SwedenEn sekulär stat och ett mångreligiöst land 4 · A secular state and a multi-faith country

In which year were the state and the Church of Sweden separated?

In the exam (Swedish)

Vilket år skildes staten och Svenska kyrkan åt?

  1. a15271527
  2. b18601860
  3. c20002000Correct answer
  4. d19511951

Why?

The state and the Church of Sweden (Svenska kyrkan) were separated in 2000. Since then, the Church of Sweden has been one religious community among several and no longer part of the state.

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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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