Gatuadress

Gatuadress is the Swedish term for the street address portion of a full postal address. It identifies the physical location of a building along a street and is used for mail delivery, navigation, and location services. A gatuadress typically consists of the street name and house number and may include additional location identifiers such as an apartment number, a floor, or a unit letter. In rural areas, the form can be adapted to local addressing practices that reference property names or farm identifiers.

In standard Swedish addressing, the gatuadress is followed by the postal code and the locality (postort), and sometimes by the municipality in official records. Example formats include Stora Nygatan 14, 111 22 Stockholm or Storgatan 12 B, 114 39 Stockholm. The postal code helps routing of mail, while the gatuadress helps locate the building on maps and in directories.

The gatuadress is used by postal services, emergency services, government agencies, and digital mapping and geocoding systems. It is often maintained in national or regional address registers, such as a gatuadressregister, and coordinated with cadastral data about property boundaries. Accurate address data supports taxation, service delivery, and various administrative processes.

In some cases a person’s postadress (mailing address) may differ from the gatuadress, for example when mail is received at a PO box or general delivery. Address changes are typically handled through relevant authorities to ensure up-to-date information in official records and services. See also postcode, postort, gatuadressregister, Lantmäteriet, and geocoding.