SwedenSå här styrs Sverige 10 · How Sweden is governed
Which statement about Sweden's division into regions and municipalities is true?
In the exam (Swedish)
Vilket påstående om Sveriges indelning i regioner och kommuner stämmer?
- aThere are as many municipalities as regions.Det finns lika många kommuner som regioner.
- bThere are many more municipalities than regions.Det finns många fler kommuner än regioner.Correct answer
- cThere are more regions than municipalities.Det finns fler regioner än kommuner.
- dRegions and municipalities are the same thing with different names.Regioner och kommuner är samma sak med olika namn.
Why?
Sweden is divided into about twenty regions but almost 300 municipalities (kommuner). A region therefore usually consists of several municipalities.
Translated with AI. In the exam the question is in Swedish, as shown above.
Check yourself
Would you know these too?
The same number of questions and the same pass mark as the real test, marked at once. Your first mock is free and needs no account.
Take a free mock examSå här styrs Sverige 11
Apart from health care, the regions are often responsible for something that many people use every day. What?Correct answer:Public transport
Förutom sjukvården har regionerna ofta ansvar för något som många använder varje dag. Vad? — Kollektivtrafiken
Så här styrs Sverige 12
A family moves to a new municipality and needs a place in a preschool for their child. Who is responsible for making sure there are preschools there?Correct answer:The municipality
En familj flyttar till en ny kommun och behöver plats i förskola för sitt barn. Vem ansvarar för att det finns förskolor där? — Kommunen
Så här styrs Sverige 13
Which of these tasks is handled by the municipality?Correct answer:Water and sewage for homes
Vilken av dessa uppgifter sköts av kommunen? — Vatten och avlopp till bostäderna
Så här styrs Sverige 14
Which of these services is run by the state and not by the municipalities or regions?Correct answer:The police
Vilken av dessa verksamheter sköts av staten och inte av kommuner eller regioner? — Polisen
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).
Official informationTry it under exam conditions.
The same number of questions and the same pass mark as the real test, marked at once. Your first mock is free and needs no account.
The pass SEK 249.00 · 180 days of access for one payment — it never renews