For Swedish SMEs · Peppol B2G live since 2019

Peppol e-invoicing and cash flow software for Swedish SMEs

Sweden was one of the first countries in Europe to make Peppol e-invoicing mandatory for public contracts, back in 2019. Paylists makes Peppol effortless for any Swedish SME — public sector, private sector or cross-border.

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Peppol BIS Billing 3.0 B2G mandate supported Open banking GDPR-supported
Swedish Peppol mandate

Peppol has been the law for invoicing the Swedish state since 2019.

Under the Swedish Act on E-Invoicing (SFS 2018:1277), since 1 April 2019 all suppliers to the Swedish public sector — state, municipalities and regions — must send structured electronic invoices, following the European EN 16931 standard. In practice, this means Peppol BIS Billing 3.0.

The supervisory authority is DIGG (Myndigheten för digital förvaltning). Compliance is checked, and unsupported invoices can be rejected.

Paylists is connected to Peppol — the same connection that lets you bill into Germany (E-Rechnung), Belgium and the Netherlands with no extra setup.

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Swedish e-invoicing timeline
2008
Svefaktura introduced
Sweden’s domestic e-invoice format paves the way for B2G adoption.
1 Apr 2019
Peppol mandate for B2G live
All public-sector invoices must follow EN 16931 — in practice Peppol BIS Billing 3.0.
2023+
Wide B2B adoption
Many large Swedish buyers now require Peppol from their suppliers, including private sector.
Future
B2B mandate under EU ViDA
Sweden expected to extend e-invoicing requirements in line with the EU ViDA framework.
By the numbers

Swedish public-sector invoicing

2019 Year Peppol became mandatory for B2G
EN 16931 European standard the format follows
7 yrs Bokföringslagen retention period
DIGG Authority overseeing e-invoicing in Sweden
Why Paylists for Sweden

Built for Swedish suppliers — public, private and cross-border

Peppol BIS Billing 3.0 by default

Every Paylists invoice is EN 16931-supported — accepted by every Swedish state, municipal and regional buyer.

Connected to Peppol

No technical integration. Enter the Peppol participant ID and we deliver.

Bokföringslagen-supported archive (coming soon)

7-year retention with tamper-proof storage and full audit log.

Open banking (coming soon)

Open banking collection for European customers.

Cash flow forecast

Plan incoming and outgoing payments in SEK and EUR across one dashboard.

Cross-border without thinking

Bill customers in DE, BE, NL, LU, IE — Peppol routing handled automatically.

Available across Europe

Paylists in 7 countries and 6 Peppol markets

Selling outside Sweden? Paylists routes Peppol across all supported countries.

Germany
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Luxembourg
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United Kingdom
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Each country page covers local rules, currency, Peppol status and pricing. See Peppol availability →

FAQ

Swedish Peppol e-invoicing — questions, answered

All suppliers to the Swedish public sector — state, municipalities and regions — must issue structured electronic invoices following EN 16931, in practice Peppol BIS Billing 3.0. This has been the law since 1 April 2019.
There is currently no general B2B mandate in Sweden, but many large Swedish private-sector buyers require Peppol from their suppliers. Paylists supports B2B Peppol today, so you’re ready either way — and ready for the EU’s ViDA package and B2B mandates like Belgium’s and Germany’s.
Peppol BIS Billing 3.0, an EN 16931-supported XML format transmitted over the Peppol four-corner network. Paylists generates and signs the file for you.
Yes. Paylists supports SEK invoicing alongside EUR, with the correct VAT lines and Swedish-language references where required.
Under Bokföringslagen, accounting records — including invoices — must be retained for 7 years. Paylists archives every invoice in tamper-proof (coming soon) form for the full period with a complete audit trail.

Be Peppol-ready for the Swedish public — and private — sector.

Send your first EN 16931-supported invoice in under 3 minutes.

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