No. 11,139 in Swedish
mellanhänder
Middlemen or intermediaries.
In a sentence
Mellanhänderna hjälpte till att förmedla avtalet.
The intermediaries assisted in mediating the agreement.
In this sentence, 'mellanhänder' denotes individuals or parties functioning as go-betweens to facilitate communication or transactions between other parties.
Företaget använde sig av mellanhänder för exporten.
The company used intermediaries for exporting.
Here, 'mellanhänder' refers to entities, possibly businesses or individuals, that handle processes on behalf of another, such as logistics agents or distributors in international trade.
Politiken fokuserar på att reducera antalet mellanhänder för jordbrukare.
The policy focuses on reducing the number of intermediaries for farmers.
In this case, 'mellanhänder' implies participants in a chain, like wholesalers or distribution channels, whose reduction is aimed at improving direct access or reducing costs for farmers.
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