höjning

Höjning is a Swedish noun meaning the act or result of increasing, lifting, or elevating. It is derived from the verb höja, to raise, with the nominalizing suffix -ning. The exact sense depends on context: it can refer to a physical elevation, a broader increase in quantity, or a raise in wages or prices.

In everyday language you will encounter phrases such as lönehöjning (salary increase), prishöjning or skattehöjning (price- or tax increase), and temperaturhöjning (rise in temperature). In geography or construction, höjning can denote height or vertical elevation, for example höjning av marknivån (rising of ground level) or the height of a structure.

In Swedish, höjning contrasts with ökning, which more generally denotes an increase in amount or size rather than lifting something to a higher level. Höjning often implies a deliberate or measured upward adjustment, such as a policy change, a wage review, or an engineering setting.

Related terms exist in other Scandinavian languages: Danish højning and Norwegian høyning. The word is commonly used in administrative, technical, and scientific contexts, as well as in everyday discussion of changes in price, salary, temperature, or physical height.