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Vad var Kalmarunionen?
What was the Kalmar Union?
- 1En fackförening för hamnarbetare i Kalmar som bildades på 1800-taletA union for dock workers in Kalmar founded in the 1800s
- 2En handelsallians mellan svenska städer och tyska Hansan under medeltidenA trade alliance between Swedish towns and the German Hanseatic League in the Middle Ages
- ✓En union mellan Danmark, Norge och Sverige under en gemensam kungA union of Denmark, Norway and Sweden under one monarch
- 4Ett fredsavtal mellan Sverige och Ryssland som skrevs under i KalmarA peace treaty between Sweden and Russia signed in Kalmar
Correct answer: A union of Denmark, Norway and Sweden under one monarch
The Kalmar Union was formed in 1397 and united the three Nordic kingdoms. Sweden left the union in 1523 when Gustav Vasa became king.
Source: Sverige i fokus · 10. Sveriges moderna historia