- Swedish name
- Gemensamt testamente
- Price
- 1 190 kr
1 695 kr - Signing
- Free, no BankID needed
- Governing law
- The Inheritance Code, Ärvdabalken (1958:637)
Also called: mutual will · joint will · mirror will · Gemensamt testamente
What a mutual will does
One will made by two people together, deciding how you inherit from each other and who receives what is left when you have both died. The standard choice for couples, and the only way cohabiting partners can inherit from each other.
In Sweden this document is called Gemensamt testamente. It is worth learning the Swedish term: it is what a bank, a housing association, an employer or an authority will ask you for, and searching for the English name alone will often turn up rules from another country that do not apply here. The rules come from The Inheritance Code, Ärvdabalken (1958:637), and the questions you answer while creating the document are the ones that statute makes relevant.
When you need one
- You are cohabiting, so neither of you inherits from the other by law.
- You are married with children from previous relationships.
- You want to decide together who the final beneficiaries are.
If none of these quite describes your situation, that is worth taking seriously rather than working around. Ask us in English and we will tell you honestly whether this is the right document, a different one, or a case that needs advice instead of a template.
How it works
- Answer the questions. The builder asks one question at a time and shows the finished text updating as you go, so you can see exactly what each answer produces.
- Look up anything unfamiliar. The questions are in Swedish. Our English glossary of Swedish form terms covers the words the forms actually use, and you can ask us in English at any point while you fill it in.
- Pay once, at the end. 1 190 kr, including VAT, only when the document is finished and you have seen it.
- Sign it online, free. Everyone who needs to sign gets an email link. Swedish BankID is available but never required.
Being straight about language: this page, the guides and our support are in English. The builder itself and the finished document are in Swedish, because a Swedish mutual will has to be in Swedish to work with Swedish counterparties, banks and authorities. If you would rather not fill in a Swedish form at all, ask us and one of our lawyers will draft it for you from an English conversation, for a fixed 6 990 kr.
Questions
Will the mutual will be in Swedish or English?
The finished document is in Swedish. That is deliberate: a Swedish mutual will is read by Swedish counterparties, banks, authorities and, if it ever comes to it, a Swedish court, and a translation has no legal standing on its own. Everything around it is in English, and this page explains in English exactly what the document says and does. If you would like an English explanation of your specific finished document, ask us and we will walk you through it.
Which law applies to a mutual will in Sweden?
The Inheritance Code, Ärvdabalken (1958:637). The template follows it, and the questions you answer are the ones that statute makes relevant. Swedish law is what governs the document regardless of where you are from or where you signed it.
Is it valid if I am not a Swedish citizen?
Yes. What matters for a mutual will is Swedish law and the connection to Sweden, not your citizenship. You do not need a Swedish personal identity number to create the document, and you do not need Swedish BankID to sign it, because e-signing works with email verification as well.
What does it cost?
1 190 kr including VAT, reduced from 1 695 kr during the current launch offer. That is the whole price: no subscription, no per-signature fee and no charge for e-signing. If you would rather have one of our lawyers draft or review it for you, that is a separate fixed price of 6 990 kr.
How do we sign it?
Online, free, and from anywhere. Everyone who has to sign gets a link by email, verifies themselves, and signs. Swedish BankID is offered but never required, which is what makes this work for people who have just moved here or who sign from abroad. You can also print it and sign on paper if you prefer.
What if it turns out to be wrong for my situation?
Tell us and we will correct it at no cost. If a document does not fit your circumstances, the honest answer is sometimes that you need advice rather than a template, and we will say so — you can book a lawyer instead of buying the document.
Who can witness it?
Two people aged 15 or over who are present at the same time, who understand that they are witnessing a will, and who are independent of it. Nobody who inherits under the will, and no close relative of anyone who does, may witness. Getting this wrong is the single most common reason a Swedish will fails.
Related documents
- Will (Testamente)
- Lasting power of attorney (Framtidsfullmakt)
- Deed of gift (Gåvobrev)
- Deed of gift for a home (Gåvobrev bostad)
