The 39 volumes of the Swedish Academy Dictionary stands as Sweden's answer to the Oxford English Dictionary. And it's just been sent to the printers... The final volume of a definitive Swedish ...

The final volume of a definitive Swedish language dictionary was sent to the printers last week, marking a 140-year journey of linguistic dedication, its editor said on Wednesday. The Swedish Academy, ...

A gender-neutral pronoun will be introduced into the official dictionary of the Swedish language in April, editors at the Swedish Academy said on Tuesday. "Hen" will be added to "han" (he) and "hon" ...

In the Egalia, a preschool in Stockholm, there are no male or female students. Instead, all children are referred to as “hen” — a gender-neutral pronoun that has become so established in Sweden that ...

Crown Princess Victoria holds a copy of the new Swedish Academy dictionary at an event to mark its release in May 2024. Photo: Anders Wiklund/TT In this week's episode of Sweden in Focus Extra for ...

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 ...

This is the second of our two-part report looking at changes in the Swedish language as English gradually wriggles its way into Swedish dictionaries, conversation and fields of knowledge. The last ...

One hundred and thirty-seven full-time employees have worked on Swedish Academy Dictionary over the years since 1883 The definitive record of the Swedish language has been completed after 140 years, ...