diff --git a/src/datadoc/frontend/callbacks/dataset.py b/src/datadoc/frontend/callbacks/dataset.py
index 692821c8..832ba396 100644
--- a/src/datadoc/frontend/callbacks/dataset.py
+++ b/src/datadoc/frontend/callbacks/dataset.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 from datadoc.frontend.callbacks.utils import find_existing_language_string
 from datadoc.frontend.callbacks.utils import get_dataset_path
 from datadoc.frontend.callbacks.utils import parse_and_validate_dates
+from datadoc.frontend.callbacks.variables import set_variables_value_multilanguage
 from datadoc.frontend.callbacks.variables import (
     set_variables_values_inherited_from_dataset,
 )
@@ -117,6 +118,7 @@ def process_keyword(value: str) -> list[str]:
     return [item.strip() for item in value.split(",")]
 
 
+# legge inn population update her?
 def process_special_cases(
     value: MetadataInputTypes | LanguageStringType,
     metadata_identifier: str,
@@ -147,6 +149,7 @@ def process_special_cases(
                 metadata_identifier,
                 language,
             )
+            set_variables_value_multilanguage(value, metadata_identifier, language)
     elif metadata_identifier in DROPDOWN_DATASET_METADATA_IDENTIFIERS and value == "":
         updated_value = None
     else:
diff --git a/src/datadoc/frontend/callbacks/variables.py b/src/datadoc/frontend/callbacks/variables.py
index 6637f312..60148719 100644
--- a/src/datadoc/frontend/callbacks/variables.py
+++ b/src/datadoc/frontend/callbacks/variables.py
@@ -247,6 +247,38 @@ def variable_identifier(
     return metadata_identifiers.get(dataset_identifier)
 
 
+def variable_identifier_multilanguage(
+    dataset_identifier: str,
+) -> str | None:
+    """Pair corresponding identifiers for multilanguage fields."""
+    metadata_identifiers = {
+        "population_description": VariableIdentifiers.POPULATION_DESCRIPTION,
+    }
+    return metadata_identifiers.get(dataset_identifier)
+
+
+def set_variables_value_multilanguage(
+    value: MetadataInputTypes | LanguageStringType,
+    metadata_identifier: str,
+    language: str,
+) -> None:
+    """Set variable multilanguage value based on dataset value."""
+    variable = variable_identifier_multilanguage(metadata_identifier)
+    if value is not None and variable is not None:
+        for val in state.metadata.variables:
+            update_value = handle_multi_language_metadata(
+                variable,
+                value,
+                val.short_name,
+                language,
+            )
+            setattr(
+                state.metadata.variables_lookup[val.short_name],
+                variable,
+                update_value,
+            )
+
+
 def set_variables_values_inherited_from_dataset(
     value: MetadataInputTypes | LanguageStringType,
     metadata_identifier: str,
diff --git a/tests/frontend/callbacks/test_variables_callbacks.py b/tests/frontend/callbacks/test_variables_callbacks.py
index 8a633c7e..1705548a 100644
--- a/tests/frontend/callbacks/test_variables_callbacks.py
+++ b/tests/frontend/callbacks/test_variables_callbacks.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 
 import arrow
 import pytest
+from datadoc_model.model import LanguageStringTypeItem
 from pydantic_core import Url
 
 from datadoc import enums
@@ -15,10 +16,12 @@
 from datadoc.frontend.callbacks.variables import accept_variable_metadata_date_input
 from datadoc.frontend.callbacks.variables import accept_variable_metadata_input
 from datadoc.frontend.callbacks.variables import populate_variables_workspace
+from datadoc.frontend.callbacks.variables import set_variables_value_multilanguage
 from datadoc.frontend.callbacks.variables import (
     set_variables_values_inherited_from_dataset,
 )
 from datadoc.frontend.fields.display_base import get_metadata_and_stringify
+from datadoc.frontend.fields.display_base import get_standard_metadata
 from datadoc.frontend.fields.display_dataset import DatasetIdentifiers
 from datadoc.frontend.fields.display_variables import DISPLAY_VARIABLES
 from datadoc.frontend.fields.display_variables import VariableIdentifiers
@@ -396,7 +399,7 @@ def test_variables_values_inherit_dataset_values(
         ),
     ],
 )
-def test_variables_values_can_be_changed_after_update_from_dataset_value(
+def test_variables_values_can_be_changed_after_inherit_dataset_value(
     dataset_value,
     dataset_identifier,
     variable_identifier,
@@ -438,3 +441,77 @@ def test_variables_values_can_be_changed_after_update_from_dataset_value(
         )
         == update_value
     )
+
+
+def test_variables_values_multilanguage_inherit_dataset_values(
+    metadata: DataDocMetadata,
+):
+    state.metadata = metadata
+    dataset_population_description = "Personer bosatt i Norge"
+    dataset_population_description_language_item = [
+        LanguageStringTypeItem(
+            languageCode="nb",
+            languageText="Personer bosatt i Norge",
+        ),
+    ]
+    metadata_identifier = DatasetIdentifiers.POPULATION_DESCRIPTION
+    language = "nb"
+    setattr(
+        state.metadata.dataset,
+        metadata_identifier,
+        dataset_population_description_language_item,
+    )
+    set_variables_value_multilanguage(
+        dataset_population_description,
+        metadata_identifier,
+        language,
+    )
+    for val in state.metadata.variables:
+        assert metadata.dataset.population_description == get_standard_metadata(
+            metadata.variables_lookup[val.short_name],
+            VariableIdentifiers.POPULATION_DESCRIPTION.value,
+        )
+
+
+def test_variables_values_multilanguage_can_be_changed_after_inherit_dataset_value(
+    metadata: DataDocMetadata,
+):
+    state.metadata = metadata
+    dataset_population_description = "Persons in Norway"
+    dataset_population_description_language_item = [
+        LanguageStringTypeItem(languageCode="en", languageText="Persons in Norway"),
+    ]
+    dataset_identifier = DatasetIdentifiers.POPULATION_DESCRIPTION
+    variables_identifier = VariableIdentifiers.POPULATION_DESCRIPTION
+    language = "en"
+    setattr(
+        state.metadata.dataset,
+        dataset_identifier,
+        dataset_population_description_language_item,
+    )
+    set_variables_value_multilanguage(
+        dataset_population_description,
+        dataset_identifier,
+        language,
+    )
+    for val in state.metadata.variables:
+        assert metadata.dataset.population_description == get_standard_metadata(
+            metadata.variables_lookup[val.short_name],
+            variables_identifier,
+        )
+    variables_language_item = [
+        LanguageStringTypeItem(languageCode="en", languageText="Persons in Sweden"),
+    ]
+    setattr(
+        state.metadata.variables_lookup["pers_id"],
+        variables_identifier,
+        variables_language_item,
+    )
+    assert metadata.dataset.population_description != get_standard_metadata(
+        metadata.variables_lookup["pers_id"],
+        variables_identifier,
+    )
+    assert metadata.dataset.population_description == get_standard_metadata(
+        metadata.variables_lookup["sivilstand"],
+        variables_identifier,
+    )