Sweden’s modern history
Two hundred years ago Sweden was a poor farming country. Industry grew in the 1800s, and more than a million people emigrated to the United States. Popular movements pushed for democracy. In 1921 both women and men could vote in the parliamentary election. The Saltsjöbaden Agreement of 1938 laid the ground for unions and employers to settle conditions themselves. Per Albin Hansson spoke of the people’s home. After the Second World War the welfare state expanded during the so-called record years, and Sweden became a country of immigration. Since the late 1900s, digitalisation and globalisation have changed daily life.
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Sweden moved from farming to industry. In 1921 women and men could both vote. The 1938 Saltsjöbaden Agreement let unions and employers settle terms. After the war the welfare state grew.
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