Finlandssvenska
The Swedish of Finland's Swedish-speaking minority, co-official with Finnish. More conservative than Standard Swedish in pronunciation, retaining several older features.
- Spoken in
- Approximate centre
- 60.17°, 24.94°
Dialect comparison
Finland Swedish vs Standard Swedish
Compare two dialects of Swedish side by side — where they're spoken, what they're called, and how they relate.
Rikssvenska
The Stockholm-based standard of Swedish. The largest North Germanic language; mutually intelligible with Norwegian and Danish, particularly in writing.
- Spoken in
- Approximate centre
- 59.33°, 18.07°
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DialectFinland SwedishThe Swedish of Finland's Swedish-speaking minority, co-official with Finnish. More conservative than Standard Swedish in pronunciation, retaining several older features.DialectStandard SwedishThe Stockholm-based standard of Swedish. The largest North Germanic language; mutually intelligible with Norwegian and Danish, particularly in writing.AtlasExplore the atlasRead the full picture of Swedish and the dialects within it.