SwedenArbetsmarknad och privatekonomi 2 · Labour market and personal finance
What is the situation with a minimum wage in Sweden?
In the exam (Swedish)
Hur är det med minimilön i Sverige?
- aThe Riksdag sets a minimum wage in law and raises it every year at the turn of the year.Riksdagen bestämmer en lägsta lön i lag och höjer den varje år vid årsskiftet.
- bThere is no minimum wage by law – the lowest wages are often set in collective agreements.Det finns ingen minimilön i lag – de lägsta lönerna bestäms ofta i kollektivavtal.Correct answer
- cThe EU sets a common minimum wage that applies in all member states, including Sweden.EU bestämmer en gemensam minimilön som gäller i alla medlemsländer, även Sverige.
- dEvery year the government sets a separate minimum wage for each occupation and industry.Regeringen bestämmer varje år en särskild minimilön för varje yrke och bransch.
Why?
In Sweden the state does not decide wages. Trade unions and employers negotiate wages, and the lowest wages are often written into collective agreements (kollektivavtal).
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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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Which of these organisations represents workers, that is, the employees?Correct answer:Landsorganisationen i Sverige (LO)
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
Var arbetar de flesta som har jobb i Sverige? — I den privata sektorn, alltså i företag som ägs privat
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Which form of employment is the main rule under the Employment Protection Act (lagen om anställningsskydd, LAS)?Correct answer:Permanent employment (tillsvidareanställning)
Vilken anställningsform är huvudregeln enligt lagen om anställningsskydd (LAS)? — Tillsvidareanställning
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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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