SwedenSveriges demokratiska system 20 · Sweden's democratic system
You ask the municipality if you may read an official document (allmän handling). Do you have to say who you are and why you want to read it?
In the exam (Swedish)
Du ber kommunen att få läsa en allmän handling. Måste du tala om vem du är och varför du vill läsa den?
- aYes, you must always show identificationJa, du måste alltid visa legitimation
- bNo, normally you do not need to give your name or a reasonNej, normalt behöver du inte uppge namn eller skälCorrect answer
- cYes, you must write an explanation that the municipality approvesJa, du måste skriva en förklaring som kommunen godkänner
- dYes, but only if you live in another municipalityJa, men bara om du bor i en annan kommun
Why?
A person who asks for an official document has the right to stay anonymous. The authority may only ask about this if it needs to know in order to decide whether the document is secret.
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A municipality says no when you ask to read an official document (allmän handling). What can you do?Correct answer:Ask for a written decision and appeal it to the administrative court of appeal
En kommun säger nej när du begär att få läsa en allmän handling. Vad kan du göra? — Begära ett skriftligt beslut och överklaga det till kammarrätten
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Can anyone go to a court and listen to a trial?Correct answer:Yes, as a general rule trials are open to the public
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The Instrument of Government (regeringsformen) says that all public power in Sweden comes from the people. What is this principle called?Correct answer:Popular sovereignty (folksuveränitet)
I regeringsformen står det att all offentlig makt i Sverige utgår från folket. Vad kallas den principen? — Folksuveränitet
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Sweden is a representative democracy. What does that mean?Correct answer:The people elect politicians who make decisions on their behalf
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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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