Move with children and pets

Cats and dogs must be identified and registered with the Board of Agriculture before they are four months old. When you move, the address in the cat register is updated automatically via your flyttanmälan (notification of change of address) to Skatteverket (the Swedish Tax Agency), but you change the phone and email yourself.

Source: Agricultural Board: Mark and register cats, Agricultural Board: Mark and register dogs, Law (2007:1150) on supervision of dogs and cats (riksdagen.se). Sections 2 and 3 of the law on supervision of dogs and cats.

From the editorial team, Flytthandboken. Updated and checked 6 October 2026.

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Children and the move

How you talk to the children about the move, maintain routines and arrange school is described in the blog post about preparing children for the move. If you are moving to or within Gothenburg, the city's rules for preschool and school change can be found under Gothenburg City. The cat has its own post about how it thrives in the new home.

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