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SWEDEN

Languages of Sweden

Kingdom of Sweden, Konungariket Sverige. National or official language: Swedish. The number of languages that you/they are spoken at the moment in Sweden is of 15:

DALECARLIAN

1,500 (1996 Oesten Dahl).

FINNISH

200,000 in Sweden (1997 Birger Winsa). 'Swedish-Finns' were 446,134 in 1999, which counts those born in Finland and first generation born in Sweden, but not others, even if the mother tongue is Finnish.

FINNISH, TORNEDALEN

60,000 to 80,000 in Sweden, including 40,000 to 70,000 in the main region (1997), and including 20,000 who speak it in the home (1996). Population total both countries 90,000 to 110,000.

JAMSKA

30,000 or more who speak it fluently, plus 60,000 or more who understand it (2000 J. Persson).

ROMANY, KALO-FINNISH

1,000 to 2,000 in Sweden. Alternate names: FÍNTIKA RÓMMA. Classification: Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Central zone, Romani, Northern.

ROMANY, VLAX

500 Kalderash, 1,000 Lovari in Sweden. Alternate names: ZIGENARE. Dialects: KALDERASH, LOVARI. Classification: Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Central zone, Romani, Vlax.

SAAMI, LULE

1,500 speakers out of 6,000 population in Sweden (1995 M. Krauss). 14,600 ethnic Saami in Sweden (1995). Population total both countries 2,000 or more Lule. 52,800 to 63,800 all ethnic Saami.

SAAMI, NORTHERN

4,000 speakers (1995 M. Krauss) out of 5,000 population in Sweden (1994 SIL).

SAAMI, PITE

50 or fewer speakers out of 2,000 population in Sweden (1995 M. Krauss). Population total both countries 50 or fewer. Nearly extinct.

SAAMI, SOUTHERN

300 speakers out of 600 population in Sweden (1995 M. Krauss). Population total both countries 600.

SAAMI, UME

50 speakers out of 1,000 population (1995 M. Krauss). Lycksele, Mala, Tärna, and Sorsele, along the Ume River. Probably no speakers in Norway.

SKÅNE

1,500,000 (1998 Scanian Regional Institute). Population total both countries 1,500,000.

SWEDISH

7,825,000 in Sweden, 93% of the population (1986), including 5,000 speakers of Gutniska (1998 Sven Hakansson). Gutniska has 10,000 second language speakers.

TAVRINGER ROMANY

25,000 in Sweden (1998 Hallman). Population total both countries 31,000.

- Linguistic information taken of"Ethnologue"

Romany associations

DALECARLIAN	1,500 (1996 Oesten Dahl).
FINNISH	200,000 in Sweden (1997 Birger Winsa). 'Swedish-Finns' were 446,134 in 1999, which counts those born in Finland and first generation born in Sweden, but not others, even if the mother tongue is Finnish.
FINNISH, TORNEDALEN	60,000 to 80,000 in Sweden, including 40,000 to 70,000 in the main region (1997), and including 20,000 who speak it in the home (1996). Population total both countries 90,000 to 110,000.
JAMSKA	30,000 or more who speak it fluently, plus 60,000 or more who understand it (2000 J. Persson).
ROMANY, KALO-FINNISH	1,000 to 2,000 in Sweden. Alternate names: FÍNTIKA RÓMMA. Classification: Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Central zone, Romani, Northern.
ROMANY, VLAX	500 Kalderash, 1,000 Lovari in Sweden. Alternate names: ZIGENARE. Dialects: KALDERASH, LOVARI. Classification: Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Central zone, Romani, Vlax.
SAAMI, LULE	1,500 speakers out of 6,000 population in Sweden (1995 M. Krauss). 14,600 ethnic Saami in Sweden (1995). Population total both countries 2,000 or more Lule. 52,800 to 63,800 all ethnic Saami.
SAAMI, NORTHERN	4,000 speakers (1995 M. Krauss) out of 5,000 population in Sweden (1994 SIL).
SAAMI, PITE	50 or fewer speakers out of 2,000 population in Sweden (1995 M. Krauss). Population total both countries 50 or fewer. Nearly extinct.
SAAMI, SOUTHERN	300 speakers out of 600 population in Sweden (1995 M. Krauss). Population total both countries 600.
SAAMI, UME	50 speakers out of 1,000 population (1995 M. Krauss). Lycksele, Mala, Tärna, and Sorsele, along the Ume River. Probably no speakers in Norway.
SKÅNE	1,500,000 (1998 Scanian Regional Institute). Population total both countries 1,500,000.
SWEDISH	7,825,000 in Sweden, 93% of the population (1986), including 5,000 speakers of Gutniska (1998 Sven Hakansson). Gutniska has 10,000 second language speakers.
TAVRINGER ROMANY	25,000 in Sweden (1998 Hallman). Population total both countries 31,000.