Where to get an apostille in Sweden: competent authority and Apostille Convention status

Source: HCCH, Convention 12 status table and competent authority pageRetrieved 5 November 2026Independent information site: we are not the Hague Conference, nor an apostille authority, nor the source of the data.

Sweden is a party to the Apostille Convention, in force since 1 May 1999 (ratification). HCCH lists as competent authority: all notaries public.

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Convention

Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents (HCCH Convention No. 12)

Status

Contracting Party in the HCCH status table

Type

Ratification (R)

Signature (S), as printed

2-III-1999

Ratification, accession or succession, as printed

2-III-1999

Entry into force (EIF), as printed

1-V-1999 (1 May 1999)

Competent authority (Art. 6), as printed by HCCH

Sweden has decentralised the issuance of Apostilles and designated all notaries public as Competent Authorities according to the Convention. Notaries public are appointed by the local Country Administrative Board (Länsstyrelsen). There is no centralised register of all notaries public. However, contact details of notaries public may be available from the relevant Country Administrative Board.

HCCH competent authority page

Sweden - Competent Authority (Art. 6) (page last updated 19 February 2020)

Region (UN M49)

Europe, Northern Europe

Sources

HCCH status table, Convention 12, retrieved 5 November 2026; HCCH competent authorities of Sweden, retrieved 5 November 2026; UN M49 regions