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5. Burial and Cemeteries (Sweden)
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According to § 1 of the Burial Act (Begravningslagen 1990:1144), either the Church of Sweden or the municipality is responsible for providing burial sites for all citizens. The cost of burial is funded by a special tax (b…

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Mosa Sayed, Göran Larsson, “5. Burial and Cemeteries (Sweden)”, in: Annotated Legal Documents on Islam in Europe Online, Edited by: Jørgen S. Nielsen, Silvio Ferrari, Marie-Claire Foblets, Agata S. Nalborczyk, Mathias Rohe, Prakash Shah. Consulted online on 27 September 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/2666-075X_LDIO_COM_15SWE05>
First published online: 2019



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