kontoren

Kontor is a common noun in Swedish meaning "office" or "workplace." The word is used for a room or building where administrative or professional work takes place. In Swedish grammar, the indefinite plural is kontor (offices), the definite singular is kontoret (the office), and the definite plural is kontoren (the offices).

Etymology and related terms: Kontor belongs to the Germanic family of words for administration and business space. It has cognates in other Scandinavian languages, such as Norwegian and Danish kontor, and Dutch kantoor, reflecting a shared historical usage for spaces used for counting, bookkeeping, and administrative work. The term is typically neutral and widely understood across contexts.

Usage and nuance: Kontoret can refer to a single office or to the concept of an administrative department within an organization. Kontoren often denotes multiple offices associated with a company or institution, or the collective administrative spaces of a organization. In public discourse, the word can also appear in phrases describing workplace culture, office buildings, or the administrative functions behind a service or project.

Examples: "Flera kontor i staden hyr ut lokaler." "Kontoren inom företaget samordnar fakturering och kundservice." The term is neutral and common in business, government, and media contexts, without strong connotations beyond its workplace meaning.

See also: office building, administrative department, workplace.