Department of Swedish Language and Multilingualism
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Study or conduct research with us!
Welcome to the Department of Swedish Language and Multilingualism (Svefler)!
We do research on Swedish and other languages in Sweden, on multilingual individuals and societies and on interpretation and translation. We offer a wide range of courses and programmes for you who are interested in language and communication in the present and past, language contact or language learning.
Application for the autumn semester 2026 is open!
Submit your application before April 15.
Welcome to contact us!
Contact information to our staff: Researchers, PhD students, Administration, Management, RALV (The Local Council for Working Environment and Equal Conditions).
Do you want to learn some Swedish?
Are you an international student or employee at Stockholm University? Our Swedish courses are designed to give a basic comprehension of the Swedish language and culture.
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Our courses and programmes
If your are interested in language and communication in the present and past, language contact or language learning, we offer a wide range of courses and programmes at Svefler.
Read more about our courses and programmes
Our research
At Svefler we conduct research into Swedish and other languages in Sweden, individual and societal multilingualism, and interpreting and translation studies. Common to all our research – regardless of theoretical perspective – is that we in some way explore the relationship between language and humankind.
Higher seminars and colloquiums
At our higher seminars and colloquia, invited scholars and members of the faculty present their research.
Find a researcher
We conduct research in Bilingualism, Swedish and Scandinavian Languages, and Translation Studies.
Our four divisions at the department
Centre for Research on Bilingualism, Institute for Interpreting and Translation Studies, Swedish and Scandinavian Languages, Swedish as a Foreign Language.
Conference: Neurolinguistics in Sweden, NLS2026
Neurolinguistics in Sweden (NLS) will hold its second conference on 11–12 June 2026 at Stockholm University.