Civil Marriage in Gothenburg City
You have two ways of making an appointment for civil marriage. Either you can choose to
have a private civil ceremony or you can conduct your ceremony at the city office, named
Dicksonska Palatset, located at Parkgatan 2.
Civil Ceremony in Dicksonska Palatset
You can make an appointment for civil marriage on our website www.goteborg.se/vigsel. If
you do not have access to a computer you can visit Kontaktcenter on Ekelundsgatan 1 and
they can assist you.
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The ceremonies are, with some exceptions, performed on Saturdays between 14.0016.30.
You do not need to bring any witnesses.
The ceremony takes about 5 minutes. Please make sure to be there at least 15 minutes
before your appointment.
If you chose to get married in Dicksonska Palatset, we can provide two witnesses from
our personnel.
The ceremonial text can be read in both Swedish and English.
If one of you does not understand Swedish or English, you must bring someone who can
translate. This person can also act as a witness.
After the ceremony has been conducted you will receive your certificate of marriage.
Private Civil Ceremony
If you wish to book a private ceremony on another date or in a different location, you can contact
the registrars by using the contact information on our homepage. Once you agree on an
appointment with the registrars you can send the documents to us (see Before the ceremony
below).
When you send us your documents regarding a private ceremony, please fill out and attach the
Anmälningsblankett privat vigsel (Private marriage application) found on our homepage.
Please note that the documents must be sent to us at least two weeks before your ceremony date.
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Two witnesses must be present during the ceremony and they must be at least 18 years
old.
The ceremonial text can be read in both Swedish and English.
If one of you does not understand Swedish or English, you must bring someone who can
translate. This person can also act as a witness.
After the ceremony has been conducted you will receive your certificate of marriage.
Before the ceremony
In order to get married, you need to apply for two documents called Intyg Hindersprövning
(Certificate of no impediment to marriage) and Vigselintyg (Marriage certificate) from
Skatteverket. To do this you must fill out the form Hindersprövning – Ansökan och försäkran,
which can be found on their homepage. If impediments to the marriage cannot be found, the
certificates will be sent to your home address.
To receive a confirmation of your appointment, you must send both of these documents to City
Hall/Stadsledningskontoret at least than two weeks before the booked date of marriage. If we do
not receive the documents within the stated time, your date will be canceled.
Send the certificates to the following address:
Göteborgs Stadsledningskontor
Vigsel
404 82 Göteborg
Additional information
All ceremonies that are performed using Gothenburg City marriage services are invoiced an
administrative fee of 500 kr. The fee must not be paid before the ceremony. The invoice will be
sent to your home address.
Contact
Mail: [email protected]
Telephone: 031-365 00 00