Grand Lodges Using The Rite
The Swedish Rite is used by:
- The Swedish Order of Freemasons (Svenska Frimurare Orden), with lodges in Sweden and Finland.
- The Norwegian Order of Freemasons (Den Norske Frimurerorden)
- The Danish Order of Freemasons (Den Danske Frimurerorden)
- The Icelandic Order of Freemasons (Frímúrarareglan á Íslandi)
An earlier version of the rite, the Zinnendorf Rite, is used by:
- Grand Landlodge of the Freemasons of Germany (Große Landesloge der Freimaurer von Deutschland)
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