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Almost everyone in Sweden is assigned a personal identity number, known in Swedish as a "Personnummer". This Swedish ID is used for everything from opening a bank account to signing up for a mobile telephone contract or participating in supermarket loyalty schemes.

Members' Q&A: Does it cost money to give birth without a personnummer?

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Members' Q&A: Does it cost money to give birth without a personnummer?

'Sweden is being discriminatory towards other EU citizens': Swedish MEP on personal number problems

'Sweden is being discriminatory towards other EU citizens': Swedish MEP on personal number problems

'Sweden in breach of EU law for refusal to issue a personnummer to EU citizens'

'Sweden in breach of EU law for refusal to issue a personnummer to EU citizens'

How this researcher's newborn ended up in Swedish personal number limbo

How this researcher's newborn ended up in Swedish personal number limbo

The Local readers reveal their personal number pains in Sweden

The Local readers reveal their personal number pains in Sweden

Things you can (and cannot) do without a Swedish personal number

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Things you can (and cannot) do without a Swedish personal number

Is life in Sweden impossible without a personal number?

Is life in Sweden impossible without a personal number?

Five top tips if you don't have a personal number in Sweden

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Five top tips if you don't have a personal number in Sweden

READERS: Share your experiences of the Swedish personal number

READERS: Share your experiences of the Swedish personal number