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Can anyone in Sweden be forced to become a member of a political party or a religious congregation?

In the exam (Swedish)

Kan någon i Sverige tvingas att bli medlem i ett politiskt parti eller en religiös församling?

  1. aNo, nobody may be forced to join such an associationNej, ingen får tvingas att gå med i en sådan sammanslutningCorrect answer
  2. bYes, all adults must be members of a political partyJa, alla vuxna måste vara medlemmar i något politiskt parti
  3. cYes, if you work as an official for the state or the municipalityJa, om man arbetar som tjänsteman hos staten eller kommunen
  4. dYes, but only in an election year when the Riksdag has decided soJa, men bara under ett valår när riksdagen har bestämt det

Why?

The Instrument of Government also protects the freedom not to be a member. Nobody may be forced to belong to a political party, a religious community or a similar association.

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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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