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What is meant by the midnight sun (midnattssol)?

In the exam (Swedish)

Vad menas med midnattssol?

  1. aThat the sun does not set at night for a period in summer in the northAtt solen inte går ner på natten under en tid på sommaren i norrCorrect answer
  2. bThat it is lightest in the middle of the day at Midsummer all over the countryAtt det är som ljusast mitt på dagen vid midsommar i hela landet
  3. cThat the sun does not rise at all for a period in winter in the southAtt solen inte går upp alls under en tid på vintern i söder
  4. dThat the northern lights light up the sky during the long winter nightsAtt norrsken lyser upp himlen under vinterns långa nätter

Why?

North of the Arctic Circle, the sun does not set for a few weeks in summer. This is called the midnight sun.

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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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