Learn about the Finland Swedish dialects
Language tip
Watch an episode of Yle Nyheter (Yle news in Swedish) and a few videos about Finland Swedish dialects. Don’t worry if you don’t understand everything. Do you notice differences between the spoken language and how people speak in the news?
Watch an episode of Yle Nyheter (Yle news in Swedish) and a few videos about Finland Swedish dialects. What differences do you notice in pronunciation or vocabulary? Follow the text in the dialect videos and try to understand as much as possible.
Open the collection Spara det finlandssvenska talet (Preserve Finland Swedish Speech). Further down the page, you will find audio recordings. On the right side, you can choose the region where you live. Listen to a recording. How much do you understand? How does the pronunciation or vocabulary differ from those in the news?