SwedenMänskliga rättigheter, jämställdhet, barns rätt 19 · Human rights, gender equality, children's rights
Which statement about hitting children is true in Sweden?
In the exam (Swedish)
Vilket påstående om att slå barn stämmer i Sverige?
- aNo one, not even parents, may hit or humiliate a childIngen, inte heller föräldrar, får slå eller kränka ett barnCorrect answer
- bTeachers may hit pupils, but parents may not hit their childrenLärare får slå elever, men inte föräldrar sina barn
- cThe ban applies only to children under sevenFörbudet gäller bara barn under sju år
- dParents may hit their children lightly if the child has been disobedientFöräldrar får slå sina barn lätt om barnet har varit olydigt
Why?
In 1979 Sweden became the first country in the world to ban all corporal punishment of children (aga). Children must not be given physical punishment or other humiliating treatment, and this also applies at home.
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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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