You can learn Swedish anywhere in the world, with or without help from instructors. Textbooks, CDs and videos are available from The Swedish Institute’s online store Sweden Bookshop.
Using the internet, you can access a range of Swedish language resources. A selection of these is listed below.
Paid, instructor-led distance learning courses:
Folkuniversitet – Offers four courses, from beginner to intermediate levels.
Learn Sweden – Net-based Swedish culture and language courses.
Lingua 2: Swedish – University-level course in Swedish for beginners by the Swedish Institute.
Svenskatimmen – Offers online beginner courses for English-speaking students worldwide.
Free web-based courses and study aids:
Stockholm University – A beginner’s course.
Dalarna University - Internet based courses in Swedish for international students
Grammatiska Uppslag – An overview of grammar, including grammatical terminology, by Göteborg University.
Studentlitteratur – Free grammar exercises.
Resurscentrum – Exercises and material.
Safir – A good interactive course.
Loecsen – Listen to the pronunciation of common Swedish phrases.
chinastudies.eu – Introduction to Swedish written for Chinese speakers.
Language reference resources:
Språkbanken – Collection of links to dictionaries and concordances of Swedish literature, maintained by Göteborg University.
LEXIN – A contextual dictionary that translates eight languages, including English, into Swedish.
Tyda.se - A dictionary and translator between English and Swedish which also includes recorded pronunciation of the words.
GRIM – A free language learning environment for writers of Swedish that provides grammar checking of Swedish texts.
Interglot – A multilingual dictionary that translates between 6 languages, including Swedish, and provides verb conjugation help.
Translation guide – Automated translator between English, Swedish and many other languages.
Lingu@net Europa – A multilingual search engine for language learning resources - including Swedish.