Apply for permit to scatter ashes of a deceased person
If you like to scatter ashes of a deceased person in other places than a graveyard you need to apply for permission.
The application must be made by the person organising the burial. For example, a relative, another close person or an official.
Before you apply, you must check whether a relative or close person of the deceased objects to the ashes being scattered at the place you wish to apply for.
It is free to apply for a permit.
Information you need to fill out the application
Please have this information available before you begin your application:
- name, and Swedish personal identity number (personnummer) if you have one
- if you want the ashes to be scattered over water or on land
- the municipality where you would like to scatter the ashes
- the property designation or other name of the site you would like to scatter the ashes
- the month/year you would like to scatter the ashes
- the geographical place to mark on the map
- information about yourself, if you are a relative, family or representative (undertaker).
Documents you need to attach
You need to attach the following documents:
- the approval from the landowner if your application regards scattering ashes on land.
You might also need to attach:
- a power of attorney
- other certificates of death (if the deceased does not have a Swedish identity number or for stillborn babies)
What happens after you send your application?
- Your application is registered and is given a reference number.
- We investigate your case.
- We make a decision.
- We send the decision to your home.
- If we have sent a service receipt with the decision, you need to sign it and send it back as soon as possible.
If you are unhappy with the decision we have made, you can appeal against it within three weeks of receiving it. Contact us with any questions about the investigation or decision.
Applications to scatter ashes are processed by seven county administrative boards:
- the County Administrative Board in Stockholm County
if you intend to scatter the ashes in the counties of Stockholm, Uppsala, Södermanland, Gotland or Västmanland County; - the County Administrative Board in Östergötland County
if you intend to scatter the ashes in the counties of Östergötland, Jönköping or Kalmar; - the County Administrative Board in Skåne County
if you intend to scatter the ashes in the counties of Skåne, Kronoberg or Blekinge; - the County Administrative Board in Västra Götaland County
if you intend to scatter the ashes in the counties of Västra Götaland or Halland; - the County Administrative Board in Dalarna County
if you intend to scatter the ashes in the counties of Dalarna, Värmland, Örebro or Gävleborg; - the County Administrative Board in Västernorrland County
if you intend to scatter the ashes in the counties of Västernorrland or Jämtland; and - the County Administrative Board in Norrbotten County
if you intend to scatter the ashes in the counties of Norrbotten or Västerbotten.
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