Free-choice pronouns (som helst)

Anywhere and anytime

To express unlimited choices—like "anywhere" or "anytime"—Swedish pairs a question word with the phrase som helst.

  • var (where) + som helst = var som helst (anywhere)
  • när (when) + som helst = när som helst (anytime)
With a digital workplace, you can work anywhere.
Med en digital arbetsplats kan du jobba var som helst.
Thanks to the system, he can log in anytime.
Tack vare systemet kan han logga in när som helst.

Anyone and anything

Apply the exact same pattern to vem (who) and vad (what) for people and things.

  • vem
    • som helst = vem som helst (anyone / anybody)
  • vad
    • som helst = vad som helst (anything)
Anyone can log in if the connection is fast.
Vem som helst kan logga in om uppkopplingen är snabb.
You can ask for anything during the meeting.
Du kan be om vad som helst under mötet.

Combining phrases

You will frequently see multiple som helst phrases combined in a single sentence to emphasize total flexibility.

Anyone can have a digital and efficient workday anywhere.
Vem som helst kan ha en digital och effektiv arbetsdag var som helst.