Hundreds of people have been registered at one and the same address in a large apartment block in Hässelby in west Stockholm. Many of them with temporary social security numbers, so-called coordination numbers. The address is not unique, there are also other addresses in Stockholm and also in other major cities where many with coordination numbers are registered.

- There are opportunities to make Sweden smaller in the criminal groups. As it is now, there is a good environment in Sweden for organized crime to work in, says MP Mikael Oscarsson (KD).

These are foreign citizens who, on incorrect grounds, can use coordination numbers to get over, for example, payments of VAT or tax deductions for grid work and root work. Coordination numbers also create a way into the social security system. The authorities find it difficult to access the people behind the coordination numbers because they are only registered at an address without living there. Many are not even in Sweden.

“We see that this is part of broader fraud and crime and there are large sums,” says Tobias Wijk, business developer at the Swedish Tax Agency.

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"Missing tools against them with coordination number" Photo: SVT

The Christian Democrats demand that the law be changed

870,000 people who are not registered in Sweden have a Swedish coordination number, a temporary personal number. Now the Christian Democrats demand a change of law. This is what the finance minister says about the requirements.

- We are working on a fast track to be able to tighten the legislation in the near future and in addition an investigation that looks over the whole system of coordination numbers, says Finance Minister Magdalena Andersson (S).

The Christian Democrats think it is far too slow.

- I think that large parts of the Swedish people think it is naïve and inconceivable that you do not act, why you do not change these rules. It's high time now, says MP Mikael Oscarsson (KD).