Naming law in Sweden

In 2001, the Swedish parliament, the Riksdag, called upon the government to take action on a new naming law, but without any result.

On 21 December 2009, the Swedish government appointed a special investigative committee to suggest how a new naming law should be constituted.

[5][6] Because the parents had failed to register a name by the boy's fifth birthday, a district court in Halmstad, southern Sweden, fined them 5,000 kronor (roughly US$740 at the time and equivalent to $1,438 in 2023).

Responding to the fine, the parents submitted the 43-character name in May 1996, claiming that it was "a pregnant, expressionistic development that we see as an artistic creation".

[citation needed] In 2007, Michael and Karolina Tomaro fought to have their daughter named "Metallica", after the band.

Tax officials did not agree with the decision and denied the parents a passport for their daughter, but later withdrew the objection.

"[5] In 2009, the Swedish Tax Authority refused to allow a couple to name their son "Allah".