What happened to values — and institutions?
We start with values over time and the political decisions that shaped Sweden. Then into the societal shifts most visible: identity politics, gender, government language and media logic. Finally tools for scrutiny — promises vs statistics, comparisons and what-if simulator.
Overview
Values over time (1990 → 2022)
World Values Survey and SOM. How Swedes answer questions on family, religion, authority and nation — then and now.
Read moreDecisions that shaped Sweden
Timeline of the policy decisions — migration, integration and social policy — that led to today.
Read morePride — movement to institution
From protest to partners on Resumé's list: authorities, large companies and banks as official sponsors.
Read moreGender segregation
Gender-segregated swimming, bathing times and association activities. Where it occurs and how it is justified.
Read moreGovernment language
How government texts have changed — what is removed, added and which terms have fallen out of use.
Read moreMedia vs reality
The gap between what statistics show and what news reporting highlights — selected cases with sources.
Read moreMedia ownership & funding
Three groups own 69% of the daily press. The public service fee moved to the tax bill in 2019. Trust is falling. Sources: Nordicom, MPRT, SOM.
Read moreFreedom of expression
From the world's first freedom-of-the-press act in 1766 to today's 53 % reporting self-censorship. Laws that widened and restricted — and what the surveys say.
Read moreDemocracy — how democratic?
Freedom House, EIU and V-Dem rank Sweden high. Election pledges are kept 75–80 % of the time. The representation gap sits at ~30 %. Scrutiny, not campaign — you set the threshold.
Read morePromises vs statistics
Political promises from 1990 onward compared with statistical outcomes. Broken, half-kept and kept.
Read moreComparisons
What do the numbers mean in practice? Concrete comparisons translating billions into everyday.
Read moreWhat-if simulator
Turn the dials on employment, volume and composition — see how the public economy responds.
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