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Swedish citizenship test questions: sample questions explained

Shayan Parsai, kursansvarig och kursutvecklare
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Quick answers

What do the questions in the Swedish citizenship test look like?
Multiple-choice questions in Swedish with four options, one of which is correct. The questions are based on the study material Sverige i fokus.
Are there official practice questions from UHR?
UHR has published five sample questions. Any other questions online are private practice questions, including ours.
How many questions does the test have?
The August 2026 test had 60 questions in 90 minutes. The format of the next test has not been published.
What did participants find hard?
According to SVT and The Local, the language: complicated wording and words that are not in the study material.

Many people search for Swedish citizenship test questions and sample questions before the test. The only questions that come from UHR are five sample questions. Here we go through them in our own words, show which chapters the test draws on and explain what participants in August 2026 found hard.

Remember that the test is in Swedish only. The sample questions on UHR’s website are in Swedish. We explain them in English so that you understand what is being asked, but you will need to recognise the Swedish words on test day. That is why we keep the key terms in brackets.

Medborgarskapskursen is an independent course. We have no connection to UHR or the Migration Agency (Migrationsverket). Our own practice questions are not test questions.

What do the questions look like?

UHR describes the test like this: it is in Swedish, written on paper and consists of multiple-choice questions (flervalsfrågor) where one answer is correct. The August 2026 test had 60 questions with four options and 90 minutes of test time. UHR says that information about the number of questions and test time for the next test will come later. That is why we do not write that the test “has 60 questions”.

There are no penalty points. If you do not know the answer, guess.

The law says the test must be in Swedish at a functional level (funktionell nivå). That is usually compared to level B1. The questions are about society, not trivia.

UHR’s five sample questions, explained

The five questions are on UHR’s page Om medborgarskapsprovet and on the page Frågor och svar. Here we give them in our own words and explain the answer. You will find the answer options on UHR’s website.

1. What is the most important task of the public sector (offentliga sektorn)? Correct answer: to provide welfare services such as healthcare and education. Sverige i fokus explains that the public sector is what the state, the regions and the municipalities are responsible for and what is paid for with taxes, for example healthcare, schools and the police (p. 27). The test wants to see that you know what taxes are used for.

2. What title does Sweden’s head of state (statschef) have? Correct answer: king (kung). According to the material, the head of state is a king or queen without political power, who serves as a symbol of Sweden (p. 13). The Riksdag makes the laws and the government runs the country (p. 16). Do not confuse the head of state (statschef) with the prime minister (statsminister).

3. Which natural resource (naturresurs) has long been important for Sweden’s economy? Correct answer: forest (skog). The material lists Sweden’s important natural resources: iron ore and other minerals, forest, farmland and water (p. 7). The question shows that the test also covers geography and the economy, not just politics.

4. Which country was part of Sweden for almost 700 years, until 1809? Correct answer: Finland. Sverige i fokus says that Sweden lost Finland in a war against Russia in 1808 to 1809, after almost 700 years (p. 40). Historical events like this are mentioned in the ordinance on what the test covers.

5. A person writes a critical post about a political proposal on social media. How does freedom of expression (yttrandefrihet) work? Correct answer: the person may express their opinion as long as the post does not break the law. The material says that everyone has the right to write and say what they think (p. 10), but that some statements are prohibited by law, for example defamation (förtal) and hate speech against a group (hets mot folkgrupp) (p. 16). This question is an example of a situation, not just a fact.

Notice the style. The questions are short. Two of them are pure fact questions, one is about the economy, one about history and one about an everyday situation.

Which chapters are the questions based on?

