Thanks to The Chronicle’s Global Ticker RSS feed, the other day I read about a surprising – at least to me – impediment to academic internationalization in Sweden. It seems that the government’s ...

Did you know that several words that are still in use in Swedish today originally come from a secret language made up by travelling salespeople? The best thing about being a journalist is all the new ...

Officially, Sweden doesn’t keep a record of the languages its inhabitants speak. That fact was infuriating to Mikael Parkvall, a linguist at Stockholm University, so he decided to find out for himself ...

Guus Kroonen does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...

In bold if not surprising news, last week Swedish Education Minister Jan Björklund called for Chinese language to be taught in all primary and secondary schools, which would make Sweden a leader in ...

Sweden's language watchdog has removed the term "ogooglebar" - or "ungoogleable" - from its proposed list of new words after becoming involved in a dispute with Google. The word in question was ...

In the late 19th century, when huddled masses of Swedes began arriving in America in droves, they looked for whatever help and comfort they could find in adjusting to their strange new home. Relatives ...

Taylor Swift celebrates record-breaking crowd in Sweden, thanks 'Magical' Fans Taylor Swift set an all-time attendance record at Stockholm's Friends Arena during her Eras Tour debut in Sweden. 'Chandu ...

New data from job search engine Adzuna.co.uk revealed UK roles which require Swedish language skills pay more than those seeking any other second language. Swedish language skills boast an average ...

Born in Sweden to Kurdish parents, the MP and party spokesperson on integration advocates for a restrictive migration policy, ...