uppställande

Uppställande is a Swedish noun that denotes the act or process of placing, arranging, or mounting objects or people in a specific order or formation. The term is used to describe deliberate organization, whether it concerns a physical lineup, a staged arrangement, or the positioning of elements within a setup. In practice, uppställande can refer to both intangible and tangible arrangements, and it appears in contexts ranging from planning and logistics to photography and performance.

In sports, uppställande refers to the act of arranging players in a starting lineup or tactical formation before a match. In military or ceremonial contexts, it describes assembling personnel into a parade formation or display. In photography, theatre, or event staging, uppställande denotes the process of positioning models, actors, or participants before an image or performance. The word is often used in combination with verbs denoting planning or execution, such as planera uppställning (to plan the arrangement) or genomföra uppställande (to carry out the arrangement).

Etymologically, uppställande is formed from the verb uppställa, meaning “to set up” or “to arrange,” with the -ande suffix turning it into an action noun. A related noun is uppställning, which more directly denotes the resulting lineup or formation rather than the process of arranging.

See also: uppställning, form, arrangement, ställa upp, posering.