Sweden to hold an auction of 349 previously blocked .se names. The auction started Monday and will run for the next 12 days. Some of the names include: USA.se, HR.se, cd.se, Jamaica.se and bahamas.se.

Swedish Wire reported on the auction:

Through a unique auction during the autumn/winter of 2014, .SE will be releasing .se domain names that have never before been possible to register. It’s about country codes, for example cd.se, hr.se and it.se, as well as other countries’ names – for example thailand.se and spanien.se. Starting October 13th, the domains will be auctioned during the autumn and winter via Tradera.

The domain auction is the first of its type in Sweden. In total, there are 349 .se domains that were previously blocked for registration, which can now have owners, see which ones here.

All domain names have been blocked since 2003 when it became possible for anyone to register a .se domain name. When it comes to domain names with country names, they have been reserved for the respective country, and on several occasions have received information and opportunities to gain priority and register the domain. The interest in this has been relatively small.

The domain names will be auctioned off in batches on Tradera starting Monday, October 13. Each auction runs 10 – 12 days with the starting price for each domain name at 1 krona. The auctions are open both for individuals and companies.

Any profits from the auctions will go directly to .SE’s various efforts for promoting the development and use of the internet in Sweden.

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