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 ...

Under proposed changes to Swedish migration law, foreign residents would need to prove their Swedish skills to obtain permanent residence. Photo: Lieselotte van der Meijs Learning a language is ...

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 ...

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

Officially, Sweden doesn’t keep a record of the languages its inhabitants speak. That fact was infuriating to Mikael Parkvall, a linguist at Stockholm University, so he decided to find out for himself ...

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 ...

KIRUNA, Sweden -- 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 to ...

Guus Kroonen does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...

In bold if not surprising news, last week Swedish Education Minister Jan Björklund called for Chinese language to be taught in all primary and secondary schools, which would make Sweden a leader in ...