2026-01-282025/26:CU13 · p.8CUCivil law & housing

Review of surveying activities

Review of the cadastral-survey authorities — organization, fees, and resources

What's at stake: The land-survey authority's work on property formation, identity checks in title-deed applications, and oversight of foreign property acquisitions affects how quickly and reliably both individuals and municipalities can form and register properties, and how well the state can detect unwanted acquisitions.

Case texts and AI reasoning are AI-translated from the Swedish originals; the Swedish text is authoritative.

What the vote decides

Whether parliament should now instruct the government to act on the land-survey authority's organization, fees, and control resources, or whether the matters should wait for the processing of a recently completed inquiry.

Yes Yes — the committee proposal

The committee rejects the motions. On following up the increased appropriation to the land-survey authority for identity checks and foreign-acquisition controls, the committee assumes the government will itself monitor the outcome. On the broader organizational review, the committee notes that a dedicated inquiry has recently proposed rules on the state's and municipalities' responsibility for property formation and on fees, that the proposal is now out for consultation, and that the outcome of that process should not be pre-empted.

No No — the reservations

Reservation 7 (S)

The reservation (S) wants the government to closely follow up on the outcome of the extra efforts the land-survey authority is now making on reviewing requests for public documents, identity checks in title-deed applications, and oversight of foreign property acquisitions, and wants parliament to formally call for this rather than merely assume it.

Summarised from the committee report. Party labels in the summary come from the report, not from the vote.

VSMPCLKDMSD
YesNoAbstainAbsent

What do the votes mean here?

Yes The committee proposal: rejecting the motions (keeping things as they are).

No Backing the counter-proposal: reservation 7 by S.

Abstain The party marks a position of its own that is not one of the two final alternatives.

What each plan points to — and how the party voted

For each party: the vote its own election manifesto and party programme point to in this case, next to how the party actually voted. A plan can only point to Yes or No; a party can also abstain.

PlanVoteConfidenceEvidence
VNoYes 19/0/0/3departs from the planconfidence: lownot addressed
Sown reservationNoNo 0/92/0/14follows the planconfidence: lownot addressed
MPNoYes 16/0/0/2departs from the planconfidence: lownot addressed
CNoAbstain 0/0/18/6departs from the planconfidence: lownot addressed
LNoYes 14/0/0/2departs from the planconfidence: lownot addressed
KDNoYes 17/0/0/2departs from the planconfidence: lownot addressed
MNoYes 59/0/0/9departs from the planconfidence: lownot addressed
SDNoYes 58/0/0/13departs from the planconfidence: mediumnot addressed

Committee proposal

The Riksdag rejects the motions 2025/26:601 by Marie Olsson et al. (S), 2025/26:1123 by Anne-Li Sjölund and Helena Lindahl (both C) claims 1-4, 2025/26:2073 by Sten Bergheden and Marléne Lund Kopparklint (both M), 2025/26:2323 by Sten Bergheden (M) claims 1 and 2, 2025/26:2579 by Saila Quicklund (M), 2025/26:2766 by Mikael Larsson and Catarina Deremar (both C), 2025/26:3034 by Malin Höglund et al. (M) claims 1-3 and 2025/26:3650 by Joakim Järrebring et al. (S) claim 22.

Original (Swedish)

Riksdagen avslår motionerna 2025/26:601 av Marie Olsson m.fl. (S), 2025/26:1123 av Anne-Li Sjölund och Helena Lindahl (båda C) yrkandena 1-4, 2025/26:2073 av Sten Bergheden och Marléne Lund Kopparklint (båda M), 2025/26:2323 av Sten Bergheden (M) yrkandena 1 och 2, 2025/26:2579 av Saila Quicklund (M), 2025/26:2766 av Mikael Larsson och Catarina Deremar (båda C), 2025/26:3034 av Malin Höglund m.fl. (M) yrkandena 1-3 och 2025/26:3650 av Joakim Järrebring m.fl. (S) yrkande 22.

