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Which fundamental law protects freedom of expression in, for example, radio, TV and film?

In the exam (Swedish)

Vilken grundlag skyddar yttrandefriheten i till exempel radio, tv och film?

  1. aThe Act of Succession (successionsordningen)Successionsordningen
  2. bThe Freedom of the Press Act (tryckfrihetsförordningen)Tryckfrihetsförordningen
  3. cThe Fundamental Law on Freedom of Expression (yttrandefrihetsgrundlagen)YttrandefrihetsgrundlagenCorrect answer
  4. dThe Instrument of Government (regeringsformen)Regeringsformen

Why?

The Fundamental Law on Freedom of Expression applies to media that are not printed, for example radio, TV, film and some websites. It works in a similar way to how the Freedom of the Press Act works for printed material.

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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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