SwedenArbetsmarknad och privatekonomi 1 · Labour market and personal finance
Which parties sign a collective agreement (kollektivavtal)?
In the exam (Swedish)
Vilka parter skriver under ett kollektivavtal?
- aA trade union and an employer or employers' organisationEtt fackförbund och en arbetsgivare eller arbetsgivarorganisationCorrect answer
- bTwo trade unions that have agreed with each other, without an employerTvå fackförbund som kommit överens med varandra, utan arbetsgivare
- cThe state and an individual employee at a large private companyStaten och en enskild anställd på ett stort privat företag
- dThe municipality and the Swedish Tax Agency after a decision by the governmentKommunen och Skatteverket efter ett beslut av regeringen
Why?
A collective agreement is an agreement between the employees' trade union and the employer side. The agreement sets out, for example, wages and working conditions.
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What is the situation with a minimum wage in Sweden?Correct answer:There is no minimum wage by law – the lowest wages are often set in collective agreements.
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What does a trade union (fackförbund) do?Correct answer:It represents the employees and negotiates wages and working conditions.
Vad gör ett fackförbund? — Det företräder de anställda och förhandlar om löner och arbetsvillkor.
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Vilken av de här organisationerna företräder arbetstagare, alltså de anställda? — Landsorganisationen i Sverige (LO)
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Where do most people who have a job in Sweden work?Correct answer:In the private sector, that is, in privately owned companies
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Our own practice questions, written from the facts in UHR’s study material “Sverige i fokus” and the subjects of the ordinance (2026:451) on the citizenship test. They are not the real test questions, which are not published, and no text from the material is reused. Each question was written, answered blind and fact-checked in separate rounds. The English translation and the explanations are ours, made with AI help; in the test the questions are asked in Swedish. We are not affiliated with the Swedish Council for Higher Education (UHR) or the Swedish Migration Agency (Migrationsverket).
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