SwedenMediernas roll 2 · The role of the media
In Sweden, censorship is prohibited. What does that mean?
In the exam (Swedish)
I Sverige finns ett förbud mot censur. Vad betyder det?
- aPublic authorities may not comment on what a newspaper has written.Myndigheter får inte kommentera det som en tidning har skrivit.
- bPublic authorities may not examine or stop a text before it is published.Myndigheter får inte granska eller stoppa en text innan den publiceras.Correct answer
- cNewspapers must let a public authority read their texts before they are printed.Tidningar måste låta en myndighet läsa texterna innan de trycks.
- dIt is forbidden to publish texts that criticise the government.Det är förbjudet att publicera texter som kritiserar regeringen.
Why?
The ban on censorship is in the fundamental laws on freedom of the press and freedom of expression. The state may not check or stop in advance what is going to be published. Instead, a person who breaks the law can be held responsible afterwards.
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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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A newspaper has revealed information from a public authority. The head of the authority wants to find out which of the employees talked to the newspaper. What is the general rule?Correct answer:The authority may not try to find out who the source is.
En tidning har avslöjat uppgifter från en myndighet. Myndighetens chef vill ta reda på vem av de anställda som pratat med tidningen. Vad gäller i regel? — Myndigheten får inte försöka ta reda på vem källan är.
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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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