UHR says the test is based on Sverige i fokus. The material has an introduction and 13 chapters. We have an English summary of each one:

  1. The country of Sweden (Landet Sverige)
  2. Sweden’s democratic system (Sveriges demokratiska system)
  3. How Sweden is governed (Så här styrs Sverige)
  4. Elections and political parties (Politiska val och partier)
  5. Law and justice (Lag och rätt)
  6. The role of the media (Mediernas roll)
  7. Human rights (Mänskliga rättigheter)
  8. The labour market and personal finances (Arbetsmarknad och privatekonomi)
  9. The welfare society (Välfärdssamhället)
  10. Sweden’s modern history (Sveriges moderna historia)
  11. Sweden and the world (Sverige och omvärlden)
  12. A secular state and a multi-religious country (En sekulär stat och ett mångreligiöst land)
  13. Traditions and holidays (Traditioner och högtider)

The ordinance on the citizenship test (section 2) states what the knowledge should cover. The list matches the chapters: history, traditions, the welfare state, the labour market and personal finances, climate and the environment, the system of government and the constitution, rights and freedoms, religions, the media, geography, and the EU and international cooperation.

The five sample questions draw on different parts of the material: natural resources are in the chapter The country of Sweden, the head of state in How Sweden is governed, the public sector in The labour market and personal finances, freedom of expression in both Sweden’s democratic system and Law and justice, and Finland 1809 in the history chapter. So the test covers the whole material, not just politics.

What did participants find hard?

There is no official picture of how the test was experienced. What we know comes from the media, in other words secondary sources.

SVT spoke to participants after the test on 15 August. One participant said some questions were a bit tricky and that questions about how power is divided between the state and the municipalities, as well as history questions, were hard. Another thought many Swedes would not pass the questions. A third found the test easy.

The Local interviewed participants two days later. Several said the language was the hard part. One example mentioned is the word “nederbörd” (precipitation), which was in the test, while the material uses the word “regn” (rain). One participant thought the questions were strangely worded. Another said the answer options themselves were confusing. One participant also said there were questions about the current government, which is not covered in the material. We cannot verify that claim.

The Local also reported that participants received different sets of questions, because some questions were being tried out for future tests. UHR called the August test a trial test (utprövningsprov).

The conclusion is simple: facts alone do not decide the outcome. You need to understand the question and the options in Swedish.

How do you practise for the questions?

This is how to practise in a way that resembles the test:

  • Read one chapter of Sverige i fokus at a time. Listen to the audio file at the same time if you can. Read our English chapter summary first if the Swedish is heavy going.
  • Write down words you do not know. Look them up and learn synonyms, for example nederbörd for regn and snö (rain and snow).
  • Practise multiple-choice questions with four options. Read all four before you choose.
  • Practise situation questions, like sample question 5. Ask yourself what the law says, not what you personally think.
  • Time yourself. If the next test is like the August test, you have about one and a half minutes per question.

Medborgarskapskursen has practice questions for every chapter, with an explanation and a page reference to Sverige i fokus. The questions are our own. UHR has not reviewed them and does not endorse private practice tests. That applies to every site, not just ours. Use the questions to practise, and use Sverige i fokus as the answer key. You can start with our free practice test or the questions for chapter 1.

Want to know more about how the test works? Read our guide to the Swedish citizenship test.

Difficult words in this chapter

offentlig sektor
the public sector: the state, the regions and the municipalities, everything paid for with taxes
statschef
head of state, the country's highest representative, in Sweden the king
naturresurs
natural resource, something from nature that people use, for example forest
yttrandefrihet
freedom of expression, the right to say and write what you think
nederbörd
precipitation, meaning rain and snow

Frequently asked questions

Where do I find UHR's sample questions?

On uhr.se under Om medborgarskapsprovet and on the page Frågor och svar. There are five questions with answer options, in Swedish.

Are the questions on Medborgarskapskursen the same as in the test?

No. Our questions are our own practice questions written from Sverige i fokus. UHR does not endorse private practice tests. We are an independent course.

Does everyone get the same questions?

The Local reported that participants in August received different sets of questions, because some questions were being tried out for future tests. UHR has not confirmed this.

Are there penalty points for wrong answers?

No. UHR says there are no penalty points and encourages you to guess.

How many correct answers are needed?

That has not been published. UHR sets the pass mark afterwards and publishes the results in October 2026.

Will there be questions about things that are not in Sverige i fokus?

One participant told The Local that the test had questions about the current government. UHR says the test is based on the material. We cannot confirm the claim.

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