SwedenEn sekulär stat och ett mångreligiöst land 3 · A secular state and a multi-faith country
What did the Freedom of Religion Act (religionsfrihetslagen) of 1951 mean?
In the exam (Swedish)
Vad innebar religionsfrihetslagen från 1951?
- aThat people were free to choose a religion, or to choose to belong to no religious community.Att man fritt fick välja religion eller välja att stå utan trossamfund.Correct answer
- bThat all children had to be baptised in the Church of Sweden within a few weeks of birth.Att alla barn måste döpas i Svenska kyrkan inom några veckor efter födelsen.
- cThat all religious schools were closed and replaced by state schools across the country.Att alla religiösa skolor stängdes och ersattes av statliga skolor i hela landet.
- dThat the King became the supreme leader of all the religious communities in the country.Att kungen blev högste ledare för alla trossamfund som fanns i landet.
Why?
The 1951 act is usually seen as the great breakthrough for freedom of religion in Sweden. From then on, everyone could choose a religion for themselves, or no religion.
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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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