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Swedish company papers

Apostille and translation of Swedish bolagsdokument

Bolagsverket prints the registreringsbevis. A bank or a company register abroad wants to see that the company exists, and they need to read the paper. We add an authorised translation and place the apostille on the original, in one case.

Woman at a bright table holding the folder with Swedish company papers before translation and apostille
The extract from Bolagsverket, before the language and the apostille.

The extract

The right paper from Bolagsverket

A registreringsbevis shows the company, the organisation number, the board and who may sign. The articles are another paper. A board minute is a third. A printout you make at home is not a paper anyone can stamp.

Translation

A language the bank can read

A translator authorised by Kammarkollegiet sets the text. A standard document starts at 1 495 kr. The language follows the country that will receive the paper.

Apostille

The stamp on the Bolagsverket original

A notary public places the apostille on the extract. The stamp says the document is genuine. It does not translate a line, and it does not judge the deal. Apostille starts at 1 595 kr.

Pay only for the steps they asked for

Some offices want the translation alone. Some want only the stamp. When they want both, the package is the short way through. Several company papers can sit in the same case.

Complete route

Translation and apostille, together Best value

We take the original once. The translation and the apostille run side by side, and the papers come back ready to file.

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Which paper to send

A registreringsbevis comes from Bolagsverket. It shows that the company exists, the organisation number, the board and, on the usual extract, who may sign for the firm. That is the paper a bank or a foreign register almost always names first.

The bolagsordning is the rule book: the business, the share capital and how the company is signed for. The copy Bolagsverket has registered is the one that can be stamped. The file in a folder at your office is not that paper.

A board minute is a decision, for example a new signatory or an agent abroad. People signed it. Bolagsverket did not issue it. It sits closer to a power of attorney, and a notary usually comes before the apostille.

The letter rarely says bolagsdokument. Certificate of incorporation and certificate of good standing usually mean the registreringsbevis. Articles of association mean the bolagsordning. Board resolution means the minute. Send the letter, and we will say which papers it actually names.

We do not decide whether the company may do the deal. The office that asked for the papers does. We put the language and the stamp on what Bolagsverket or the board already issued.

Send the paper original. The apostille sits on each original they want stamped, not on the translation. A PDF you print at home is a copy, and the copy is the wrong paper. Order the paper extract from Bolagsverket.

Several papers can sit in one case. Each paper they must read is translated on its own. A standard document costs the same as for a private person. A long annual report is priced by its length. A company can ask for an invoice with its organisation number.

How the case runs

1

Order the right extract

From Bolagsverket, or find the minute if that is the decision they want. If their letter is vague, send it to us before you order the wrong version.

2

Send us the original

We name the language, and we say whether that country takes an apostille or wants the embassy route.

3

Translation and stamp

The apostille lands on the Swedish original. The translation is done by a translator authorised by Kammarkollegiet. You get both back.

A notary, but rarely on the extract itself

A registreringsbevis from Bolagsverket is an official document, so the apostille goes straight onto the original. A board minute, or a power of attorney the company signs, is a different paper and usually needs a notary first. If your paper needs that step, we say so before anything starts.

How a fullmakt is handled

Where are the company papers going?

The country decides whether the route is an apostille or a path through the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and the embassy. Choose the recipient and you land on the right package.

Thailand, China and the United Arab Emirates do not take an apostille on these papers. The route goes through the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and that country embassy. The package then starts at 3 495 kr.

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Common questions

Is a PDF from Bolagsverket enough?

No, not when the office wants an apostille. The stamp goes on the paper original. A printout is a copy. Order the extract on paper.

Is a registreringsbevis the same as the articles?

No. The registreringsbevis is the extract about the company. The bolagsordning is the rule book. A board minute is a decision. They can sit in one case, and each one is translated on its own.

Does the extract show who may sign?

The usual registreringsbevis does. If the signing rights are missing, you ordered a short version, or they sit in the articles. Send the bank letter if you are unsure.

Must the minutes be notarised before the apostille?

Usually yes, when the board signed them and Bolagsverket did not issue them. A notary public can apostille the registreringsbevis directly. A private power of attorney is almost always notarised before the apostille.

What does translation and apostille cost?

Authorised translation starts at 1 495 kr. Apostille starts at 1 595 kr. The package with both starts at 2 395 kr. Countries without apostille, such as Thailand, China and the United Arab Emirates, go through the embassy. That package starts at 3 495 kr. Each extra paper is its own document. A company can ask for an invoice.

Can you translate the company papers into English?

Yes. English is the usual language when the papers are going to the United States, the United Kingdom, or a bank that asked for English. The translator is authorised by Kammarkollegiet. The country you choose below shows which language we put in the case.

Do we get the original back?

Yes. The apostille sits on the extract, and the extract comes back together with the translation.

Not sure which extract the bank means?

Send the letter from the bank or the register. We will say whether the registreringsbevis is enough, whether the articles or the minute have to come with it, and whether that country wants an apostille or the embassy, before you order the wrong paper from Bolagsverket.

Send the letter