About this source
The Swedish National Archives’ own MCP service (beta). Full-text search across millions of HTR-transcribed pages, catalogue metadata for 80,000 archives, medieval charters (SDHK), the Swedish Biographical Lexicon, parish birth/marriage/death registers, court books, seamen’s registers and a historical place-name geocoder. Results carry reference codes and links to the original images.
Questions you can ask Riksarkivet
Type them into Kahubi’s chat once the source is connected.
“Search the transcribed court records for mentions of trolldom in Dalarna between 1660 and 1680 and list the reference codes.”
What comes back: Matching passages from handwriting-recognised pages, each with its archive reference code and a link to the page image, plus a note where the transcription looks unreliable.
“Find the birth record of Anna Persdotter, born around 1845 in Leksand parish.”
What comes back: Candidate entries from the parish registers with dates, parents and the source volume, so you can check the original church book.
What the assistant can do with it
The 23 tools this server offers to Kahubi. The assistant picks the right one for each question.
search_transcribedSearch AI-transcribed text in digitised historical documents from the Swedish National Archives.
search_metadataSearch document metadata (titles, names, places, descriptions) across the Swedish National Archives catalog.
browse_documentView full page transcriptions of a document by reference code.
search_guidesSearch across ALL Riksarkivet PDF guides at once.
diplomatics_search_sdhkSearch SDHK (Diplomatarium Suecanum) - 44,000+ medieval Swedish charters dated before 1540.
diplomatics_search_mpoSearch MPO (Medeltida Pergamentomslag) - 23,000+ medieval parchment fragments used as bookbinding covers.
search_sblSearch Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (SBL) - 9,400+ articles about notable people in Swedish history.
sjomanshus_search_liggareSearch Swedish seamen's voyage records (Liggare) - 637,000 individual voyages from 1700s-1900s.
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sjomanshus_search_matrikelSearch Swedish seamen's registration records (Matrikel) - 51,000 registrations.
filmcensur_search_filmregSearch Swedish film censorship records - 60,000 films reviewed 1911-2011.
rosenberg_search_rosenbergSearch Rosenberg's geographical lexicon of Sweden - 66,000 historical places with descriptions.
court_search_domboksregisterSearch Västra härad court records 1611-1730 - 88,000 persons in court cases.
court_search_medelstadSearch Medelstad härad court books 1668-1750 - 91,000 persons with 21,000 case summaries.
aktiebolag_search_bolagSearch Swedish joint-stock companies 1901-1935 - 12,500 companies with >100,000 kr capital.
faltjagare_search_faltjagareSearch Jämtland field regiment records 1645-1901 - 43,000 soldier service records.
suffrage_search_rostrattSearch women's suffrage petition signatures 1913-1914 - 29,000 names from 5 counties.
specialsok_search_flygvapenSearch Swedish military aviation accidents 1912-2007 - 2,400 incidents with aircraft types, crash sites, and summaries.
specialsok_search_fangrullorSearch Östersund prison records 1810-1900 - 11,500 inmates with names, ages, crimes, and home parishes.
specialsok_search_kurhusetSearch hospital patient records 1817-1866 - 3,000 patients with diagnoses, treatments, and outcomes.
dds_search_fodelseSearch Swedish birth/baptism records - 1.3 million records from 1600s-1914.
dds_search_dodaSearch Swedish death records - 950,000 records from 1600s-1951.
dds_search_vigselSearch Swedish marriage records - 447,000 records from 1600s-1929.
tora_search_toraGeocode historical Swedish places using TORA (Topografiskt register på Riksarkivet).
Good to know
- Official server. Run by the organisation behind the database, so results come straight from the source.
- Beta. The server works, but answers can be slower and its tools may still change.
- Cited, checkable answers. Results are treated as retrieved material and cited with the source’s own identifiers, so you can open every record the answer relied on.
- Your files stay private. Only the search the assistant writes for your question is sent to Riksarkivet.
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