SwedenVälfärdssamhället 4 · The welfare state
Who has the main responsibility for health care in Sweden?
In the exam (Swedish)
Vem har huvudansvaret för hälso- och sjukvården i Sverige?
- aThe Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket)Skatteverket
- bThe Swedish Public Employment Service (Arbetsförmedlingen)Arbetsförmedlingen
- cThe regions (regionerna)RegionernaCorrect answer
- dThe County Administrative Board (länsstyrelsen)Länsstyrelsen
Why?
The regions are responsible for hospitals, health centres and other health care. Health care is paid for mostly with taxes.
Translated with AI. In the exam the question is in Swedish, as shown above.
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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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