åtgärdens

Åtgärd is a Swedish noun meaning a measure, action, or step taken to achieve a specific goal. The form åtgärdens is the genitive (possessive) singular, meaning “the measure’s” or “of the measure.” The base term is widely used in policy, administration, public administration, and legal texts to refer to concrete activities or interventions.

In usage, åtgärden describes a specific policy or action within a program or regulation. The genitive åtgärdens appears when attributing properties to that measure, for example: åtgärdens syfte (the measure’s purpose), åtgärdens omfattning (the measure’s scope), åtgärdens kostnad (the measure’s cost), or åtgärdens genomförande (the measure’s implementation). The term can be paired with other nouns to specify aspects of a particular intervention.

Grammatically, åtgärd is an en-word (common gender). The indefinite singular is åtgärd, the definite singular is åtgärden, and the genitive singular is åtgärdens. The plural forms are åtgärder (indefinite) and åtgärdernas (genitive). Distinctions between åtgärden and åtgärdens reflect whether you are naming the measure itself or describing something belonging to or associated with it.

Context and scope, the term is common in governmental reports, regulatory texts, and policy briefs. It can refer to individual measures within a larger package, such as health, environmental, or economic policies. Related terms include insats (also meaning a measure or intervention) and åtgärdspaket (a package of measures).

See also: åtgärd, insats, policy measure. The word remains a neutral, descriptive term for actions designed to influence outcomes in social, economic, or regulatory contexts.