SwedenArbetsmarknad och privatekonomi 5 · Labour market and personal finance
Where do most people who have a job in Sweden work?
In the exam (Swedish)
Var arbetar de flesta som har jobb i Sverige?
- aIn central government, for example at government agenciesI staten, till exempel på myndigheter
- bIn the regions, for example in health careI regionerna, till exempel inom sjukvården
- cIn the municipalities, for example in schools and care for the elderlyI kommunerna, till exempel i skolor och äldreomsorg
- dIn the private sector, that is, in privately owned companiesI den privata sektorn, alltså i företag som ägs privatCorrect answer
Why?
The private sector is made up of all privately owned companies, from shops to factories. A clear majority of all employed people work there, while the rest work in the public sector.
Translated with AI. In the exam the question is in Swedish, as shown above.
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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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