MedborgarskapskursenGlossary · Chapter 10: Sweden's modern history
den svenska modellen
Swedish word. In English: the Swedish model
That employers and trade unions, not politicians, agree on the conditions on the labour market.
Facts about the word
- Many wanted to find peaceful solutions to the conflicts between employers and workers. In 1938 an agreement was concluded between employers and trade unions in Saltsjöbaden near Stockholm. Sverige i fokus s. 35
- The Saltsjöbaden Agreement became important for cooperation between trade unions and employers and laid the foundation for the Swedish model. Sverige i fokus s. 35
- The model means that the parties agree on conditions in collective agreements. It still affects how wages and working conditions are set in Sweden today. Sverige i fokus s. 35
Page references are to UHR's study material Sverige i fokus.
Try the word in a sentence
Only one of the sentences uses the word correctly. Which one?
In the Swedish model it is employers and trade unions, not politicians, who agree on conditions. It has nothing to do with fashion models.
The word belongs to Chapter 10: Sweden's modern history in Sverige i fokus, with the full context and practice questions.