Language

Swedish

Swedish is a language in the Indo-European family spoken in 16 countries.

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Scripture in Swedish

A complete Bible is reported in Swedish.

From the Every Language research atlas and its sources. “No known Scripture” means none is recorded in those sources, not that none exists.

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Where Swedish is spoken

  • Åland Islands
  • Australia
  • Canada
  • Denmark
  • Finland
  • France
  • Germany
  • Luxembourg
  • Norway
  • Poland
  • Russia
  • Spain
  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
  • United Kingdom
  • United States

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About Swedish

Language family
Indo-European
ISO 639-3 code
swe
Glottocode
swed1254
Also known as
Swedish: Aland Islands

Dialects and varieties 16

Each variety shows Scripture recorded for that exact variety; it may differ from Swedish as a whole.

  • Aland IslandsNo known Scripture
  • DalecarlianNo known Scripture
  • EasternNo known Scripture
  • ElfdalianNo known Scripture
  • GötamålNo known Scripture
  • GutniskaNo known Scripture
  • JamskaNo known Scripture
  • NorthernNo known Scripture
  • Old SwedishNo known Scripture
  • OsrobothnianNo known Scripture
  • SouthernNo known Scripture
  • Southwest FinlandNo known Scripture
  • Standard SwedishNo known Scripture
  • SveaNo known Scripture
  • SveamålNo known Scripture
  • UusimaaNo known Scripture

Sources

  • DIALECTS source registryDIALECTS research collection · Each original source retains its own terms
  • GlottologHammarström, Forkel, Haspelmath & Bank, Glottolog 5.3 · CC BY 4.0
  • Data provided by Joshua ProjectData provided by Joshua Project · Noncommercial missions research and educational use
  • Every Language mapEvery Language and its attributed source providers · Owner-authorized publication; upstream terms retained

Atlas data as of 2026-09-05. Joshua Project data is used with permission for noncommercial ministry research and education. Glottolog data: CC BY 4.0.