. The document is made available at the offices of the authority or the court and at the same time is notified and a summary of the document published on the website of the gazette Post och Inrikes tidningar and/or a local newspaper. The document is also sent by post to the addressee's last known address.
For more information on methods of service, see service of documents – Ministry of Justice and European Judicial Network in Civil and Commercial Matters – Service of documents – Sweden.
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Translation requirements
(Art. 5(3)): |
Any document to be served under Article 5(1) must be written in or translated into Swedish. However, documents in Danish or Norwegian are also accepted.
Click here to read all the declarations made by Sweden under the Service Convention.
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Costs relating to execution of the request for service
(Art. 12): |
There are no costs for the service of documents in Sweden. But if a particular method requested by the applicant creates costs for the Swedish Central Authority, Article 12(2)(b) gives the legal basis to require the applicant to reimburse these costs. This Article, however, is very rarely applied.
If a payment or reimbursement is required, the amount of the fee corresponds to the cost incurred. The fees are the same for all applicants and do not depend on the requesting State. Also, the fees are not proportional to the value of the litigation.
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| Time for execution of request: |
Normally, police authorities carry out service in Sweden within two months. Service by post is effected within less than a month. |
Oppositions and declarations
(Art. 21(2)): |
Click here to read all the declarations made by Sweden under the Service Convention. |
| Art. 8(2): |
No opposition |
| Art. 10(a): |
No opposition |
| Art. 10(b): |
Additional information - see declarations |
| Art. 10(c): |
Additional information - see declarations |
| Art. 15(2): |
No declaration of applicability |
| Art. 16(3): |
No declaration of applicability |
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Derogatory channels (bilateral or multilateral agreements or internal law permitting other transmission channels)
(Arts. 11, 19, 24 and 25)
Disclaimer:
Information may not be complete or fully updated – please contact the relevant authorities to verify this information.
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To consult bilateral and multilateral treaties to which Sweden is a party, see: Service of documents – Ministry of Justice
Council Regulation (EC) No 1393/2007 on the service in the Member States of judicial and extrajudicial documents in civil or commercial matters (Strasbourg, 13 November 2007) (European Judicial Atlas – Service of Documents).
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| Useful links: |
Service of Documents – Ministry of Justice
Delgivningshandboken (Practical Handbook on Service of Documents, section “Service Abroad” - issued by the National Courts Administration) (only in Swedish) |
