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You sign a power of attorney electronically by sending the document as a link. The principal signs, and the sealed PDF shows who granted the authority and when. Some powers of attorney still require paper, and those are set out below.

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TL;DR

An ordinary power of attorney can be signed electronically. Swedish contract law sets no general form requirement for one, and article 25.1 of the eIDAS regulation says an electronic signature may not be denied legal effect solely because it is electronic. Two exceptions matter. A Swedish future power of attorney must be signed in the simultaneous presence of two witnesses under section 4 of the Future Powers of Attorney Act, and for property transfers Lantmäteriet states that the deed cannot be signed electronically. For everything else, TRUE Sign sends the document as a link and seals the result.

Can a power of attorney be signed electronically?

Yes, for ordinary powers of attorney. The Swedish Contracts Act (1915:218) sets no general form requirement for a power of attorney, and under article 25.1 of the eIDAS regulation (910/2014) an electronic signature may not be denied legal effect solely because it is electronic.

Whoever receives the document still decides what they accept. A bank, an authority or a counterparty may insist on a paper original, and no argument about eIDAS changes that.

Ask the recipient first. If the power of attorney will be used in a matter before a public authority, check what that authority requires before you sign.

Which powers of attorney cannot be signed electronically?

Future powers of attorney, and powers of attorney used in the purchase of real property. A future power of attorney must under section 4 of the Future Powers of Attorney Act (2017:310) be signed by the principal in the simultaneous presence of two witnesses. For property transfers, Lantmäteriet, the Swedish mapping and land registration authority, states that the deed must be signed in writing and cannot be signed electronically.

The basis for the property case is chapter 4 section 1 of the Land Code: a purchase of real property is concluded through a deed signed by the seller and the buyer. Lantmäteriet also wants the documents in original when title registration is applied for.

TRUE Sign will not carry you around a form requirement and should not be used there. Those documents go on paper.

The numbers behind this

131,000

title registrations were granted during 2025, for a combined purchase price of nearly 367 billion Swedish kronor.

Statistics Sweden, Real estate prices and title registrations, published 5 June 2026. See the release
2 witnesses

must be simultaneously present when a Swedish future power of attorney is signed. That is why it cannot be signed electronically.

Section 4, Future Powers of Attorney Act (2017:310). Read the section
Chapter 4 section 1

of the Land Code: a purchase of real property is concluded through a deed signed by the seller and the buyer.

Swedish Land Code (1970:994), chapter 4 section 1. Read the section

What should a power of attorney contain?

Who grants the authority, who receives it, exactly what it covers and how long it lasts.

A power of attorney with no end date lives on until someone revokes it, and the revocation has to reach the same recipient who saw the document.

Write it narrowly. If the person is collecting a parcel, say so. If the person represents the company at one single negotiation, say that too, with the date.

How do you send a power of attorney for signing?

Upload the document, add the principal, place the signature field and send. The sealed PDF shows who signed, from which email address and when.

  1. Check what the recipient requires

    Ask the bank, the authority or the counterparty whether they accept an electronically signed power of attorney.

  2. Upload the document

    The power of attorney as a PDF, with the authority written out.

  3. Add the principal

    Name and email of the person granting the authority.

  4. Send

    The principal opens a personal link and signs.

  5. Sealed

    The document is sealed with the event log and the fingerprint, which anyone can verify.

How often do powers of attorney appear in property matters?

During 2025 almost 131,000 title registrations were granted in Sweden, for a combined purchase price of nearly 367 billion Swedish kronor. Statistics Sweden reported this in a release published on 5 June 2026.

In many of those transactions someone acts for the buyer or the seller. That is also where the form requirements bite and where an electronic signature is not enough.

For the rest of the powers of attorney a company issues, the person representing you in a procurement or with a supplier, electronic signing works without any trouble.

What does it cost to sign a power of attorney electronically?

The first three contracts are free. After that Core is 90 EUR per year. Business costs 180 EUR per user per year.

Verification is free for whoever receives the document. See pricing or send your first power of attorney.

”The acquisition document must be signed in writing. It cannot be signed electronically through BankID or another electronic signing solution.”Lantmäteriet, on applying for title registration, translated from Swedish

Frequently asked questions

For ordinary powers of attorney there is no general form requirement, and under article 25.1 of the eIDAS regulation an electronic signature may not be denied legal effect solely because it is electronic. The recipient still decides what they accept, so ask the bank or the authority first.

No. Under section 4 of the Future Powers of Attorney Act the document must be signed in the simultaneous presence of two witnesses. That one goes on paper.

No. Lantmäteriet states that the acquisition document must be signed in writing and cannot be signed electronically, and the documents must be filed in original when title registration is applied for.

The revocation has to reach whoever was shown the document. The simpler route is to write a validity period into the power of attorney from the start.

More agreements you can sign electronically

Employment agreementsSend the contract to your new hire and have it signed before day one. Shareholders agreementsEvery co-owner signs the same document, wherever they are. Consulting agreementsScope, fee and payment terms settled before the work starts.

Send the power of attorney and keep the proof

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