folkhem

Swedish

Etymology

folk (“people”) +‎ hem (“home”)

Noun

folkhem n

1. (usually in the singular definite) a (metaphor for a) strong (Swedish) welfare state

Usage notes

Especially in social democratic rhetoric.

Declension

Declension of folkhem
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	folkhem	folkhemmet	folkhem	folkhemmen
Genitive	folkhems	folkhemmets	folkhems	folkhemmens

See also

• välfärdssamhälle
• välfärdsstat

References

• folkhem in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• folkhem in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• folkhem in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)