Ranking of popular dog breeds in Sweden 2021, by number of purchased animals
Comparison to other Nordic countries
The Labrador Retriever was very popular in all Nordic countries. In Denmark, the breed ranked first, by the number of new registrations. In Norway, this breed came in fifth place among most popular breeds. The Border Collie had the highest number of registrations in this year.
Dog names in Sweden
In 2022, Molly was by far the most popular dog name as roughly nine thousand Swedish dogs bore it. Bella, another female dog name, ranked second. It was followed by the names Charlie and Doris.