Guidance

Sweden bereavement: death abroad

Information to help the family and friends of British nationals who have died in Sweden.

From:
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Published
23 January 2014
Last updated
8 August 2023 — See all updates

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Sweden: bereavement information

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Includes information on:

  • what to do when someone dies in Sweden
  • burial and cremation
  • returning bodies to the UK (repatriation)

See also what to do when someone dies: death abroad.

Published 23 January 2014
Last updated 8 August 2023 + show all updates

  1. Updated information added on how to find out if the person who died had insurance.

  2. More information added to the section about repatriations and bringing ashes home

  3. Bereavement information updated 30 June 2020

  4. Amended February 2018

  5. new updated version

  6. new updated bereavement information for Sweden

  7. First published.

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