Introduction

Swedish speaking areas in Sweden and Finland

Swedish is a North Germanic language, spoken predominantly in Sweden and parts of Finland, especially along the coast and on the Åland islands. It is to a considerable extent mutually intelligible with Norwegian and to a lesser extent with Danish.

Along with the other North Germanic languages, Swedish is a descendant of Old Norse, the common language of the Germanic peoples living in Scandinavia during the Viking Era.

Swedish Dialects

• South Swedish dialects
  • Scanian [scy]
  • Scanian, Older [xscyo]
• Götaland dialects
• Svealand dialects
  • Swedish, Fasternamål [dswef]
  • Dalecarlian → Dalecarlian languages
• Norrland dialects
  • Swedish, Degerforsmål [dswed]
  • Swedish, Kalix [dswex]
  • Jämtlandic [dswej]
    • Swedish, Härjedalen [dswel]
  • Lidmålet
• Eastern Swedish Dialects
  • Osthrobotnian Dialect
    • Swedish, Närpes [dswen]
    Swedish, Gamlakarleby [dswek]
  • Aland Island Dialect
  • Åboland Dialect
  • Nyland Dialect [dsweu]
    • Swedish, Helsingfors [dsweh]
    • Swedish, Östnyylendskå [dswey]
  • Swedish, Aiboland [dswea]
    • Swedish, Gammelsvenskby [dswes]
  • Swedish, Finland, Older [dsweo]
• Gotland dialects [dsweg]
  • Gutnish [dswer]
• Other
  • Swedish, Misiones [dswem]