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Updated September 2026

👥 Someone I do not know is registered at my address — how do I remove them?

Direct answer

It happens more than you would think: a previous tenant who never deregistered, or a fraudster using your address. It can affect your benefits, taxes and mail, so act. Ask Skatteverket — folkbokföring (0771 567 567) — the population registry — to start an address investigation: you declare that the person does not live there, they check, and the entry is corrected or moved to "unknown". Kommunen — kontaktcenter / miljö- och hälsoskydd (skr.se) is the desk for it in many municipalities. If mail arrives suggesting fraud (loans, orders, court letters in their name), Polisen — anmälan (114 14) takes the report.

Call firstSkatteverket — folkbokföring
Report toKommunen — kontaktcenter / miljö- och hälsoskydd
If that failsPolisen — anmälan

🗣️ What to say

"[Name], unknown to me, appears to be registered at my address [address]. I am the [tenant/owner] and live here [alone / with …]. This person does not live here and never has / left on [date]. I ask you to investigate and correct the register, and to confirm when it is done."

🪜 Step by step

  1. Check your registrationOnline with your digital ID: who is registered at the address. Screenshot it.
  2. Request the investigation: Skatteverket — folkbokföringWritten declaration; some municipalities have a form. Mention benefits or tax effects for priority.
  3. Return their mail"Not at this address" on the envelope, back in the box. Do not open it.
  4. Fraud signs: Polisen — anmälanDebt letters, parcels, court notices in their name — report, and keep copies.
  5. ConfirmationAsk for written confirmation of the correction; benefit and tax agencies use the register date.

📇 All contacts

Skatteverket — folkbokföringChange of address, personal number, certificatesWithin a week of moving📞 0771 567 567🔗 www.skatteverket.se/privat/folkbokforing.4.18e1b10334ebe8bc80001711.html
Kommunen — kontaktcenter / miljö- och hälsoskyddNuisances, streets, waste, permits, lost propertyFor anything the municipality handles🔗 skr.se/skr/tjanster/kommunerochregioner.html
Polisen — anmälanPolice report online or via 114 14Always — the basis for bank, insurer and platform📞 114 14🔗 polisen.se/utsatt-for-brott/polisanmalan
Justitieombudsmannen (JO)Complaints about authorities, freeWhen the authority does not answer or acts unfairly📞 08 786 51 00🔗 www.jo.se

❓ Frequently asked

Does it affect my benefits?

It can — a "household" of two changes calculations. Tell the benefit agency in writing that the person does not live there and that an investigation is running.

A former flatmate will not deregister

The same investigation route. Their new address is their problem; the register can set them to "departed, unknown".

Someone used my address for a company

Report to the company register as well; a registered office at your home without consent can be removed.

📎 Sources

Last checked: 2026-09-26

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