Checked 13 October 2026. From UHR’s pages on medborgarskapsprovet (last updated 12 and 17 August 2026; read again on 13 October 2026 and unchanged), förordning (2026:451), lag (2001:82) and Migrationsverket’s citizenship pages. UHR says the next test date comes “during the autumn” and the August results at the end of October, so the rows marked not announced can change at any time.
The Swedish citizenship test in English: the short version
Sweden’s new citizenship rules apply from 6 June 2026. Applicants aged 16 to 66 must now show knowledge of Swedish and of Swedish society. For the second of those there is a test, medborgarskapsprovet, run by the Swedish Council for Higher Education (UHR). It is being introduced in stages: the first sitting, in civics (samhällskunskap) only, was in August 2026, and a test in Swedish is to follow at a later date [official: UHR, Frågor och svar; Migrationsverket].
This page explains the test in English from start to finish. One thing has to be said first, because it is what most English-language searches are really asking: the test itself cannot be taken in English. Everything below is written with that in mind.
Official: UHR’s pages, read 13 October 2026. The chapter and page figures are from the guide’s table of contents.
Can you take the Swedish citizenship test in English?
No. UHR’s own answer to the question “Kan jag göra provet på mitt modersmål?” (can I take the test in my mother tongue?) is: “Nej, medborgarskapsprovet kan bara göras på svenska” — no, the citizenship test can only be taken in Swedish [official: UHR, Frågor och svar]. The Act says the same thing in legal language: the civics test “ska utformas på svenska på funktionell nivå”, it is to be drawn up in Swedish at a functional level (13 §) [official].
Where other pages get this wrong
There is no English version of the test, and UHR has not published a question count, a test time or a pass mark.
Commonly published instead: that the test can be taken in English or with a translator, and a fixed pattern such as “60 questions in 90 minutes” with a pass percentage.
UHR’s page states “Provet är på svenska, skrivs på papper och består av flervalsfrågor där ett svar är rätt. Information om provtid och antal frågor för nästa provtillfälle kommer”: in Swedish, on paper, multiple choice with one correct answer, and information on time and number of questions is still to come [official: UHR, read 13 October 2026].
What you can do in English is prepare. Migrationsverket publishes its citizenship pages in English. The study guide and UHR’s pages about the test, as we read them, are in Swedish. The practical consequence for an English speaker: learn the facts in whatever language is fastest for you, then learn to recognise them in Swedish, because that is how they will be asked.
What is known today, and what is not
The full table of what is decided is in the format guide linked below. This is the short list an English-speaking applicant needs before planning anything.
| Question | Answer on 13 October 2026 | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Who runs the test? | UHR. Migrationsverket handles the citizenship application and decides who is referred to the test. | Official |
| What kind of test is it? | Written on paper, multiple choice, four options, one correct. No minus points for a wrong answer. | Official |
| How many questions, how long? | Not announced for the next sitting. | Not announced |
| What is the pass mark? | Not published. August 2026 was a trial test whose pass limit is set afterwards. | Not announced |
| When is the next test? | To be announced on uhr.se during the autumn. A new registration will be needed. | Not announced |
| What does it cost? | 2,000 kronor to UHR in the ordinance (6 §), first for tests held in 2027. UHR’s own page still says fee information will come. | Official, two texts |
| What is it based on? | The study guide Sverige i fokus: “Provet kommer att baseras på det här materialet.” | Official |
The reasoning behind each row, and why the August sitting says little about the next one, is in the format guide.
Do you need the test at all?
Many expats do not. The knowledge requirement applies from 16 and stops when you turn 67 (Migrationsverket states it as ages 16 to 66). Inside that range, a pass grade in samhällskunskap from Swedish school or municipal adult education (Komvux) shows the knowledge without any test (13 c §) [official]. Migrationsverket’s Swedish page also says that Nordic citizens who have made a notification (anmälan), and stateless persons born in Sweden who are under 21, are exempt; the English version of the page says Nordic citizens who “have applied”.
If you moved to Sweden as an adult for work and have never taken a graded Swedish school course in civics, expect the test to apply. The guide on who must take the test goes through every group, with a checker. The residence period, the permit condition, the income rule and the SEK 2,900 application fee are separate requirements, set out in the requirements guide.
