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The Most Popular Cat Breeds In Sweden

Cats are a beloved pet in Sweden, and apart from of course the domestic shorthair, there are many other popular cat breeds in Sweden.

» Updated: 07 November 2024, 11:45

» Published: 07 November 2024

The Most Popular Cat Breeds In Sweden
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The most common cat breed in Sweden is domestic shorthair, or huskatt or bondkatt in Swedish, which means housecat or farmcat. In fact, 77% of all registered cats in Sweden are of the breed domestic shorthair.

There are more than 50 different cat breeds registered in Sweden, and these are the most common:

  1. Domestic shorthair
  2. Ragdoll
  3. Maine Coon
  4. Siberian
  5. Norwegian Forest Cat
  6. British Shorthair

The 5 most popular names for cats are:

  1. Sigge
  2. Doris
  3. Luna
  4. Simba
  5. Elsa

In Sweden, all cats born after the 1st of January 2008 are required to be registered at Jordbruksverket website. It is easy to register your cat online and it costs 40 kr if you do it directly on Jordbruksverket’s website, or 100 kr if you register your cat using the paper form.

Saga V. BohinenS
By Saga V. BohinenFeature Writer & Columnist

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