folkets hus

Swedish

Various Swedish people's houses.

Etymology

Compound of folkets (“the people's”) +‎ hus (“house”).

Noun

folkets hus n

  1. a people's house; a type of community centre and cultural venue
    Synonym: (colloquial) folka

Usage notes

Often written as "Folkets hus" (note the capitalization), which is the name of the establishments themselves.

See also

  • folkpark (literally “people park”)
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