From application to result: the steps, in order
You cannot book this test the way you book a language exam. The order is fixed by the ordinance and by UHR’s registration rules.
| Step | What happens | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | You apply for citizenship to Migrationsverket. | Migrationsverket |
| 2 | Migrationsverket refers applicants to UHR for the test. Only a referred person may take part. | Förordning (2026:451) 4–5 §§ |
| 3 | You receive a referral letter (anvisningsbrev). Without it you cannot create a registration account. | UHR, Frågor och svar |
| 4 | You create an account with BankID or Freja eID, or with your personal number and the personal code in the letter. | UHR, Anmälan |
| 5 | You register when registration opens. It is closed today, and registering after it closes is not possible. | UHR, Frågor och svar |
| 6 | A week or so before the test, a call-up (kallelse) arrives in your account. Read it carefully. | UHR, Frågor och svar |
| 7 | You sit the test. At the test you prove your identity and declare on your honour that you will not use unauthorised aids. | Förordning (2026:451) 8 § |
| 8 | The result appears in your account and is reported automatically to Migrationsverket. | UHR, Frågor och svar |
One point catches people who have lived in Sweden on a foreign passport for years: on the day UHR asks for a valid Swedish identity document showing your personal number, and its test-day page says a foreign passport is not accepted. The ID rules and the list of what you may bring are in the format guide; if you have no Swedish ID card, order one well before a date is announced.
The Swedish you need to read the paper
The Act describes the level of the paper as “funktionell nivå”. For the separate language requirement Migrationsverket names CEFR level B1 for reading and listening and A2 for speaking and writing; what those levels mean, and how to show them, is in the språkkrav guide. For the civics test you only read and tick, so reading is the skill to build.
Almost every multiple-choice question starts with a question word or phrase; one of UHR’s five example questions instead opens with a short situation and puts the question after it. The table lists the question words we use in our own practice questions on this site, with our translations. Learn them first: if you misread the question word, knowing the fact does not help.
| Swedish | English | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Vad …? | What …? | Vad får de som har rätt att rösta hemskickat före valet? |
| Vilken / vilket / vilka …? | Which …? | Vilken myndighet gör pass och nationella id-kort? |
| Vad kallas …? | What is … called? | Vad kallas den som är juridiskt ansvarig för vad som publiceras? |
| Vad innebär / vad betyder …? | What does … mean? | Vad innebär det att domstolarna är oberoende? (from the hard-questions guide) |
| Hur många …? | How many …? | Hur många landskap delas Sverige in i? |
| Vilket år …? | In which year …? | Vilket år fattades beslutet om allmän rösträtt? (from the hard-questions guide) |
| På vilken dag …? | On which day …? | På vilken dag samlas familjer för att äta julmat? |
| Måste …? | Must …? | Måste alla som har rösträtt rösta? |
Administrative words you will meet before the test
These are the words on UHR’s pages and in the letters. The translations are ours.
| Swedish | English | Where you meet it |
|---|---|---|
| medborgarskapsprov | citizenship test | everywhere |
| anvisningsbrev | referral letter | sent by Migrationsverket; needed to register |
| anmälan | registration (for the test); in citizenship law also “notification” | UHR’s registration page; the Nordic route to citizenship |
| kallelse | call-up | in your account before the test |
| provtillfälle | test sitting | UHR’s news about the next date |
| utprövningsprov | trial test | UHR’s description of the August 2026 sitting |
| flervalsfrågor, svarsalternativ | multiple-choice questions, answer options | UHR’s description of the format |
| godkänt / underkänt | pass / fail | your result |
| anpassning | adaptation (for example extended time) | UHR’s page on adaptations |
| samhällskunskap | civics, social studies | the Act; school grades that replace the test |
| betyg / intyg | grade / certificate | proofs you send to Migrationsverket |
| anmälningsavgift | registration fee | UHR’s line that fee information will come |
Mini test: 10 questions in Swedish with English translation
Ten new questions, each from a different chapter of the study guide, in the real format: four options, one correct. The Swedish line is the question; the English under it is a translation to check yourself with. None of these repeats the questions in the first mini test, the 30 practice questions, our quiz library, the revision kit or UHR’s own five examples.
Swedish citizenship test: 10-question mini test
Cover the English lines with your hand or a sheet of paper and answer from the Swedish alone. Then check.
1. Hur många landskap delas Sverige in i?
How many provinces (landskap) is Sweden divided into?
2. Måste alla som har rösträtt rösta i ett val i Sverige?
Must everyone who has the right to vote take part in an election in Sweden?
3. Vilken är den näst största religionen i Sverige?
Which is the second-largest religion in Sweden?