Riksdag decision: The Riksdag rejected approximately 50 proposals in motions from the general motion period 2025 on various property law matters. The proposals concern, among other things, leaseholds, expropriation compensation, first refusal rights, property brokerage, and review of surveying activities. The Riksdag refers, among other things, to the fact that work is already underway on several of the issues addressed in the proposals.

Counter-proposals

Plan vs actual vote

Every party, in chamber order: what its own plan pointed to, how it voted, and the reasoning behind both. Highlighted rows are where the two differ — but a vote that follows the plan is a result too, so the reasoning is there for every party.

VVänsterpartietNoYesdeparts from the plannot addressed

The plan wants to see greater public oversight where needed to prevent fraud and effective monitoring of organized economic crime, which speaks for the outcome of identity checks and control of foreign property acquisitions to be explicitly followed up.

Plan documents: party programme

Reasoning and quotes

The plan wants to see greater public oversight where needed to prevent fraud and effective monitoring of organized economic crime, which speaks for the outcome of identity checks and control of foreign property acquisitions to be explicitly followed up. The plan also sees common control over land as a strategic tool. The Land Survey's organization is not addressed at all in the documents, so the conclusion is weakly supported.

Original (Swedish)

Planen vill se större samhällelig insyn där det behövs för att stävja fusk och en effektiv uppföljning av den organiserade ekonomiska brottsligheten, vilket talar för att utfallet av identitetskontroller och kontroll av utländska fastighetsförvärv följs upp uttryckligen. Planen ser också gemensam kontroll över mark som ett strategiskt verktyg. Lantmäteriets organisation berörs inte alls i dokumenten, så slutsatsen är svagt underbyggd.

  • oversight against frauddecisive»Vi vill gå mot en större samhällelig insyn« (party programme ↗)“We want to move toward greater public oversight”
  • monitoring of economic crime»Det behövs en effektiv uppföljning av den organiserade« (party programme ↗)“There is a need for effective monitoring of organized”
  • control over land»Det gemensamma ägandet av bostäder och mark ger starka verktyg« (party programme ↗)“Common ownership of housing and land provides strong tools”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

SSocialdemokraternaNoNofollows the plannot addressed

The plan demands that fraud and other economic crime are combated, that tax fraud and money laundering are stopped and that organized crime is pushed back.

Plan documents: party programme · 2022 manifesto

Reasoning and quotes

The plan demands that fraud and other economic crime are combated, that tax fraud and money laundering are stopped and that organized crime is pushed back. Monitoring of identity checks at property transfers and of foreign property acquisitions serves that purpose and the plan's requirement that Swedish resilience be put before market interests. The plan, however, says nothing about the land survey activities.

Original (Swedish)

Planen kräver att bedrägerier och annan ekonomisk brottslighet bekämpas, att skattefusk och penningtvätt stoppas och att den organiserade brottsligheten trycks tillbaka. Uppföljning av identitetskontroller vid lagfarter och av utländska fastighetsförvärv tjänar det syftet och planens krav på att svensk motståndskraft sätts före marknadsintressen. Planen säger dock inget om lantmäteriverksamheten.

  • combated economic crimedecisive»Bekämpande av bedrägerier och all annan ekonomisk brottslighet.« (party programme ↗)“Combat of fraud and all other economic crime.”
  • stopped money laundering»Skattefusk, välfärdsbrottslighet och penningtvätt ska stoppas.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Tax fraud, welfare crime and money laundering shall be stopped.”
  • security before market interests»Svensk motståndskraft liksom medborgarnas säkerhet och trygghet sätts före« (party programme ↗)“Swedish resilience as well as citizens' security and safety are put before”
  • combated organized crime»Kraftfullt bekämpande av organiserad kriminell verksamhet.« (party programme ↗)“Vigorous combat of organized criminal activity.”
MPMiljöpartietNoYesdeparts from the plannot addressed

The plan wants to strengthen the work against the criminal economy and strike against organized crime's enterprises, and strengthen information sharing between agencies.

