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Civil wedding in Uppsala: City Hall, booking and rules

Updated 26 October 2026 · Written by

You book a civil wedding in Uppsala with BankID on the municipality's booking page. At Uppsala City Hall (Stadshuset) the municipality marries couples on Saturdays between 12.00 and 15.00, the room seats 20 guests and you need two witnesses. If you would rather marry somewhere else in Uppsala, you choose an officiant from the municipality's list and book the time yourselves. This guide covers booking, the rules on the day, what applies if neither of you lives in Uppsala and how to tell your guests where to go. For how a civil ceremony works in general, see the guide to a civil wedding in Sweden.

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Book a civil wedding in Uppsala: City Hall step by step

  • Apply for the eligibility check

    You both apply to Skatteverket, the Swedish Tax Agency, and processing times vary, so start early. The eligibility check is valid for four months and must be valid on the wedding day.

  • Book a time

    You book with BankID at borgerligvigsel.uppsala.se. Available times are shown in the booking calendar. If you want to marry within ten days, contact the municipality's Kontaktcenter, which checks whether a time is available.

  • Send in the certificates

    The eligibility certificate and the marriage certificate form must reach Kontaktcenter at least ten days before the ceremony. You can hand them in at City Hall, post them or upload them as a PDF on the municipality's website.

  • After the ceremony

    You get a wedding certificate as a keepsake, but it is not a legal document. Kontaktcenter sends the papers to Skatteverket, and you are married once Skatteverket has registered the ceremony. That normally takes ten working days.

  • Contact

    Kontaktcenter is on 018-727 00 00 or uppsala.kommun@uppsala.se. The number 076-696 07 77 is only for questions about a ceremony you have booked for that same day.

Wedding at Uppsala City Hall: times, guests and witnesses

The room seats 20 guests. For fire safety no more than 32 people may be there at once, and that count includes the couple, the guests, the officiant and the wedding hosts. Decide early who comes. There is more on choosing a wedding photographer in a guide of its own.

QuestionWhat the municipality writes
AddressStadshusgatan 2, in central Uppsala. The entrance facing Uppsala Resecentrum is the only one open on Saturdays.
Day and timeSaturdays between 12.00 and 15.00. The door opens at 11.45.
No ceremoniesOn public holidays and on Easter Eve, Midsummer Eve, Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve.
Guests20 seats in the room, and no more than 32 people in the room in total.
WitnessesTwo people aged 18 or over with valid ID. They can be guests. If you have none, staff will help, and you do not need to register them in advance.
IDBoth of you must show valid ID.
LanguageSwedish or English.
Getting therePublic transport stops outside. Parking can be hard to find, so arrive in good time.

Civil wedding officiants in Uppsala and weddings elsewhere

If you want to marry outdoors, at home or in a party venue, you first contact an officiant to agree on the date, time and place. The municipality keeps its own list with names, phone numbers and email addresses, and the County Administrative Board appoints the officiants. Then you book the time at borgerligvigsel.uppsala.se/boka/egen-tid. The officiants only marry couples near Uppsala.

At a ceremony outside City Hall you arrange the witnesses yourselves, and you plan parts of the ceremony yourselves. From 1 January 2027 you are also responsible for the officiant's travel compensation. The ceremony is held in Swedish or English there too.

Getting married in Uppsala municipality if you live elsewhere

You do not have to live in Uppsala to marry there, but both of you must be present. If neither of you is registered as resident in Uppsala municipality, you pay an administrative fee of 1,000 kronor when you book from 1 January 2027. The municipality's page mentions no other fee.

If either of you understands neither Swedish nor English, the ceremony must be interpreted. The interpreter can be a guest or someone you arrange yourselves. The eligibility check costs nothing. If neither of you is registered in Sweden you need documents from home, for example a certificate of civil status, preferably from the last four months, and a document that shows your age.

Email to Kontaktcenter about a short notice

Hello, we would like to marry at City Hall on [date] and are hoping to book a Saturday. Is there an available time within ten days, or should we book in the booking calendar? Kind regards [name] and [name]

Messages to your guests when the room seats 20

Replace anything in square brackets. You can lay out the rest of the day in a timeline.

To the guests who cannot fit in the room

The ceremony at Uppsala City Hall has room for 20 guests, and we have asked [name], [name] and [name] to join us. We would have loved to have you there. Meet us outside City Hall after the ceremony, around [time], and we will raise a glass together.

To the guests who are coming

The ceremony is at Uppsala City Hall, Stadshusgatan 2, on Saturday [date] at [time]. Use the entrance facing the Resecentrum. The door opens at 11.45, so do come then. Bring valid ID if you are a witness.

Invitation to the party

After the ceremony we gather at [place], [address], at [time]. It takes [number] minutes from City Hall by [bus or on foot].

The ceremony and the party on your wedding website

You can see how it looks on the example pages. There is more on the evening after the ceremony in the guide to the wedding dinner.

  • Two places

    The ceremony at City Hall and the party somewhere else become two places on the page, each with an address and a link for directions.

  • The guest limit

    Say in the note that the room seats 20 and where everyone else meets you, so nobody turns up at the door for nothing.

  • The way between

    Add a bus or other transport from City Hall to the party, with a time.

  • The programme

    The ceremony is a line in the day's programme, with a calendar link guests can add to their phone.

The programme on Olivia & Henry's wedding website: gathering at the church at 14.30, the ceremony at 15.00, a toast, dinner at Villa Pauli and dancing.

The ceremony and the party on your wedding website

With Lysela, you put the ceremony venue and the party venue under Places, each with an address, a time, a note and a link for directions. The programme has a calendar link, and on the wedding day the page shows at the top what is happening now and next and when the next bus leaves. Guests answer the RSVP on their phone, with no app and no account. All of that is in every tier, from Bas. From Plus the site also comes with English headings, buttons and RSVP form for guests who do not read Swedish.

You start without an account and pay once, SEK 795, SEK 1,795 or SEK 4,900 including VAT, and the site stays up for 12 months.

What usually goes on a wedding website, and what one costs, is in the checklist.

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Frequently asked questions

How do you book a civil wedding in Uppsala?

You book with BankID at borgerligvigsel.uppsala.se, either a time at City Hall or your own time and place with an officiant. Apply for the eligibility check at Skatteverket first.

How much does a civil wedding in Uppsala cost?

The municipality's page states no fee for the ceremony itself. From 1 January 2027 you pay 1,000 kronor in administrative fee if neither of you is registered as resident in Uppsala municipality. The eligibility check at Skatteverket costs nothing.

How many guests can come to City Hall in Uppsala?

The room seats 20 guests, and no more than 32 people may be in the room at once, the couple and the officiant included.

Can we marry in Uppsala if we do not live there?

Yes, you do not have to live in Uppsala, but both of you must be present. If neither of you is registered in the municipality, an administrative fee applies from 1 January 2027.

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