A Swedish clown – or should that be a 'pajas'?Photo: Björn Larsson Ask/TT Every language borrows from its neighbours: English is a proper mongrel, with layers of German, Danish and Norman French ...

Today’s word is a noun that literally translates as “rich bread.” In everyday Swedish use, pain riche has become a synonym for the type of white bread most people would identify as a baguette or bread ...

Sweden Drops 'Ungoogleable' From Word List After Google Protests A spat over the term "ungoogleable" has prompted Swedish language officials to ditch the term from its list of new Swedish words. By ...

The Language Council of Sweden and magazine Språktidningen have released their list of new words that have appeared in the Swedish language for the first time in 2025, with 27 terms reflecting modern ...