Plan documents: party programme · 2022 manifesto

Reasoning and quotes

The plan wants to strengthen the work against the criminal economy and strike against organized crime's enterprises, and strengthen information sharing between agencies. Follow-up of identity checks at property registration and control of foreign property purchases is part of that work. The plan therefore supports the requirement, although the surveying operations are not addressed.

Original (Swedish)

Planen vill stärka arbetet mot den kriminella ekonomin och slå till mot den organiserade brottslighetens företag, samt förstärka informationsdelningen mellan myndigheter. Uppföljning av identitetskontroller vid lagfarter och kontroll av utländska fastighetsförvärv är ett led i det arbetet. Planen stöder därför kravet, även om lantmäteriverksamheten inte behandlas.

  • against the criminal economydecisive»Vi vill också stärka arbetet mot den kriminella ekonomin. Brottsvinster ska beslagtas och återföras till samhället.« (party programme ↗)“We also want to strengthen the work against the criminal economy. Criminal proceeds shall be seized and returned to society.”
  • inter-agency cooperation against gangs»stoppa finansieringen av de kriminella gängen genom att stärka myndighetssamverkan så att myndigheterna kan slå till mot den organiserade brottslighetens företag från flera håll« (2022 manifesto ↗)“stop the financing of criminal gangs by strengthening cooperation between agencies so that the agencies can strike at organized crime's enterprises from several angles”
  • strengthened information sharing»Samarbetet och informationsdelningen mellan myndigheter för att stoppa penningtvätt, välfärdsbrott och organiserad ekonomisk brottslighet ska förstärkas.« (party programme ↗)“Cooperation and information sharing between agencies to stop money laundering, welfare crime and organized economic crime shall be strengthened.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

CCenterpartietNoAbstaindeparts from the plannot addressed

The plan demands that the state do what it is for as efficiently and fairly as possible, that processing times in government administration are shortened and that policy manages taxpayers' money carefully.

Plan documents: party programme · 2022 manifesto

Reasoning and quotes

The plan demands that the state do what it is for as efficiently and fairly as possible, that processing times in government administration are shortened and that policy manages taxpayers' money carefully. To explicitly follow up what a strengthened appropriation for identity checks and control of foreign property acquisitions achieved is an application of that principle. The plan does not however address surveying activities specifically.

Original (Swedish)

Planen kräver att staten gör det den är till för så effektivt och rättssäkert som möjligt, att ledtiderna i myndighetsutövningen kortas och att politiken hushållar med skattebetalarnas pengar. Att uttryckligen följa upp vad ett förstärkt anslag för identitetskontroller och kontroll av utländska fastighetsförvärv gav är en tillämpning av den principen. Planen behandlar dock inte lantmäteriverksamheten särskilt.

  • efficient and fair statedecisive»Centerpartiets uppgift är att se till att staten gör det den är till för, så effektivt och rättssäkert som möjligt« (party programme ↗)“The Centre Party's task is to ensure that the state does what it is for, as efficiently and fairly as possible”
  • shorter processing times»Ledtiderna för handläggning och myndighetsutövning i domstolar och myndigheter måste kortas och tillgången till ombud förbättras.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Processing times for handling and government administration in courts and government agencies must be shortened and access to counsel improved.”
  • follow-up of tax funds»Politiken ska hushålla med skattebetalarnas pengar.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Policy shall manage taxpayers' money carefully.”
  • transparency in administration»Sverige ska bli ännu mer transparent.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden shall become even more transparent.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

LLiberalernaNoYesdeparts from the plannot addressed

The plan does not address the organisation of the surveying authority, but it views undemocratic states' acquisition of strategic assets as a security policy matter and emphasises transparency and strong oversight as prerequisites for scrutiny.

