Free Swedish learning resources
17 free resources, checked and categorised.
Every link is usable without paying. Some ask for a free account or keep extras behind a paid tier, and those are labelled.
Everything below is usable without paying; where a resource asks for a free account or keeps extras behind a paid tier, the row says so. The list covers the main ways people study Swedish: structured courses to build a foundation, dictionaries to look things up, and listening and reading material to spend real time in the language. Start with one course and one dictionary, then add listening once you can follow simple sentences.
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"This site helps you to find web pages where you can study and practise Swedish language skills. You can find dictionaries and sites with news."
YouTube video for the first lesson in an English-to-Swedish course, with one recorded lesson titled "Video 1"
A frequency list of over 8400 words in an Excel file (can be easily imported to Anki!)
Audio-based Swedish course with sentence drills, native-speaker recordings, and placement testing from beginner through advanced levels
Online Swedish verb conjugator with an input box for infinitives, showing present, past, imperative, and compound forms for one verb at a time
Blog posts with short reading pieces on Swedish words, grammar, and language notes, with occasional explanations of calendar and vocabulary quirks
News site with easy Swedish articles, audio versions, and weekly issues covering Sweden, world news, culture, sport, and everyday topics
Short audiobooks in Swedish (e.g. The "Little Prince").
Radio drama episodes for children 9–13, with a list of short audio stories and teacher guides for classroom use
Collection of Swedish children’s radio story podcasts to download and listen to anytime, with themed episodes like animals, bedtime, and classic tales
YouTube videos for learning Swedish, made by an Sfi teacher and organized into groups of practice-focused clips.
A Polish-language reading archive of Swedish-learning articles and vocabulary posts, with grammar tips, phrases, culture notes, and practical advice across 25 pages.
Swedish news items in simple language with short audio clips, covering current events and interviews you can listen to one by one
Searchable Swedish lexicon and dictionary set for immigrant education, available online and in book form
Free Swedish eBook library with browsable author and title lists, where learners can read downloadable texts from Project Gutenberg
Polish blog posts about learning Swedish, with reading tips, vocabulary notes, radio and video recommendations, and resource reviews
Streaming service with Swedish TV programs, podcasts, documentaries, short films, and lectures, including educational content for children and school grades.
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This directory began from a community-built list of free language resources, a year of collecting and checking by Joanna (u/chlebka) and dozens of contributors who suggested links, shared freely. See the original list. We have since expanded, re-checked and re-categorised it, and we keep the per-resource credits where the original list recorded them.