Chapter 10 · Sweden's modern history

Hur kunde livet bli för människor som placerades på svenska vårdinstitutioner under tidigt 1900-tal?

What could life become like for people placed in Swedish care institutions in the early twentieth century?

✓Långvarig ofrihet, ibland för resten av livetLong confinement, sometimes for the rest of their lives
2Ett boende där de intagna beslutade om all behandlingAccommodation where residents decided on all treatment
3En kort vårdperiod med en garanterad egen bostad därefterA short stay with a guaranteed home of their own afterwards
4En bestämd utbildningstid med rätt till arbete därefterA fixed training period with a right to a job afterwards

Correct answer: Long confinement, sometimes for the rest of their lives

People considered outside society’s norms could be placed in institutions, sometimes for life. This severely restricted their freedom and autonomy.

självbestämmande · autonomyvårdinstitution · care institution

Source: UHR: Sverige i fokus, korrigerad 2026-08-10 · Kapitel 10, tryckt sida 35: institutionsvard
Last checked: October 3, 2026

Ett boende där de intagna beslutade om all behandling

Many residents lacked autonomy; they did not control all their treatment.

En kort vårdperiod med en garanterad egen bostad därefter

Institutional placement did not guarantee a short stay and a home afterwards.

En bestämd utbildningstid med rätt till arbete därefter

Placement was not a fixed vocational course granting a right to employment.