Plan documents: party programme

Reasoning and quotes

The plan does not address the organisation of the surveying authority, but it views undemocratic states' acquisition of strategic assets as a security policy matter and emphasises transparency and strong oversight as prerequisites for scrutiny. To explicitly monitor the outcomes of identity checks and the control of foreign property acquisitions aligns with these principles. Support is however derived from general commitments, not from an explicit stance.

Original (Swedish)

Planen behandlar inte lantmäteriverksamhetens organisation, men den ser odemokratiska staters förvärv av strategiska tillgångar som en säkerhetspolitisk fråga och betonar insyn och stark tillsyn som förutsättningar för granskning. Att uttryckligen följa upp utfallet av identitetskontroller och kontrollen av utländska fastighetsförvärv ligger i linje med dessa principer. Stödet är dock härlett ur allmänna åtaganden, inte ur ett uttalat ställningstagande.

  • scrutiny of foreign acquisitionsdecisive»Den utveckling där odemokratiska eller rentav totalitära stater förvärvar strategiska tillgångar i demokratiska länder, till exempel hamnar, elnät eller liknande, måste ses i ett säkerhetspolitiskt perspektiv.« (party programme ↗)“The development where undemocratic or indeed totalitarian states acquire strategic assets in democratic countries, for example ports, electricity grids or similar, must be seen from a security policy perspective.”
  • transparency enables scrutiny»Offentlighetsprincipen har en grundläggande betydelse för att förankra och fördjupa folkstyret, och är en förutsättning för granskning och debatt.« (party programme ↗)“The principle of public access to official records has fundamental importance for anchoring and deepening democracy, and is a prerequisite for scrutiny and debate.”
  • strong oversight of agencies»Tillsynen över myndigheternas maktutövning mot enskilda behöver utvecklas genom starka tillsynsmyndigheter för bland annat polis, kriminalvård och socialtjänst.« (party programme ↗)“Oversight of the exercise of authority by government agencies against individuals needs to be developed through strong oversight authorities for, among other things, police, correctional services and social services.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

KDKristdemokraternaNoYesdeparts from the plannot addressed

The election manifesto requires a complete review of secrecy rules so that authorities can share information to prevent and solve crimes, and the party programme makes evaluation and quality control an important political task.

Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme

Reasoning and quotes

The election manifesto requires a complete review of secrecy rules so that authorities can share information to prevent and solve crimes, and the party programme makes evaluation and quality control an important political task. Explicitly following up the outcome of identity checks in land registration applications and control of foreign property acquisitions is in line with both crime prevention and the requirement for monitoring. However, the plan does not address the cadastral authority's activities as such, so the conclusion is inferred.

Original (Swedish)

Valmanifestet kräver en total översyn av sekretessreglerna så att myndigheter kan dela uppgifter för att förebygga och klara upp brott, och partiprogrammet gör utvärdering och kvalitetskontroll till en viktig politisk uppgift. Att uttryckligen följa upp utfallet av identitetskontroller vid lagfartsansökningar och kontrollen av utländska fastighetsförvärv ligger i linje med både brottsbekämpningen och kravet på uppföljning. Planen talar dock inte om lantmäteriverksamheten som sådan, varför slutsatsen är härledd.

  • authorities shall be able to share informationdecisive»Total översyn av sekretessreglerna, så att myndigheter kan dela uppgifter mellan sig för att förebygga och klara upp brott.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Complete review of secrecy rules, so that authorities can share information with each other to prevent and solve crimes.”
  • monitoring of public operations»Utvärdering, kostnadsuppföljning och kvalitetskontroll är därför viktiga politiska uppgifter.« (party programme ↗)“Evaluation, cost monitoring and quality control are therefore important political tasks.”
  • protection against international crime»Sverige måste kunna möta angrepp från internationell kriminalitet, terrorism, cyberkrigföring, biologiska vapen, kemiska vapen och kärnvapen.« (party programme ↗)“Sweden must be able to meet attacks from international crime, terrorism, cyber warfare, biological weapons, chemical weapons and nuclear weapons.”
  • all crimes shall be countered»Alla brott ska effektivt och utan undantag beivras, också sådana som kan avfärdas som smärre brott och förseelser.« (party programme ↗)“All crimes shall be effectively and without exception countered, including those that can be dismissed as minor crimes and misdemeanours.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

