Almost everyone speaks English in Sweden. Nevertheless, It is important to learn Swedish. Here are some reasons to learn Swedish

1. For job prospects after your PhD

2. To understand and integrate into Swedish culture

<aside> 💡 Swedish can help you decipher written Norwegian and Danish to a great extent. Swedish is also commonly understood in Finland.

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Ways to learn Swedish

Courses provided by Chalmers

Being a PhD student at Chalmers, you are provided with the opportunity to learn Swedish.

Look at what is available here: https://intranet.chalmers.se/en/tools-support/doctoral-studies-support/courses/language-courses/

SFI

SFI (Swedish for immigrants) is great way to start learning Swedish. It is an educational program for immigrants where you learn to speak Swedish and learn about the Swedish society. This course is free for everyone above 16 years.

For more information:

Svenska för invandrare, sfi

<aside> 💡 You need to have a Personal Number to signup for SFI

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Applications

There are a number of mobile applications which can be used to learn swedish

• https://www.duolingo.com/learn
• https://www.babbel.com/swedish
• https://www.memrise.com/
• https://www.swedishpod101.com/