Sweden

Professional association:

Sveriges Begravningsbyraaers Foerbund
Upplagsvagen 1
S-11743 Stockholm 
Phone: + 46 8 556 811 80 
Fax:       + 46 8 556 811 88 
E-mail: kerstin.rickenberg@memento.se
Web site: www.memento.se

President:
Fredrik Josefsson
Lundbergsplan
S-576 36 Sävsjö
Phone: + 46 382 144 40
Mobile: + 46 70 639 44 44
Fax:       + 46 382 144 41
Email: fredrik.josefsson@begravningar.se

Transport Agreement:
The Strasbourg Agreement is ratified and legislated upon by the Swedish government

General information:
9,04 million inhabitants (July 2008 est.)
††††  92,600 deaths per year (July 2008 est.)

National language:
Swedish

First obligatory foreign language in public education:

Religions:
Lutheran 87%, other (Roman Catholic, Orthodox, Baptist, Muslim, Jewish, Buddhist) 13% 

National holidays:
1 January, 6 January, 9 April, 12 April, 1 May, 29 May, 31 May, 21 June, 1 November, 24-26 December

Special regulations/legislation concerning repatriation of deceased persons or human ashes:
1. To bring a deceased into the country
2. To bring the deceased out of the country.

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