Terms and conditions

The terms and fees for using our geodata (maps, photos and property information) differ depending on how you want to use them.

Calculate the fee and discount

Information about our fees for geodata products (in Swedish, pdf, new window).

Calculate fees for raster data transactions in the display service (xls, new window). Corresponding information is accessed via the link "Information about our fees for spatial data products" and is under the heading "Transaction-based fees for raster data in the display service".

Calculate the discount for property withdrawals and property price withdrawals according to the discount ladder (xls, new window).

Which usage category do you belong to?

Choose the usage category that suits you in the list below to read more about the terms and fees that apply to your particular area of use.

In some cases, your business may fall into more than one of the use categories. If you can not determine which category your business belongs to then you are welcome to contact our spatial data support for advice.

Use categories

This use category applies if you want to develop products or services where geodata is included for sale to other users.

If you want to become a reseller of geodata, you need to sign a special processor agreement with us.

Read more about how to become a reseller

Some type of spread may be made by everyone

The user has the right to:

  • Publish maps / images as illustration in analog form e.g. in reports, books or the like can be done free of charge.
  • Publishing maps / images in digital form (only raster breaks) requires that your own information is displayed on top and that that information is the primary one. Can be done free of charge.

Restrictions:

  • Publication of maps / images in digital form, without own information, requires a license for each product, unless they are available as open data.
  • Publication in digital form is not permitted in any type of commercial context, e.g. where published images are available for a fee or on websites / e-services / apps that are financed by advertising, advertisements or the like.

When making maps/pictures newer than 50 years available, the picture must be provided with copyright marking © Lantmäteriet.

Read more about our products

This use category applies if you want to use geodata as internal business support and / or planning data in your or your company's commercial operations.

You may use spatial data to illustrate your or your company's own information in brochures and on the Internet, for example to show where the company operates. Geodata provided by Lantmäteriet may not be made available in any other way than above to external users, either in processed or unprocessed form.

The fees for the right to use basic data products are determined on the basis of the National Land Survey's regulations on fees for basic landscape and property information. The regulations are announced in Lantmäteriet's collection of statutes, LMFS

Contract and delivery terms in Swedish and English.

Förbindelse uppdragstagare (dotx) Contractor's commitment (dotx)

Do you want to place an order? Read more on the page Geodata products

This usage category applies if you want to use geodata for any of the following purposes.

Personal use - You can, for example, use geodata in your own GPS or to illustrate your personal blog on the Internet. By personal blog is meant one that is not lucrative for the blogger. You may not make data available in any way other than above outside your immediate family circle, either for free or for a fee.

Non-profit use - Your non-profit association's internal activities. The association can be a sports, sobriety, local, political, religious, genealogical association or similar. The association must be a registered legal entity.

You may use geodata to illustrate your association's own information in brochures and on the Internet, for example to show where the association has its premises. Geodata provided by Lantmäteriet may not be made available in any other way than above to external users, either in processed or unprocessed form.

The fees for the right to use basic data products are determined on the basis of the National Land Survey's regulations on fees for basic geographic information and property information. The regulations are announced in Lantmäteriet's collection of statutes, LMFS

Contract and delivery terms in Swedish and English.

Definitioner (pdf) Begrepp som kan förekomma i avtal med vidareförädlare och användare.Definitions (pdf) Concepts that may occur in agreements with commercial further processors and users.

Information om Lantmäteriets personuppgiftsbehandling (pdf)Information about Lantmäteriet's processing of personal data (pdf)

Förbindelse uppdragstagare (dotx)Contractor's commitment (dotx)

Do you want to place an order? Read more on the page Geodata products

This use category applies to you who work in an authority, municipality or other organization that performs public tasks in accordance with law or other instructions.

You may use spatial data to illustrate your public organisation's own information in brochures and on the Internet, for example to show where the organization's premises are. Geodata provided by Lantmäteriet may not be made available to third parties in addition to what is stated in the license.

In some cases, a public organization may conduct commercial activities. If you want to use geodata in the commercial business, you also need to sign an agreement for commercial end use.

The fees for the right to use basic data products are determined on the basis of the National Land Survey's regulations on fees for basic geographic information and property information. The regulations are announced in Lantmäteriet's collection of statutes, LMFS.

Government agencies have access to property information and certain geographical information free of charge, for use in the public service.The geodata that is affected is information from the property register and certain geographical information, see product list. This geodata may be used in accordance with the license terms for public use, see below. Exempted from the fee exemption are the state-owned enterprises.

Contract and delivery terms in Swedish and English.

Definitioner (pdf) Begrepp som kan förekomma i avtal med vidareförädlare och användare.Definitions (pdf) Concepts that may occur in agreements with commercial further processors and users.

Exempel på offentlig respektive icke offentlig verksamhet (pdf, new window)

Förbindelse uppdragstagare (dotx) Contractor's commitment (dotx)

Do you want to place an order? Read more on the page Geodata products

Geodata collaboration

Authorities, municipalities and organizations that have public tasks have the opportunity to sign user agreements for geodata collaboration. Through geodata collaboration, you get access to many authorities' geodata to fulfill your public commitment for a fixed annual fee.

Want to know more about Geodata collaboration? Read more on Agreements for Geodata Collaboration

Here you can see which organizations have signed user agreements for Geodata collaboration.Read more about what applies when you have a user agreement for Geodata collaboration and want to order geodata from Lantmäteriet

This use category applies if you teach, research or study at a primary or secondary school or university or if you work in the field of culture and want to use geodata products in your business.

FUK agreement

Lantmäteriet, Statistics Sweden (SCB) and the Swedish Geological Survey (SGU) provide geodata free of charge for use in education, research and cultural activities. To access this geodata, you need to sign a license agreement.Information on which activities are covered within FUK and license agreements can be found at Geodata for research, education and cultural activities.

Publication of Lantmäteriet's data may be done in accordance with the end customer terms, mark the map or image with © Lantmäteriet, no consent is required.

Here you will also find Lantmäteriet's Open Data - which is freely available to everyone, and may be used without restrictive conditions.

Contract and delivery terms in Swedish and English.

Definitioner (pdf) Begrepp som kan förekomma i avtal med vidareförädlare och användare.Definitions (pdf) Concepts that may occur in agreements with commercial further processors and users.

Information om Lantmäteriets personuppgiftsbehandling (pdf)
Information about Lantmäteriet's processing of personal data (pdf)

Förbindelse uppdragstagare (dotx)
Contractor's commitment (dotx)

Do you want to place an order? Read more on the page Geodata products

Do you need to apply for a permit?

In some cases, you must have a permit to establish databases and / or disseminate geographical information, according to section 9 of the Act (2016: 319) Permits according to the Act on Protection of Geographical information.

Read more on the page Distribution Permission.

Copyright

The National Land Survey's maps and pictures are covered by protection under the Act (1960: 729) on copyright in literary and artistic works.

Copyright and publication of Lantmäteriet's geographical information.

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