SwedenPolitiska val och partier 18 · Elections and political parties
On which of these questions has Sweden held a nationwide referendum?
In the exam (Swedish)
I vilken av dessa frågor har Sverige haft en folkomröstning för hela landet?
- aWhether Sweden should join the EUOm Sverige skulle gå med i EUCorrect answer
- bWhether the voting age should be lowered to 16Om rösträttsåldern skulle sänkas till 16 år
- cWhether Sweden should join NATOOm Sverige skulle gå med i Nato
- dWhether the royal house should be abolishedOm kungahuset skulle avskaffas
Why?
In 1994 the Swedish people voted on membership of the EU, and a majority voted yes. No referendum has been held on NATO, the royal house or the voting age.
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What does it mean that a referendum is advisory?Correct answer:The result is a guide, but the Riksdag itself makes the final decision
Vad betyder det att en folkomröstning är rådgivande? — Resultatet är en vägledning, men riksdagen fattar själv det slutliga beslutet
Politiska val och partier 1
How often are ordinary elections to the Riksdag held in Sweden?Correct answer:Every four years
Hur ofta hålls ordinarie val till riksdagen i Sverige? — Vart fjärde år
Politiska val och partier 2
Which elections are held on the same day in Sweden?Correct answer:The Riksdag election, the regional election and the municipal election
Vilka val hålls på samma dag i Sverige? — Riksdagsvalet, regionvalet och kommunvalet
Politiska val och partier 3
When in the year are the ordinary elections to the Riksdag, the regions and the municipalities held?Correct answer:The second Sunday in September
När på året hålls de ordinarie valen till riksdag, region och kommun? — Andra söndagen i september
Source
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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