MModeraternaNoYesdeparts from the plannot addressed

The plan wants to take control of the population register through a national census and require personal appearance for coordination numbers, so stricter identity controls of the same kind as the Land Survey's.

Plan documents: 2022 manifesto

Reasoning and quotes

The plan wants to take control of the population register through a national census and require personal appearance for coordination numbers, so stricter identity controls of the same kind as the Land Survey's. It also wants to strengthen protection against foreign power acquisition and influence. The explicit follow-up of the outcome of these measures is in line with the demand that taxpayers get value for their money.

Original (Swedish)

Planen vill ta kontroll över folkbokföringen genom en nationell folkräkning och kräva personlig inställelse för samordningsnummer, alltså skärpta identitetskontroller av samma slag som lantmäteriets. Den vill också stärka skyddet mot främmande makts förvärv och påverkan. Att utfallet av dessa insatser följs upp uttryckligen ligger i linje med kravet att skattebetalarna ska få valuta för sina pengar.

  • stricter identity controlsdecisive»Kräva personlig inställelse för att bekräfta samordningsnummer, annars ska det återkallas« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Require personal appearance to confirm coordination numbers, otherwise it should be revoked”
  • control of population register»Genomföra en nationell folkräkning för att stoppa bidragsbrotten« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Conduct a national census to stop welfare fraud”
  • protection against foreign power»Stärka Säkerhetspolisen för att öka deras förmåga att skydda den liberala demokratin och landets alla medborgare« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strengthen the Security Police to increase their ability to protect liberal democracy and all citizens of the country”
  • follow-up of tax funds»Du som betalar in skatt ska också få valuta för dina inbetalade skattepengar.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“You who pay taxes should also get value for your paid tax money.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

SDSverigedemokraternaNoYesdeparts from the plannot addressed

The plan requires clear results for every public investment and strengthened opportunities for accountability, and that fraud and systems that encourage fraud and corruption be countered.

Plan documents: 2022 manifesto

Reasoning and quotes

The plan requires clear results for every public investment and strengthened opportunities for accountability, and that fraud and systems that encourage fraud and corruption be countered. The counter-proposal's requirement that the outcome of the extra measures for identity checks in property registration applications and control of foreign property acquisitions be explicitly followed up is a direct application of that. However, the plan does not address land surveying activities.

Original (Swedish)

Planen kräver tydliga resultat för varje offentlig satsning och stärkta möjligheter till ansvarsutkrävande, samt att fusk och system som lockar till fusk och korruption motverkas. Motförslagets krav på att utfallet av de extra insatserna för identitetskontroller vid lagfartsansökningar och kontroll av utländska fastighetsförvärv följs upp uttryckligen är en direkt tillämpning av det. Planen behandlar dock inte lantmäteriverksamheten.

  • result requirements for initiativesdecisive»Begära tydliga resultat för varje offentlig satsning« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Demand clear results for every public investment”
  • accountability»Sverigedemokraterna vill stärka möjligheter för ansvarsutkrävande när hanteringen av de offentliga resurserna brister.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden Democrats want to strengthen opportunities for accountability when the management of public resources falls short.”
  • counter fraud and corruption»Både fusk och sådana system som tenderar att locka till fusk och korruption ska motverkas.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Both fraud and systems that tend to encourage fraud and corruption should be countered.”
  • efficient government administration»Stoppa slöseriet inom myndigheterna och slå samman myndigheter« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Stop waste in government agencies and merge agencies”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

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Source: The Swedish Parliament