02/06/2026
Nobody tell Dr Chris I’ve been looking up Swedish divorce. 😅
You can get divorced through an app in Sweden... and that's not even the interesting part!
When somebody recently told me they'd completed a divorce through digital forms and BankID, I was amazed. Not because divorce should be easy, but because it highlighted something Sweden gets remarkably right: digital infrastructure.
BankID is a digital identity system used across Swedish banking, government services and businesses. If you need to sign a document, log into a government website, approve a payment, access tax information or check up when your next Swedish For Immigrants test is - there's a good chance you'll use BankID.
It's one of those things that sounds boring until you realise how much time, stress and admin it removes from everyday life.
We spend a lot of time talking about personal finance, investing, budgeting and savings. But the systems sitting underneath all of that matter too. The easier it is to prove who you are, access services and manage your financial life, the easier it becomes to actually get things done.
No system is perfect. Sweden is now developing a government-backed alternative because relying so heavily on a single, private, digital identity provider creates risks too.
Still, it's a fascinating example of how technology, finance and public services can work together to make life simpler.
Would you be comfortable using a digital ID for almost everything?
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