slutskede

Slutskede is a Swedish noun meaning the final stage of a process, situation, or condition. The compound comes from slut ("end") and skede ("stage" or "phase"), and it is used to describe the concluding period before completion, resolution, or transition to a new state. In many cases it has a neutral or clinical tone and appears in technical, medical, or managerial discourse.

In medicine, slutskedet refers to the terminal or end-stage phase of a disease or illness, for example the progression toward palliative care. In project management and development, it denotes the closing phase of a project or product lifecycle, including final testing, deployment, and post-implementation review. In academic or policy contexts, it can describe the final phase of a program, legislation, or research project.

Usage notes: Slutskede is widely understood in Swedish, but as a synonym slutfas or avslutningsfas is often used in everyday language. The form can take definite form slutskedet and is declined according to Swedish grammar.