Scandinavian Resources for Family Historians: Sweden

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The information on this page concentrates on how to locate family history related records and information in Sweden.

To trace family arriving in South Australia try our guide to immigration.  If family arrived in Australia after 1940 passenger lists may be found at National Archives, as passenger lists came under Federal jurisdiction after 1940.

Please note that these are just a few of the websites available.  They are not arranged in any particular order and some of them may not be available in English

While you are in the Library don't forget to check out our databases:

• Ancestry.com (library edition) - for onsite use only
• Find My Past - for onsite use only

Here are some suggested links that may be helpful.

Svenska

Sweden

Sweden -- History

Sweden -- History -- Dictionaries

For a more general listing of Swedish related material within our collection click here.

Are you unable to come into the State Library of South Australia to undertake your research?  You may like to consider using our Ask Us service.