Guides to your rights

Sweden’s principle of public access gives you the right to scrutinise authorities and request documents. Here we explain how it works for different kinds of cases — and how the AI assistant Chydenius helps you write the right letter to the right authority.

Public access & official documents

Requesting public records in Sweden

Request an official document from a Swedish authority under the principle of public access — anonymously and free of charge. Insyna writes the request for you.

Searching public records about a person

In Sweden many records about a person are public — court judgments, property, debts at the Enforcement Authority and registration data. How to request them.

Data protection & personal data

GDPR: access, erasure and rectification

Access, erase or correct your personal data under the GDPR. How to use your rights against Swedish authorities and companies — with help from Insyna.

Requesting records of a data breach

Has a company or authority suffered a data breach? How to request the incident notification to IMY and the decisions in the case. Insyna helps you.

Legal certainty, decisions & appeals

Appealing an authority’s decision

How to appeal a Swedish authority’s decision or request a review. Mind the three-week deadline. Insyna helps you write a clear appeal in time.

Social services and LSS

Social services and LSS: applications and requests

Apply for financial assistance, home care or LSS support, or request your own social services file. Insyna helps you write to the social services.

School and education

School and education: your rights

School placement, support plans, grades and special support. How to communicate with the school and request documents. Insyna helps you phrase the case.

Health and medical care

Healthcare: records, complaints and injuries

How to request your medical records, see who has read them, and report a healthcare injury to IVO. Insyna helps you write the request or complaint.

Building, environment & property

Building, environment and property records

How to request building permits, drawings, zoning plans and environmental inspection reports from the municipality. Most are public. Insyna helps you.

Migration and integration

Migration and citizenship

Asylum, residence permits, work permits and citizenship. How to appeal a Migration Agency decision and request your case file. Mind the deadline.

Transport, vehicles & parking

Transport and vehicles: licences, parking, registers

How to dispute a parking fine, handle driving licence matters and request data from the vehicle register. Insyna helps you phrase the case right and in time.

Working life, public sector & procurement

Public salaries and procurement: requesting records

Salaries of public employees, procurement contracts and recruitment documents are often public. How to request them. Insyna helps you write the request.

Culture and public access

Culture and funding: requesting decisions and applications

How to request decisions on cultural grants, scholarship applications and public art procurements. Most documents are public. Insyna helps you.

Citizenship, population registration & identity

Population registration and identity

How to request population registration data, apply for a name change and get answers about ID documents. Note: passports and ID cards require a personal visit.

Follow-up and status

Following up a case with the Social Insurance Agency

How to follow up an ongoing case with the Swedish Social Insurance Agency and request its status. You have the right to know how far it has progressed.

Help and guidance

Interpreting an official decision

Don’t understand an official decision? Insyna explains legal terms, key dates and what to do next. Upload the decision and get help in plain English.

Complaints and escalation

Escalating a case that was mishandled

Has an authority not replied, or handled your case wrongly? How to escalate and request an appealable decision. Insyna helps you take the case further.

Already have a case in mind?

You don’t need to know the law. Describe what you want help with, and Chydenius writes a professional letter for you — anonymous and free.