Taxes

Since the middle of the 16th century, we have a rich documentation of various taxes paid to the state. These were mainly used for the king's maintenance and the wars in which the country participated. Bailiffs were placed out in the country to administer and collect the taxes.

Through the form of government in 1634 and landshövdingeinstruktionerna in 1635, the county administration (länsstyrelsen) was created, which consisted of its main features until modern times. Landshövdingen would, among other things, ensure that the state received its taxes. After 1687, länsstyrelsen was divided into two parts – Landskansli and Landskontor. Landskontoret was responsible for matters of a financial nature and this is where the tax issues ended up.

The tax lengths tell the story of the people. They provide insight into our ancestors' land holdings, households, finances, health, assets and habits, even alcohol and tobacco use.

Chronological list:

• Frälse- och rusttjänstlängder 1552–1632 Kammarkollegiet.
• Frälse- och rusttjänstlängder 1632–1680 Rusttjänstkontribution. Längder och räkenskaper. Kammarkollegiet.
• Kammarkollegiet Mills and saws. Documents from the mill commission 1697.
  • Skaraborg County
  • Södermanlands län (1697 och 1700)
  • Älvsborg County
• Landskaphandlingar 1530–1630 Province records 1530–1630. Contains accounts from the bailiffs in different districts, at royal castles and royal estates, also contains accounts from cities, fish and mining as well as various types of church accounts.
• Älvsborgs lösen 1571 och 1613 Älvsborg's ransom 1571 and 1614. Twice we had to redeem Älvsborg's fortress from the Danes with expensive extra taxes, in 1571 and 1613. Contains tax lengths with e.g. name of the taxpayer, number of persons in the household, place of residence, cattle, metals and the amount of tax.
• Räkenskaper för Jämtland och Härjedalen 1600–1654 From the Norwegian National Archives in 1900 submitted accounts and documents concerning Jämtland and Härjedalen in Sweden.
• Länsräkenskaper 1631–1820 County accounts 1631–1820.
• Länsräkenskaper i Finland, Åbo och Björneborgs län med Åland, 1639–1647 County accounts in Finland, Turku and Pori counties with Åland, 1639–1647.
• Boskaps- m fl längder 1620–1640.
• Räkenskaper och rannsakningar angående boskaps- m fl skatter 1620–1641
• Jordeböcker ca 1630–1750 Land register, about 1630 to 1750. The land register was the basic tax that became the backbone of the Swedish tax system from the 16th century until the beginning of the 20th century when it was replaced by the property tax.
• Jordeböcker (revböcker), Gagnefs socken Land registers (audit books), Gagnefs parish. 1800s.
• Jordeböcker och andra äldre handlingar av kameral natur Land registers and other older documents. 17th century. Lund Cathedral Chapter.
• Mantals- och kronotaxeringslängder, Stockholms stad 1652–1915 Register of population Stockholm City 1652–1915.
• Mantalslängder 1642–1820 Register of population 1642–1820.
• Silverskatten The silver tax. A special tax in 1560 to pay for Erik XIV's courting trip to England.
• Skatter (strödda räkenskaper)
• Taxeringshandlingar, 2:a riksskogstaxeringen Taxation documents, 2nd national forest assessment. It is mainly protocols from surface sample in 1945 (reference code 349–365) that have been scanned.
• Taxeringslängder för inkomst- och förmögenhetsskatt. Skellefteå och Lövångers socken Taxation documents for income and wealth tax. Skellefteå and Lövångers parish.
• Inkomsttaxeringslängder, Skellefteå stad, Kronouppbördskontorets arkiv, 1923–1945 Taxation documents for income. City of skellefteå, 1923–1945.
• Inkomstlängder. Häradsskrivarens i Skellefteå fögderi (1946–1966) arkiv
• Taxeringslängder. Göteborgs och Bohus läns länsstyrelse, landskontoret taxeringssektionens arkiv Taxation documents from Göteborgs och Bohus läns county board. It is mainly volumes from 1952 that have been scanned.
• Ålands kronofogdes arkiv
• Östersjöprovinsernas jordrevisionshandlingar The Baltic Sea Provinces' land audit documents. Livland, Dorpats krets 1690.
• Codices C, jordeböcker och räkenskaper 1450–1520
• Uppsala domkyrkas jordebok 1376, Codices D
• Vadstena klosters jordebok (den yngre), 1502, Codices D
• Bergsjordeböcker Jordeböcker
• Gabriel Bengtsson Oxenstiernas geometriska jordebok Gabriel Bengtsson Oxenstierna's geometric land book.
• Geometriska jordeböcker Geometric land registry.

Tax lists, land registers, register of population etc. in the County Administrative Boards archives

The county administrative boards were established in 1635. In 1687, the county administrative boards were divided into two parts; landskansli and landskontor, landskontoret (country office) was responsible for finance and tax. The material from landskontoret mainly consists of different tax lengths and land registers, but you will also find e.g. military rolls. This material has been scanned and can be found in the database Landskontor och landskansli (County administration records). The material is not sorted but is displayed continuously without intermediate headings. To find them, you have to scroll through the material.

Landskontor och landskansli (County administration records)