Move in Karlskrona step by step
In Karlskrona, Affärsverken operates ten manned recycling centres, and the largest, Mältan, is open every day. The municipality does not close parking spaces during moves, but you can load and unload on the street as long as someone is active by the car every tenth minute. Karlskronahem, the municipality's housing company, has its own housing queue where you get one point per day, and the notice period is three months.
By the editors, Flytthandboken. Updated . Last checked 5 October 2026.
Step 1: What do landlords in Karlskrona say about moving out?
A rental apartment has a three-month notice period to the nearest month change, according to jordabalken (the Swedish Land Code). This is what the largest landlords in Karlskrona write about notice, inspection and keys.
Source: Jordabalken, 12 kap. (riksdagen.se).
- Karlskronahem
- Karlskronahem, Karlskrona's largest housing company, owned by the municipality, with approximately 4,000 rental apartments, more than 30 percent of the rental apartments in the municipality. The notice period is three months. You cancel on Mina sidor with BankID or at Bobutiken on Norra Smedjegatan 12, and all those listed on the contract must sign. First, a preliminary inspection is carried out and then a move-out inspection. For the move-out inspection, the home, with balcony or patio and storage room, must be emptied and cleaned. You hand in the keys no later than 12:00 on the first weekday of the month after the contract has expired, if necessary in the mailbox outside Bobutiken.
Housing queue in Karlskrona
The municipality's page Find housing lists landlords that you contact yourself, with Karlskronahem first. To apply for an apartment with Karlskronahem, you need to be in the company's housing queue. You can register from 16 years old and sign a contract from 18. You get one point per day and must log in at least once a year, otherwise the points will be reset. The apartments are allocated either by queue points or via Bodirekt.
Source: Karlskrona kommun: Find housing, Karlskronahem: Apply for housing, Karlskronahem: Queue rules and rental policy.
How the queues work in other cities: rent an apartment.
Step 2: Which removal companies in Karlskrona do you recommend?
We have checked a removal company in Karlskrona: SBS Flytt & Städ. SBS Flytt & Städ is our favourite. Book as soon as you know the date, and ask for a quote where the labour cost is stated separately, since only the work gives RUT tax deduction.
Read the whole step: Book removal company All we have checked with the removal companies in KarlskronaWhat does a removal company cost?
Step 3: Where do I leave bulky waste in Karlskrona?
Affärsverken has ten manned recycling centres and about 50 recycling stations in Karlskrona. It is free to leave recyclable material at Mältan. For disposal, you pay 50 kronor with a car and 100 kronor with a car and trailer or small lorry. Tyres with rims are only accepted at Mältan, for 50 kronor each. At Mältan, you pay with Swish, payment card or cash, at the other centres only cash. Affärsverken do not provide street addresses, only map positions.
Affärsverken has ten recycling centres: Mältan, Aspö, Fågelmara, Hasslö, Holmsjö, Jämjö, Nättraby, Sturkö, Torhamn/Gisslevik and Tving.
Source: Affärsverken: Recycling sites, Affärsverken: Mältan recycling centre, Affärsverken: Find recycling centres in Karlskrona, Affärsverken: Leave bulky waste and landfill.
Read the whole step: Pack Addresses and opening hours in Karlskrona
Step 4: What applies to resident parking when you move in Karlskrona?
Notify Skatteverket (the Swedish Tax Agency) of your move before you move or at the latest one week after. Resident parking applies to those registered in Trossö, Björkholmen or Pantarholmen, who use the car themselves and have a driving licence. The permit is valid for twelve months, and a 30-day ticket costs 200 kronor. You apply for and buy a ticket in EasyPark with area code 55650. The ticket is only valid on streets in the green zone marked Resident and does not guarantee a space. It does not apply to vehicles over 3.5 tons or detached trailers.
Source: Skatteverket: Flyttanmälan, Karlskrona municipality: Resident parking.
Step 5: Can the moving lorry stand on the street in Karlskrona?
Karlskrona municipality does not block parking spaces during moves. You can load and unload, among other things, next to another vehicle if traffic is not hindered, in a place with parking prohibition and on a paid spot without paying, but someone must be active at the vehicle every tenth minute. After notification to and approval by the municipality, you can put up a sign yourself, for example with cones. If you want to use public space in another way, you need permission from the police, and the municipality must approve as the landowner. The application to the municipality must be submitted no later than three weeks before the start. The police charge 990 kronor and state that permission is not required if the space is only used temporarily and to a minor extent.
Source: Karlskrona municipality: Rules for loading and unloading, Karlskrona municipality: Using public space, Police: Public space, Police: Fees for permits.
Step 6: Which cleaning companies do move-out cleaning in Karlskrona?
We have checked a cleaning company that does move-out cleaning in Karlskrona: SBS Flytt & Städ. SBS Flytt & Städ is our favourite. Book the cleaning so that it is finished before the inspection, and ask what the company's guarantee covers if the inspection does not approve the cleaning.
Read the whole step: Move-out cleaning All we have checked with the cleaning companies in Karlskrona
Step 7: What happens at the inspection and key handover?
The final step is to hand over the residence. Book the move-out cleaning so that it is completed before any inspection, and return all keys. Save the invoices from the removal company and the move-out cleaning, which should include the RUT tax deduction. Both deductions count towards the same limit of 75,000 kronor per person and year. What the landlords in Karlskrona say about inspections and keys can be found in step 1.
Questions about moving in Karlskrona
Can I get a parking space blocked when I move in Karlskrona?
No, the municipality does not close off parking spaces during moves. You can load and unload on the spot with parking prohibition and on a paid spot without paying, as long as someone is active by the car every tenth minute.
How long is the notice period at Karlskronahem?
Three months. You give notice on Mina sidor with BankID or in Bobutiken on Norra Smedjegatan 12. You hand in the keys no later than 12 o'clock on the first weekday of the month after the contract has expired.
How much does it cost to leave things on the Melt?
It is free to leave recyclable material. Landfill costs 50 kronor with a car and 100 kronor with a car and trailer or small truck. Tyres with rims cost 50 kronor each.
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