SwedenPolitiska val och partier 3 · Elections and political parties
When in the year are the ordinary elections to the Riksdag, the regions and the municipalities held?
In the exam (Swedish)
När på året hålls de ordinarie valen till riksdag, region och kommun?
- aThe first Monday in MayFörsta måndagen i maj
- bThe second Sunday in SeptemberAndra söndagen i septemberCorrect answer
- cThe last Sunday in OctoberSista söndagen i oktober
- dThe first Sunday in JuneFörsta söndagen i juni
Why?
The general elections are held in the autumn, on the second Sunday in September.
Translated with AI. In the exam the question is in Swedish, as shown above.
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Who may vote in the election to the Riksdag?Correct answer:Swedish citizens who are 18 or older and are, or at some time have been, registered as living in Sweden
Vem får rösta i valet till riksdagen? — Svenska medborgare som har fyllt 18 år och är eller någon gång har varit folkbokförda i Sverige
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Amir is 30 years old and a citizen of a country outside the EU and the Nordic countries. He has been registered as living in Sweden for ten years in a row. In which elections may he vote?Correct answer:In the regional election and the municipal election, but not in the Riksdag election
Amir är 30 år och medborgare i ett land utanför EU och Norden. Han har varit folkbokförd i Sverige i tio år i rad. I vilka val får han rösta? — I regionvalet och kommunvalet, men inte i riksdagsvalet
Politiska val och partier 6
Maria is 25 years old and a citizen of Poland. She has been registered as living in Uppsala municipality for one year. What applies to her in the municipal election?Correct answer:She may vote in the municipal election
Maria är 25 år och medborgare i Polen. Hon har varit folkbokförd i Uppsala kommun i ett år. Vad gäller för henne i kommunvalet? — Hon får rösta i kommunvalet
Politiska val och partier 7
Lena is a Swedish citizen but has moved and now lives abroad. In which of these elections can she still vote?Correct answer:The Riksdag election
Lena är svensk medborgare men har flyttat och bor nu utomlands. I vilket av dessa val kan hon fortfarande rösta? — Riksdagsvalet
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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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