Sources: The Reference Shelf

(aka Where I Fact-Check Myself)

Sweden has no shortage of excellent financial resources — if you can get past the bureaucratic language and 17-letter acronyms. These are the sites I rely on to double-check my facts, decode the system, and occasionally cry into my coffee.

Investing & Banking

• Finansinspektionen – Sweden’s financial watchdog. Regulates banks, funds, and shady stuff.
• Konsumenternas – Comparison tools for banks, insurance, and funds — in plain(ish) Swedish.
• Avanza & Nordnet – Not official, but very beginner-friendly for Swedish investing. I use Avanza myself.

Taxes & Accounts

• Skatteverket – Sweden’s Tax Agency. For everything from ISKs to declaring capital gains. Not as scary as it sounds.
• Kronofogden – The debt collection authority. Hopefully not needed, but still good to know.

Pensions & Retirement

• Minpension.se – Track all parts of your pension (public + occupational). Actually useful.
• Pensionsmyndigheten – The official word on public pensions. A maze, but a reliable one.
• Collectum – If you have an ITP occupational pension (common for white-collar employees), this is where your money probably is.

Learning & Language Support

• Investopedia – For basic finance terms when you need English explanations first.
• Google Translate – Don’t judge me. We’ve all been there.
• Kolla din tjänstepension – A good site for figuring out if you actually have an occupational pension.

Feel free to poke around. I’ll link to some of these directly in blog posts too, especially when I say something that sounds made up but unfortunately isn’t.