The days of the week leading up to Easter not only each have a special name in Swedish, they also have their own special insults. Prepare for Easter week, with the Local's guide. Sweden's government ...

In 2019, a group of researchers at AI Sweden received funding from the Swedish Innovation Agency (Vinnova) for a project called Language model for Swedish Authorities. The goal was to produce language ...

Minister for Integration and Migration Anders Ygeman announced the language requirements at a press conference on Wednesday. Photo: Henrik Montgomery/TT The ruling Social Democrats have said they want ...

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, ...

KIRUNA, Sweden (AP) — The members of Kiruna Church primarily worship in Swedish, their country’s main language. But this Lutheran church some 200 kilometers (120 miles) above the Arctic Circle seeks ...

Google recently got into a row with the Swedish Language Council over a new word in its official language: "ogooglebar" which means "ungoogleable." Google complained about the word, which the council ...

This is the second of our two-part report looking at changes in the Swedish language as English gradually wriggles its way into Swedish dictionaries, conversation and fields of knowledge. The last ...

STOCKHOLM, Sweden -- The letter 'W' has entered the mainstream of the Swedish language, getting its own section for the first time in the country's most respected dictionary. While 'W' has long been a ...