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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Can an entire society become gender-neutral? asked Megan Levy in The Age (Australia). Sweden wants to try. The country that brought us 16 months of paid parental leave and mandatory pay equality ...

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 ...

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 ...

The title of this second episode of Welcome to Sweden is a double entendre. Bruce speaks no Swedish. He’s taking a class, but he’s terrible. Will Ferrell shows up as a former client and lends Bruce a ...