Country guide

Sweden

Sweden uses the personal identity number for individuals registered in the Swedish Population Register, the coordination number for certain individuals who are not registered there, and the organisation number for legal persons.

SE SWE 3 TIN types Last reviewed 2026-06-05

TIN types

3 published formats. Open a type to see examples, structure details, and official sources.

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Swedish Personal Identity Number (Personnummer)

Current Individuals

Skatteverket (Swedish Tax Agency)

The personal identity number identifies individuals registered in the Swedish Population Register and is used in Swedish tax records and reporting.

Details

Examples

640823-3234

Where to find it

On Swedish identity documents, population registration records, tax returns, income statements, and other documents submitted to the Swedish Tax Agency.

Common names

Personnummer Personal identity number

Structure

1-6 Birth date Date code in year, month, day order.

8-10 Birth number Three-digit individual number; the last digit indicates legal sex.

11 Control digit Final control digit derived from the preceding digits.

Official source

oecd.org skatteverket.se docs.swedenconnect.se

Swedish Coordination Number (Samordningsnummer)

Current Individuals

Skatteverket (Swedish Tax Agency)

The coordination number identifies individuals who need a Swedish identifier but are not registered in the Swedish Population Register.

Details

Examples

701063-2391

Where to find it

On coordination-number decisions and correspondence from Swedish authorities, including the Swedish Tax Agency.

Common names

Samordningsnummer Coordination number

Structure

1-6 Birth date with day offset Date code in year, month, day order, with 60 added to the day.

8-10 Individual number Three-digit individual number.

11 Control digit Final control digit derived from the preceding digits.

Official source

oecd.org skatteverket.se docs.swedenconnect.se

Swedish Organisation Number (Organisationsnummer)

Current Entities

Registrerande svensk myndighet (Swedish registering authority)

The organisation number identifies Swedish legal persons such as companies, associations, foundations, public bodies and other registered organisations.

Details

Examples

556012-5790

Where to find it

On registration certificates, registry extracts, registration messages, and tax or company correspondence.

Common names

Organisationsnummer Corporate identity number Organisation number

Structure

1-6 Assigned number Administrative sequence assigned by the registering authority.

8-10 Assigned number Continuation of the assigned sequence.

11 Control digit Final control digit derived from the preceding digits.

Official source

oecd.org skatteverket.se riksdagen.se docs.swedenconnect.se