Basic Swedish

Education facts

Code: 1SV911

This course is an introduction to Swedish for beginners. Here you get the opportunity to learn the basics of both spoken and written Swedish. When you have finished the course, you can interact in simple everyday conversations. You can also read and write basic and practical texts that you encounter in everyday life. The course is full-time, which involves approximately 40 hours of study per week in the form of lessons, group exercises and self-study. In the course syllabus you will find the course objectives, content, examination and required reading.

Entry requirements

General entry requirements. 7,5 credits of Swedish as a foreign language or the equivalent certificate validating level A1 in Swedish.

Education offerings

Each offering has its own dates and conditions. Closed offerings are retained as history and do not mean that a new application is open.

• Basic Swedish

  Linnaeus University (Kalmar Växjö)

  Start date: 31 August 2026

  End date: 17 January 2027

  Pace of study: 100 %