4. Vad får de som har rätt att rösta hemskickat före valet?
What is sent home before the election to those who have the right to vote?
5. Vilken myndighet gör pass och nationella id-kort till svenska medborgare?
Which authority makes passports and national ID cards for Swedish citizens?
6. Vad kallas den som är juridiskt ansvarig för vad som publiceras i en tidning?
What is the person called who is legally responsible for what is published in a newspaper?
7. Vilken organisation representerar arbetsgivarna i privata företag?
Which organisation represents the employers in private companies?
8. Vad kallas de avgifter som arbetsgivare betalar till staten för sina anställda, utöver lönen?
What are the charges called that employers pay to the state for their employees, on top of the wage?
9. Vilken statlig myndighet arbetar för att minska fattigdom och förtryck i världen?
Which state authority works to reduce poverty and oppression in the world?
10. På vilken dag samlas familjer i Sverige för att äta julmat och ge varandra julklappar?
On which day do families in Sweden gather to eat Christmas food and give each other presents?
These are our own questions, written from the official study guide. They are not UHR’s questions and UHR has not checked them. Nothing is sent anywhere: the grading runs in your browser.
Answer key with reasons
The same answers as a table, with the reason and the place in Sverige i fokus where the fact stands.
| # | Correct answer | Why | Where in Sverige i fokus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B. 25 | 25 landskap. The other numbers are real but belong to other divisions: 21 counties (län), 290 municipalities, 3 large parts of the country (landsdelar). | Kapitel 1, p.6 |
| 2 | C. Nej, man har också rätt att inte delta i valet (No, you also have the right not to take part in the election) | In its description of free elections the guide says that you also have the right not to take part. | Kapitel 2, p.10 |
| 3 | D. Islam | The guide says Islam is now the second-largest religion in the country. It calls Judaism the smallest of the world religions. | Kapitel 12, p.44 |
| 4 | A. Ett röstkort (a voting card) | A voting card (röstkort), which says which polling station to go to. The ballot papers are in the polling station. | Kapitel 4, p.14 |
| 5 | C. Polisen (the Police) | The Police. The guide lists this among the police’s tasks, with deciding on permits such as one for a demonstration. | Kapitel 5, p.18 |
| 6 | B. Ansvarig utgivare (responsible publisher) | Newspapers, radio and television have an ansvarig utgivare, who must follow the laws that protect against defamation. | Kapitel 6, p.20 |
| 7 | C. Svenskt Näringsliv (the Confederation of Swedish Enterprise) | Svenskt Näringsliv. LO, TCO and SACO are the three large trade union confederations, which represent employees. | Kapitel 8, p.28 |
| 8 | D. Arbetsgivaravgifter (employer contributions) | Arbetsgivaravgifter; the money goes to, among other things, sickness insurance and pensions. | Kapitel 9, p.30 |
| 9 | A. Sida | Sida, the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency. The other three are international organisations, not Swedish authorities. | Kapitel 11, p.39 |
| 10 | B. Julafton den 24 december (Christmas Eve, 24 December) | Christmas Eve, 24 December. The guide mentions 25 December for the early church service called julotta. | Kapitel 13, p.47 |
How to read your score
There is no official pass mark to compare with, so the number matters less than how you reached it. Ask two things. First, how many did you get right from the Swedish alone? That is the score that counts, because the real paper has no translation. Second, for each one you missed: did you not know the fact, or did you not understand the question? The cure is different. A missing fact means reading the chapter; a misread question means word work.
Practise it, don't just read it
After a mini test, try a full set on one chapter, in Swedish, with the reason for each answer.
One Swedish practice quiz is live on the exam page today: 12 questions on democracy and how Sweden is governed, four options each, with the reason for every answer. None of its questions is repeated on this page.
A study route for English speakers
Four steps, in this order
- Understand first, in English if that is faster. The content is thirteen short chapters on geography, democracy, law, media, rights, work, welfare, history, the world, religion and traditions. The topic map lists them all.
- Then read the Swedish original. UHR’s guide is 48 pages and comes as a PDF and as audio, one file per chapter. Reading while listening is the cheapest way to learn how the key terms look and sound.
- Put it on a calendar. The two-week plan splits the guide into 14 days with a page count for each.
- Practise in the real format. Four options, in Swedish, and answer every question: UHR’s own tip is “Våga gissa! Det finns inga minuspoäng”, dare to guess, there are no minus points. When the easy ones are safe, move to the 15 worked hard questions.
