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Association and Meeting Words

The formal nouns of Swedish association life — from stadgar to suppleant.

The brf lexicon, bare nouns this time — the words behind the meeting decks: the governance set (stadgar, styrelse, suppleant), the meeting machinery (kallelse, röstlängd, justeringsman), the accounting shelf (balansräkning, resultaträkning, kassaflöde, avskrivning), the property works ladder (underhåll → stambyte → fasadrenovering → takbyte), the people (medlem, vaktmästare, valberedning) — a vocabulary every bostadsrätt owner eventually learns by heart.

Yellow letter tiles spell 'agenda' on a blue background, symbolizing planning and business.
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  1. 1

    stadgar

    statutes

    Tip: the association's own rulebook

  2. 2

    styrelse

    board

    Tip: elected at the annual meeting

  3. 3

    ordförande

    chair

    Tip: same word for a meeting chair

  4. 4

    kassör

    treasurer

    Tip: handles the association's money

  5. 5

    sekreterare

    secretary

    Tip: writes the minutes

  6. 6

    suppleant

    deputy member

    Tip: steps in when someone is absent

  7. 7

    protokoll

    minutes

    Tip: the written record

  8. 8

    punkt

    agenda item

    Tip: 'punkt sju på dagordningen'

  9. 9

    motion

    motion

    Tip: a member's written proposal

  10. 10

    beslut

    decision

    Tip: 'fatta beslut' = to make a decision

  11. 11

    omröstning

    vote

    Tip: the act of voting

  12. 12

    majoritet

    majority

    Tip: 'enkel majoritet' = simple majority

  13. 13

    beslutsförhet

    quorum

    Tip: enough members present to decide

  14. 14

    kallelse

    notice of meeting

  15. 15

    dagordning

    agenda item order

  16. 16

    röstlängd

    voting register

  17. 17

    fullmakt

    proxy form

  18. 18

    justeringsman

    minute verifier

  19. 19

    stämmoordförande

    chair of the meeting

  20. 20

    föreningsstämma

    annual general meeting

  21. 21

    extrastämma

    extraordinary meeting

  22. 22

    budget

    budget

    Tip: presented every year

  23. 23

    årsredovisning

    annual report

    Tip: accounts plus the board's summary

  24. 24

    revision

    audit

    Tip: checking the accounts

  25. 25

    revisionsberättelse

    auditor's report

  26. 26

    balansräkning

    balance sheet

  27. 27

    resultaträkning

    income statement

  28. 28

    kassaflöde

    cash flow

  29. 29

    avskrivning

    depreciation

  30. 30

    avgift

    fee

    Tip: the monthly charge to members

  31. 31

    försäkring

    insurance

    Tip: the association's own policy

  32. 32

    lån

    loan

    Tip: most associations have one

  33. 33

    reservfond

    reserve fund

    Tip: money set aside

  34. 34

    arvode

    board fee

  35. 35

    underhåll

    maintenance

    Tip: 'planerat underhåll'

  36. 36

    reparation

    repair

    Tip: unplanned, and expensive

  37. 37

    underhållsplan

    maintenance plan

  38. 38

    stambyte

    pipe replacement

  39. 39

    fasadrenovering

    façade renovation

  40. 40

    takbyte

    roof replacement

  41. 41

    entreprenör

    contractor

    Tip: who does the work

  42. 42

    anbud

    tender

    Tip: the price offered for a job

  43. 43

    medlem

    member

    Tip: you become one by buying

  44. 44

    bostadsrätt

    tenant-owner right

    Tip: you own the right, not the flat

  45. 45

    vaktmästare

    caretaker

    Tip: who actually fixes things

  46. 46

    valberedning

    nomination committee

  47. 47

    medlemsförteckning

    member register