SwedenMediernas roll 1 · The role of the media
When did Sweden get its first law on freedom of the press?
In the exam (Swedish)
När fick Sverige sin första lag om tryckfrihet?
- aIn 1921År 1921
- bIn 1866År 1866
- cIn 1974År 1974
- dIn 1766År 1766Correct answer
Why?
Sweden adopted a Freedom of the Press Act (tryckfrihetsförordning) in 1766. It is usually counted as the first law in the world that protected freedom of the press.
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In Sweden, censorship is prohibited. What does that mean?Correct answer:Public authorities may not examine or stop a text before it is published.
I Sverige finns ett förbud mot censur. Vad betyder det? — Myndigheter får inte granska eller stoppa en text innan den publiceras.
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Freedom of expression has limits. What is meant by the crime hets mot folkgrupp (agitation against a population group)?Correct answer:Threatening or showing contempt for a group because of, for example, origin, religion or sexual orientation
Yttrandefriheten har gränser. Vad menas med brottet hets mot folkgrupp? — Att hota eller visa förakt mot en grupp på grund av till exempel ursprung, religion eller sexuell läggning
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What is the crime called when someone spreads information about a person to make others look down on them?Correct answer:Defamation (förtal)
Vad kallas brottet att sprida uppgifter om en person för att få andra att se ner på hen? — Förtal
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Karim works at a municipal care home for older people. He tells a journalist about serious problems at the workplace. What is the general rule?Correct answer:As a rule he may tell, and he has the right to stay anonymous.
Karim arbetar på ett kommunalt äldreboende. Han berättar för en journalist om allvarliga brister på arbetsplatsen. Vad gäller i regel? — Han får i regel berätta, och han har rätt att vara anonym.
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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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