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Glossary · Chapter 10: Sweden's modern history

folkhemmet

Swedish word. In English: the people's home (folkhemmet)

The idea of Sweden as a home for the whole people, where society takes care of everyone. The word is linked to the growth of the welfare state.

Facts about the word

  • The concept became known through Social Democrat Per Albin Hansson's speech in the Riksdag in 1928.
  • From the 1930s to the 1960s the people's home was built out with, among other things, a national pension, child allowance and housing.
  • The word is still used about the Swedish welfare model.

Try the word in a sentence

Only one of the sentences uses the word correctly. Which one?

The word belongs to Chapter 10: Sweden's modern history in Sverige i fokus, with the full context and practice questions.

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