40 free Swedish citizenship test practice questions.

1. Gothenburg
2. Uppsala
3. Stockholm
4. Malmö

Correct answer: Stockholm

Stockholm is Sweden's capital and also the country's largest city.

1. Finland and Russia
2. Norway and Finland
3. Norway and Denmark
4. Denmark and Germany

Correct answer: Norway and Finland

Sweden borders Norway to the west and Finland to the northeast. Denmark is reached via the Öresund Bridge, not over a land border.

1. Germany
2. Finland
3. Denmark
4. Norway

Correct answer: Denmark

The Öresund Bridge runs between Malmö in Sweden and the Copenhagen area in Denmark.

1. Kebnekaise
2. Galdhøpiggen
3. Sarektjåkkå
4. Åreskutan

Correct answer: Kebnekaise

Kebnekaise in northern Sweden is the country's highest mountain.

1. Rule by one person
2. Rule by the king
3. Rule by the people
4. Military rule

Correct answer: Rule by the people

Democracy means rule by the people — the people decide.

1. From the people
2. From the courts
3. From the king
4. From the government

Correct answer: From the people

All public power proceeds from the people. This is a core principle of Swedish democracy.

1. Dictatorship
2. Republic
3. Monarchy
4. Federation

Correct answer: Dictatorship

In a dictatorship one or a few decide, and people may not express their opinions freely.

1. The prime minister
2. The Speaker of the Riksdag
3. The king
4. The Minister of Justice

Correct answer: The king

The king is head of state, but the role is representative without political power.

1. Yes, the king appoints the government
2. Yes, the king makes laws
3. No, the role is representative
4. Yes, the king decides taxes

Correct answer: No, the role is representative

The king has no political power. It is the government and the Riksdag that govern.

1. The king
2. The head of the central bank
3. The prime minister
4. The Speaker

Correct answer: The prime minister

The government is led by the prime minister.

1. Every four years
2. Every year
3. Every ten years
4. Every two years

Correct answer: Every four years

General elections are held every four years.

1. 18 years
2. 21 years
3. 16 years
4. 25 years

Correct answer: 18 years

You may vote from the year you turn 18.

1. Riksdag, region and municipality
2. Region, NATO and EU
3. Municipality, church and school
4. Riksdag, EU and UN

Correct answer: Riksdag, region and municipality

On the same day you vote for the Riksdag, the regions and the municipalities.

1. The police
2. The courts
3. The king
4. The Riksdag

Correct answer: The Riksdag

Laws are decided by the Riksdag and apply equally to everyone.

1. They are controlled by the government
2. They are independent and judge according to the law
3. They are controlled by the police
4. They judge according to the king's will

Correct answer: They are independent and judge according to the law

The courts are independent and judge according to the law, not political wishes.

1. The police decide guilt
2. As innocent until the opposite is proven
3. As guilty immediately
4. It depends on the person's background

Correct answer: As innocent until the opposite is proven

A person is considered innocent until the opposite is proven in court.

1. They appoint the government
2. They judge criminals
3. They decide the laws
4. They inform and scrutinise those in power

Correct answer: They inform and scrutinise those in power

The media inform the public and scrutinise those in power, which is why they are sometimes called the third estate.

1. A party decision
2. Fundamental law
3. An ordinary regulation
4. The king's wish

Correct answer: Fundamental law

Freedom of the press and of expression are protected by fundamental law, which makes them especially strong.

1. They are run daily by the government
2. They are owned by a political party
3. They are funded collectively and meant to be independent
4. They may only broadcast advertising

Correct answer: They are funded collectively and meant to be independent

Public service is funded collectively and is meant to be independent and reflect all of society.

1. The NATO charter
2. The EU treaties
3. Sweden's constitution
4. The UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Correct answer: The UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights

The UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted in 1948.

1. Everyone is born free and equal in dignity and rights
2. Some are born with more rights
3. Only adults have rights
4. Rights depend on income

Correct answer: Everyone is born free and equal in dignity and rights

All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.

1. Twelve
2. Five
3. Seven
4. Three

Correct answer: Seven

There are seven grounds of discrimination, including sex, ethnicity, religion, disability, sexual orientation and age.

1. Lottery
2. Advertising
3. Gifts from the king
4. Taxes

Correct answer: Taxes

Welfare is funded mainly through taxes paid by residents.

1. A court for labour disputes
2. A political party
3. An organisation that represents employees
4. An authority that decides on taxes

Correct answer: An organisation that represents employees

A trade union represents employees and negotiates wages and conditions.

1. An insurance you buy yourself
2. A law decided by the Riksdag
3. An agreement to rent housing
4. An agreement on wages and conditions between unions and employers

Correct answer: An agreement on wages and conditions between unions and employers

A collective agreement is an agreement between trade unions and employers about wages and working conditions.

1. Through advertising
2. With the king's money
3. Through taxes
4. Through loans from other countries

Correct answer: Through taxes

Welfare, such as healthcare and schools, is paid for through taxes.

1. The regions
2. The king
3. The banks
4. The trade unions

Correct answer: The regions

The regions are responsible above all for healthcare.

1. That school costs money
2. That children must attend school
3. That school is voluntary
4. That only boys attend school

Correct answer: That children must attend school

Compulsory schooling means children must attend school, roughly from age six through year nine.

1. To Australia
2. To Japan
3. To America
4. To South Africa

Correct answer: To America

Many Swedes emigrated to America in the 1800s, hoping for a better life.

1. 1971
2. 1950
3. 1921
4. 1809

Correct answer: 1921

Women voted for the first time in a Riksdag election in 1921.

1. The king's palace
2. A museum in Stockholm
3. A type of housing
4. The idea that society should be a home for everyone, with security and welfare

Correct answer: The idea that society should be a home for everyone, with security and welfare

The 'people's home' was the idea that society should function as a home for everyone, with security and welfare. It emerged in the 1930s.

1. NATO
2. The UN
3. The EU (European Union)
4. The African Union

Correct answer: The EU (European Union)

Sweden has been a member of the EU since 1995.

1. The UN (United Nations)
2. The EU
3. The Nordic Council
4. NATO

Correct answer: The UN (United Nations)

The UN works for peace, security and human rights in the world.

1. NATO
2. The EU
3. The UN
4. The Warsaw Pact

Correct answer: NATO

Sweden joined the defence alliance NATO in 2024.

1. That religion is forbidden
2. That everyone must belong to a church
3. That religion and the state are separate
4. That the state controls all religions

Correct answer: That religion and the state are separate

A secular state means that religion and the state are separate from each other.

1. In 1950
2. In 1809
3. In the year 2000
4. In 2020

Correct answer: In the year 2000

The Church of Sweden was separated from the state in the year 2000.

1. Only in church
2. No, only one religion is allowed
3. Only citizens may believe
4. Yes, everyone may believe or not believe

Correct answer: Yes, everyone may believe or not believe

Sweden has freedom of religion: everyone may believe or not believe and practise their religion, as long as the laws are followed.

1. 1 May
2. 6 June
3. 17 May
4. 24 December

Correct answer: 6 June

Sweden's national day is celebrated on 6 June.

1. In September
2. In December
3. In late June
4. In February

Correct answer: In late June

Midsummer is celebrated in late June, often with a maypole, dancing and herring.

1. 1 November
2. 13 December
3. 24 December
4. 6 January

Correct answer: 13 December

Lucia is celebrated on 13 December with candles, white clothing and singing.