Sweden property guide
Sweden: stämpelskatt when you buy a fastighet
Lantmäteriet states stamp tax of 1.5 percent or 4.25 percent when lagfart is granted on a purchase, plus an expedition fee of 825 kronor. That is not the application checklist.
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Coverage: Sweden. Lantmäteriet’s page on stämpelskatt and fees, fetched on 2 November 2026. It covers a purchase of a fastighet or tomträtt. It is not the lagfart application guide, and it is not a bostadsrätt purchase.
The cost buyers look up is stämpelskatt
On 2 November 2026, Lantmäteriet’s page on stamp tax and fees was fetched. It says stamp tax is the tax you pay when you buy a fastighet or a tomträtt in connection with applying for lagfart, and also when you take out a mortgage in the property. On a purchase, besides the expedition fee, you pay stamp tax to the state. When the case is granted, the purchase price is compared with the tax assessment value from the year before the registration day on which lagfart is granted. Stamp tax is then calculated on the higher of those amounts, rounded down to the nearest whole thousand kronor.
The page says that for private persons, housing cooperatives, and municipalities the stamp tax is 1.5 percent. For legal persons, and it gives limited companies, trading partnerships, and economic associations as examples, it is 4.25 percent. You always pay an expedition fee of 825 kronor, which covers the cost of handling the case. Both the seller and the buyer have a joint responsibility to pay the stamp tax, so if the buyer does not pay, the seller can be required to pay instead.
A gift is a different line on the same page
The page says that on inheritance and division of property you do not pay stamp tax, only the expedition fee. A gift of a fastighet is in principle free of stamp tax. If you take over a loan or pay other compensation, and that sum is 85 percent or more of the previous year’s tax assessment value, stamp tax is paid as on a purchase. The page also says stamp tax on taking out a mortgage is 2 percent of the mortgage amount, calculated on whole thousands rounded down, with an expedition fee of 375 kronor per mortgage. This page does not turn those sentences into a calculator.
MarkMyProperty is operated by MMYP TECHNOLOGIES (OPC) PRIVATE LIMITED. Head office: Delhi NCR, India. It charges no platform brokerage commission. A pin, a user-drawn outline, or a contact reveal does not establish title or ownership.
Those sentences are that Lantmäteriet page. They are not the lagfart application guide, which was not rewritten, and they are not a purchase of a bostadsrätt. A pin or a contact reveal does not establish title. An asking price on a listing is not the tax assessment value used in the comparison.
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Frequently asked questions
What stamp-tax rates does Lantmäteriet state for a purchase?
1.5 percent for private persons, housing cooperatives, and municipalities, and 4.25 percent for legal persons, on the higher of the price and the previous year’s tax assessment value.
Is there a fee even when stamp tax is not due?
The page says you always pay an expedition fee of 825 kronor for lagfart.
Does a pin on a Sweden listing replace lagfart or this tax?
No. A pin, an outline, or a contact reveal does not establish title or ownership.