SE domain zone / Sweden

Overview
Domain SE is the official domain of Sweden (Europe).

Sweden is situated on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Scandinavia. It borders on Norway in the west, Finland in the north-east and Denmark on the south-west.

Recommendations
SE domain is recommended for websites related to Sweden or containing relevant information, for companies and individuals located in Sweden or emerging to local market and for everyone interested in this domain zone.

Limitations
In order to register a domain, each company should provide its VAT ID (for companies incorporated in the European Union) or its company registration number (for companies incorporated in other countries of the world), and each individual should provide his/her Social Security Number or passport number.
Each resident individual of Switzerland should provide his/her accurate Swedish Social Security Number.
ATTENTION! Inadequate information may result in refusal to register a domain name or its deletion.

Full text of policies and terms of registration and servicing of domains in SE domain zone may be found at http://www.iis.se/docs/Registreringsvillkor_eng.pdf . A domain registration procedure in SE domain zone implies full compliance with the above domain zone policy. Any violation of such policy may result in blocking and deletion of domain names.
ATTENTION! If SE domain zone administration blocks or deletes any domain name due to violation of policy set for this domain zone, domain registration costs are not returned.

The following domain names may not be registered:
  • names consisting of numerical combinations, i.e., XXXXXX-XXXX, since such combinations represent or may represent any national registration number
  • 900000 - 909000 series of numbers, i.e., 90XXXX-X or 90X-XXXX
  • names containing 90000 reserved for emergency calls in Switzerland.
  • domain names containing two hyphen symbols ('-') in a row also may not be registered for technical reasons. All domain names containing such combinations of symbols may be blocked.

Registration term
Usually, a domain becomes available for use in several minutes upon payment.
Maximal registration term for this domain zone is 1 business day.

Transfer
Domains in SE zone may be transferred for service from another registrar with domain renewal for one more year.
Prior to domain transfer request, obtain an Authorization Code from your current registrar. Usually, a domain is transferred for service to a new registrar in 5-7 days upon start of domain transfer process.

If an incorrect e-mail address is specified in WHOIS, ask your current registrar to correct your e-mail address specified in your domain details prior to your domain transfer request. In some cases, requests to confirm your intention to transfer your domain to a new registrar may be sent to your e-mail specified in WHOIS. If such e-mails are not confirmed, your domain transfer request will be declined.

Information in WHOIS
Full information of domain owners (name, full address, fax, e-mail) is displayed in WHOIS.
Currently, SE domain zone administration does not render official services to hide information on domain owners.