Magnus Hambleton, a partner at the Swedish tech fund byFounders, argues that if Sweden were to make English an official national language, it would open itself up to an entire world of talent. One of ...

The list of 27 new Swedish words published on Monday by the Swedish Language Council covers everything from global politics ...

Swedish has been sounding more and more English in recent years. In this two-part report, we will look at the phenomenon from different angles. The first part is about language politics--just what ...

The 39 volumes of the Swedish Academy Dictionary stands as Sweden's answer to the Oxford English Dictionary. And it's just been sent to the printers... The final volume of a definitive Swedish ...

The government of Sweden wants to make it harder to become a Swedish citizen. Sweden’s government has proposed making formal Swedish language tests part of the process for gaining Swedish citizenship, ...

New data from job search engine Adzuna.co.uk revealed UK roles which require Swedish language skills pay more than those seeking any other second language. Swedish language skills boast an average ...

A group of nationalist local councilors in Sweden are reportedly attempting to ban bilingual students from speaking foreign languages in the area's schools during class and break times. According to ...

My two-and-a-half-year-old son is quite the celebrity at his dågis (Swedish preschool); he speaks Swedish with his classmates, French to his mother (her mother tongue), Irish to me (and his Mamó), and ...

Amazon’s Swedish language website has been blighted by translation problems, but what does it mean for businesses that want to use the channel? Late last month (28 October), the online retail giant ...

Viveca Sten's popular novels come to life in a mix of Nordic crime and the beautiful surroundings of the outer Stockholm archipelago. In Södertälje, families, police and criminals get entangled in a ...