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SwedenLag och rätt 15 · Law and justice

What do the Parliamentary Ombudsmen (Riksdagens ombudsmän, JO) do?

In the exam (Swedish)

Vad gör Riksdagens ombudsmän (JO)?

  1. aDecide how much tax each person and company must pay every yearBestämmer hur mycket skatt varje person och företag ska betala varje år
  2. bDefend people charged with crimes before the court in all casesFörsvarar personer som är åtalade för brott inför domstolen i alla mål
  3. cCheck that public authorities and their employees follow the law in their workGranskar att myndigheter och deras anställda följer lagarna när de arbetarCorrect answer
  4. dCount the votes and confirm the election result after every Riksdag electionRäknar rösterna och fastställer valresultatet efter varje riksdagsval

Why?

JO is elected by the Riksdag and checks that public authorities treat people according to the law. Anyone who thinks an authority has done something wrong can report it to JO.

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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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