SwedenPolitiska val och partier 6 · Elections and political parties
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?
In the exam (Swedish)
Maria är 25 år och medborgare i Polen. Hon har varit folkbokförd i Uppsala kommun i ett år. Vad gäller för henne i kommunvalet?
- aShe may vote in the municipal electionHon får rösta i kommunvaletCorrect answer
- bShe may vote only when she has lived in Sweden for ten yearsHon får rösta först när hon har bott i Sverige i tio år
- cShe may vote only when she has become a Swedish citizenHon får rösta först när hon har blivit svensk medborgare
- dShe may vote only when she has been registered as living there for three yearsHon får rösta först när hon har varit folkbokförd i tre år
Why?
Citizens of an EU country who are registered as living in the municipality (folkbokförda) may vote in the municipal election. The requirement of several years of registration applies only to citizens of countries outside the EU, Iceland and Norway.
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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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In the polling station, the ballot papers lie behind a screen. Why?Correct answer:So that no one can see which ballot papers you take
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What does it mean if you put a cross next to a candidate's name on the ballot paper?Correct answer:You give a personal vote to that candidate within the party
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Ali cannot go to the polling station on election day. What can he do to vote anyway?Correct answer:Vote in advance at a voting location during the days before election day
Ali kan inte gå till vallokalen på valdagen. Vad kan han göra för att ändå rösta? — Förtidsrösta i en röstningslokal under dagarna före valdagen
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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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