SwedenEn sekulär stat och ett mångreligiöst land 1 · A secular state and a multi-faith country
Sweden is a secular state. What does that mean?
In the exam (Swedish)
Sverige är en sekulär stat. Vad betyder det?
- aEveryone who lives in Sweden must belong to the Church of Sweden.Alla som bor i Sverige måste tillhöra Svenska kyrkan.
- bIt is forbidden to build new churches, mosques and temples.Det är förbjudet att bygga nya kyrkor, moskéer och tempel.
- cThe state is neutral in matters of religion and favours no faith.Staten är neutral i frågor om religion och gynnar ingen tro.Correct answer
- dThe state decides which religion children are to learn at home.Staten bestämmer vilken religion barnen ska lära sig hemma.
Why?
A secular state does not take the side of any religion. The state is neutral and lets every person choose for themselves whether to believe and what to believe in.
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In 1860 the rules changed for people who wanted to leave the Church of Sweden (Svenska kyrkan). What became allowed then?Correct answer:To leave the church, if you joined another Christian religious community approved by the state instead.
År 1860 ändrades reglerna för den som ville lämna Svenska kyrkan. Vad blev då tillåtet? — Att gå ur kyrkan, om man i stället gick med i ett annat kristet samfund som staten godkänt.
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What did the Freedom of Religion Act (religionsfrihetslagen) of 1951 mean?Correct answer:That people were free to choose a religion, or to choose to belong to no religious community.
Vad innebar religionsfrihetslagen från 1951? — Att man fritt fick välja religion eller välja att stå utan trossamfund.
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In which year were the state and the Church of Sweden separated?Correct answer:2000
Vilket år skildes staten och Svenska kyrkan åt? — 2000
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Which is the largest Christian religious community in Sweden?Correct answer:The Church of Sweden
Vilket är det största kristna samfundet i Sverige? — Svenska kyrkan
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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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