Language courses

Swedish laguage courses

English may be the working language at research institutions and it may also be sufficient to use English in everyday life, since most Swedes are reasonably fluent in English. However, good Swedish skills facilitate the start of your new life in Sweden and you may find that learning Swedish will help you to integrate more easily.

There is a wide range of Swedish courses available and your employer might even offer you free or reduced-rate language courses in-house.

Learn Swedish online

Folkuniversitetet offers a number of distance learning courses. There you will find courses from beginners' stage to more advanced courses such as level B and C. See the link to Folkuniversitetet for more information and prices

Learn Swedish in Sweden

Depending on the location of your stay, there are different options for learning Swedish while in the country. Read more at www.sweden.se.

Folkuniversitetet offers Swedish courses at different levels in several Swedish cities.

Study associations also offer language courses and a wide range of other courses. See a list of study associations.

SFI-courses (Swedish for immigrants). Once you have become a resident in Sweden and have been issued a personal identity number (personnummer) you can contact your local municipality for information about Swedish lessons for immigrants (SFI). SFI is basic training in the Swedish language for adults who do not have Swedish as their first language. You can study SFI full-time or part-time. The training is free of charge.

Translation help

Need some help with Swedish words in a research environment? See dictionary at The Swedish Council for Higher Education (UHR)