Lesson 7: The municipality – your local authority

In this lesson we will:

• Develop knowledge about the services we use in our daily lives, with a focus on municipal services.
• Develop knowledge about why the municipality has specific responsibilities: infrastructure (traffic and road safety, emergency services, fire safety), digital services, and more.
• Develop an understanding of consumer law and consumer advice: the benefits of keeping track of your personal finances.

Film

Extra material

• Movie in Swedish about what Göteborgs stad does

Tasks

• The different levels of the Swedish society
• Göteborg city web site

Please go through the content in the links above. Then answer the study questions.

1. Where do you live, and what services do you use? Are they provided by private companies or the government nationally, regionally or locally?
2. Check out the web site of your municipality. What is the easiest way to contact your local municipality?