Learning Swedish

Swedish For Immigrants (SFI)

All regions offer Swedish for Immigrants (SFI), a free full or part-time course that will get you to grips with the

basics. The SFI team assesses your language and works out a study plan for you. There’s even a special version of SFI for vocationally trained professionals, called SFX.

Folkuniversitetet

Folkuniversitetet is an adult education programme offering a huge range of learning options, including Swedish as a foreign language. There is a Folkuniversitetet right here in Uppsala.

Folkuniversitetet also offers a "Summer Swedish" course program in Uppsala. 

Grow Internationals

Grow Internationals offers a mixture of in-person and online Swedish language lessons (one-on-one or group) with teachers who have experience teaching expats and foreign professionals.

Swedish for academics

The Department of Scandinavian Languages at Uppsala University offers a range of courses designed to arm

scholars and employees at the university with basic Swedish language skills. The courses are free but space is

limited, with applicants admitted on a first come, first served basis.

Swedish for healthcare employees

For international healthcare employees, Uppsala Folkhögskola offers in-house Swedish healthcare language training

Borrow a Swedish language lesson 

At Uppsala Library you can borrow e-books in most subjects, including Swedish language lessons from different languages, for free. First you must apply for a membership.  If you have no Swedish address or personal identification number yet, you must apply at the library.