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Denmark and Norway joined NATO after the Second World War. What did Sweden do during the Cold War?

In the exam (Swedish)

Danmark och Norge gick med i Nato efter andra världskriget. Vad gjorde Sverige under kalla kriget?

  1. aSweden shut down its entire defenceSverige lade ned hela sitt försvar
  2. bSweden also joined NATOSverige gick också med i Nato
  3. cSweden stayed outside NATO and kept to its neutralitySverige stod utanför Nato och höll fast vid sin neutralitetCorrect answer
  4. dSweden joined the Soviet Union's military allianceSverige gick med i Sovjetunionens militära allians

Why?

During the Cold War Sweden chose not to join either of the blocs. The country stayed outside NATO and continued to be neutral.

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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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