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Learn Swedish online: free guides
Readable in a fortnight and quietly hard to say: Swedish is one of the few European languages where pitch carries meaning, so anden is the duck or the spirit depending on the tune. The grammar concedes early, with no cases to learn, and then leaves you two genders that almost nothing predicts.
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- ExamA1–C1
Swedish language tests: Swedex, Tisus, the SFI national test and the citizenship test that is not written yet
Swedex keeps the lowest of four skill levels; Tisus is pass or fail for university entry; SFI ends in a national test. Own pages, read 21 Sep 2026.
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How much do Swedish lessons cost?
Preply's own Swedish page: $14–$100 an hour, average $38, read 21 Sep 2026. Before that, SFI is free of charge if you are registered in Sweden.
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Reading about Swedish is not the same as speaking it
See how long Swedish takes, what the levels mean, and what lessons cost.