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| Introduced | 1986 |
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| TLD type | Country code top-level domain |
| Status | Active |
| Registry | NIC-SE |
| Sponsoring organization | II-Stiftelsen |
| Intended use | Entities connected with Sweden |
| Actual use | Very popular in Sweden |
| Registration restrictions | Third-level registrations have varying rules depending on which second-level name they are beneath; second-level registration rules have been liberalized |
| Structure | Registrations permitted at second level and at third level beneath various second-level labels, including ones for the counties of Sweden |
| Documents | Conditions for registration |
| Dispute policies | Alternative dispute resolution (ADR) |
| Web site | IIS |
.se is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Sweden. The top domain is operated by NIC-SE, but domains must be registered through one of the approved registrars. Only the first payment goes to the registrar, the rest go to NIC-SE, and it's not possible to pay for more than a year at a time.
Prior to April 2003, the rules governing domains under the .se top domain were highly restrictive. Only companies registered nation-wide were allowed to register a domain, and it had to be very similar to the registered name. Individual products were not eligible for separate domain names, even if they were registered trademarks. Individuals could register one (and only one) domain with the suffix .pp.se (pp is an abbreviation for "privatperson", "private person"), and companies and organizations registered in just a single county were eligible for domains with a <county letter>.se suffix. The restrictive rules made alternative top-domains popular for entities that needed to register domains not allowed by the Swedish rules; .nu and .com were common.
With the new rules, any entity or person may register any number of domains, subject to few restrictions. As of October 2003, NIC-SE started accepting registrations of internationalized domain names, containing the letters å, ä, ö, ü and é.
[edit] Second-level domains
- .county identification letter.se - Enterprises may be registered under the county-related second level domain (corresponding to the county identification letter) where the applicant has his domicile. .ab.se, .c.se, .d.se, .e.se, .f.se, .g.se, .h.se, .i.se, .k.se, .m.se, .n.se, .o.se, .s.se, .t.se, .u.se, .w.se, .x.se, .y.se, .z.se, .ac.se, .bd.se.
- .org.se - Non-profit associations [ideella föreningar] may be registered under the second level domain .org.se or under the county-related second level domain where the association has its domicile.
- .pp.se - Private individuals may register under the second level domain .pp.se. It is a requirement for registration under .pp.se that the applicant is a natural person and has a Swedish personal identity number or a Swedish co-ordination number.
- .tm.se - Trade marks may be registered under the second level domain tm.se.
- .parti.se - Political parties may be registered under the second level domain .parti.se.
- .press.se - Periodical publications (magazines) may be registered under the second level domain .press.se. It is a requirement for registration under .press.se that the Swedish Patent and Registration Office [Patent- och registreringsverket] (PRV) has issued a certificate of publication [utgivningsbevis].
- .mil.se - Military uses
For more information about the second level domains APPENDIX 1.1 to NIC-SE's General Conditions - Registration second level domains. Note that these second level domains are only theoretical and not in use.
