Förmånens

förmånens is the definite singular form of the Swedish noun förmån, which translates into English as “the benefit” or “the advantage.” The word is used to describe a positive attribute, convenience, or a perk associated with a particular circumstance or arrangement, most commonly in social and labour contexts. In everyday speech, förmån can refer to tangible items such as a company car, health insurance, or a child‑care subsidy, as well as to intangible advantages such as a favourable working schedule or a reduced tax rate. In legal and administrative writing the definite form förmånens appears frequently in clauses that enumerate or describe such benefits: for example, “arbetsteckt förmånens omfattning” – “the scope of the employee benefit.”

The Swedish dictionary traces förmån back to Old Norse formá and the Old Norse for-'which' plus móni, and it shares this root with German förmünde and Dutch voormaant. The word is sometimes confused with förmåga, which means “ability” or “capacity.” In compound words, formånen, or adjectives such as förmånlig (“beneficial”), the root remains recognizable.

In taxation, payroll, and pension legislation, förmånens is listed among items that are designated as taxable perks or non‑taxable earnings, and it can carry specific numeric limits or valuation rules according to Swedish tax laws. The noun has no plural form in the definite case: the plural of förmån is förmåner, and the definite plural is förmånerna. Overall, förmånens functions as a key lexical item in Swedish socioeconomic discourse, denoting the tangible or intangible advantageous aspects that accompany employment, state assistance, or contractual arrangements.