UHR says it does not stand behind practice tests made by other people or companies. That includes ours, which is why every answer on this page cites its page in the official guide.
Preview the medborgarskapsprovet revision kit
If you would rather learn the content in English before meeting it in Swedish, the kit is built for exactly that order. The kit puts the whole official guide, Sverige i fokus, on seven pages in English, with the Swedish word you will meet on the paper beside each fact and the guide’s page number after it. Page 1 is free to read in full on the kit page, where you can also see the contents of the other six pages before deciding.
Frequently asked questions
Is the Swedish citizenship test available in English?
No. UHR states that the citizenship test can only be taken in Swedish, and the Citizenship Act says the civics test is to be drawn up in Swedish at a functional level.
Can I bring a dictionary or use a translator?
UHR’s test-day page lists what may be on your desk: a pencil, an eraser and simple earplugs. Electronics and anything that can store or send information are not allowed. A dictionary is not on the list of permitted items.
How many questions are in the Swedish citizenship test?
UHR has not announced it. On 13 October 2026 its pages said that information about the test time and the number of questions for the next sitting will come.
What is the pass mark?
Not published. The August 2026 sitting was a trial test and its pass limit is set after the test.
When is the next Swedish citizenship test?
Not announced. UHR says the date will be published on uhr.se during the autumn of 2026 and that a new registration will be needed.
Can I sign up for the test myself?
Only if Migrationsverket has referred you and sent a referral letter. Without the letter you cannot create a registration account.
Is the study guide available in English?
UHR publishes Sverige i fokus in Swedish, as a PDF and as audio files. The test is based on that material.
Do EU citizens have to take the test?
The knowledge requirement in the Act does not depend on which country you come from. Migrationsverket names two exempt groups: Nordic citizens who have made a notification (the Swedish page’s wording; the English page says “applied”) and stateless persons born in Sweden who are under 21. Everyone else aged 16 to 66 needs a listed school grade or the test, unless an exemption applies.
How much does the test cost?
The ordinance sets 2,000 kronor, payable to UHR, first for tests held in 2027. UHR’s own pages still say fee information will come. The citizenship application has its own fee of SEK 2,900.
Is there negative marking?
No. UHR’s tips say to dare to guess because there are no minus points.
More in this series
- Medborgarskapsprovet: what is decided, what is not, and a 10-question mini test
- Medborgarskapsprov frågor: 30 practice questions with answers, by chapter
- Språkkravet: the Swedish level required and how to check which proof you hold
- Svenskt medborgarskap krav: the six requirements and what the test covers (checklist)
- Samhällskunskap for the test: all 13 chapters on one page, with a revision tracker
- Svensk medborgarskap test: a 2-week study plan, day by day, with a tracker
- Medborgarskapsprov undantag: who must take the test, who is exempt, with a checker
- Medborgarskapsprov svåra frågor: rights, democracy, history, 15 worked questions
- Medborgarskapsprov vs SFI and samhällsorientering: what is different, what to study
Sources
- official — UHR — Frågor och svar om medborgarskapsprovet (read 13 October 2026)
- official — UHR — Om medborgarskapsprovet (page last updated 17 August 2026; read 13 October 2026)
- official — UHR — Anmälan: registration closed, account with BankID, Freja eID or the code in the referral letter (updated 17 August 2026)
- official — UHR — Provdagen: call-up letter, valid ID, what you may bring, tips (updated 17 August 2026)
- official — UHR — Utbildningsmaterial om det svenska samhället, with the two corrections of 10 August 2026 and the 14 audio files (updated 12 August 2026)
- official — UHR and Skolverket — Sverige i fokus. Utbildningsmaterial till medborgarskapsprov, 1st edition 2026, corrected version 2026-08-10 (PDF)
- official — Förordning (2026:451) om medborgarskapsprov, amended up to SFS 2026:1194 (riksdagen.se)
- official — Lag (2001:82) om svenskt medborgarskap, amended up to SFS 2026:1689: 11–13 e §§ (riksdagen.se)
- official — Migrationsverket — Citizenship for adults: requirements, knowledge of Swedish and Swedish society, maintenance, orderly life, fee (read 13 October 2026)
- official — Migrationsverket — Medborgarskap för vuxna (the Swedish version of the same page)
official = a document published by the conducting body. reported = a news or coaching site we could not check against an original. Where sources disagree this page says so rather than picking one.
