Learning the names of countries and nationalities in Swedish is an essential step in mastering the language. This guide will help you navigate how to talk about different countries, their people, and their languages in Swedish. Whether you're starting from scratch or looking to expand your vocabulary, understanding these basics will pave the way for effective communication in Swedish-speaking contexts.
Countries of the world in Swedish
Names of countries in Swedish and English
- Afghanistan Afghanistan
- Albania Albanien
- Algeria Algeriet
- Andorra Andorra
- Angola Angola
- Antigua and Barbuda Antigua och Barbuda
- Argentina Argentina
- Armenia Armenien
- Australia Australien
- Austria Österrike
- Azerbaijan Azerbajdzjan
- Bahamas Bahamas
- Bahrain Bahrain
- Bangladesh Bangladesh
- Barbados Barbados
- Belarus Vitryssland
- Belgium Belgien
- Belize Belize
- Benin Benin
- Bhutan Bhutan
- Bolivia Bolivia
- Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnien och Hercegovina
- Botswana Botswana
- Brazil Brasilien
- Brunei Brunei
- Bulgaria Bulgarien
- Burkina Faso Burkina Faso
- Burundi Burundi
- Cambodia Kambodja
- Cameroon Kamerun
- Canada Kanada
- Cape Verde Kap Verde
- Central African Republic Centralafrikanska republiken
- Chad Tchad
- Chile Chile
- China Kina
- Colombia Colombia
- Comoros Komorerna
- Costa Rica Costa Rica
- Côte d’Ivoire Elfenbenskusten
- Croatia Kroatien
- Cuba Kuba
- Cyprus Cypern
- Czech Republic Tjeckien
- Democratic Republic of the Congo Demokratiska republiken Kongo
- Denmark Danmark
- Djibouti Djibouti
- Dominica Dominica
- Dominican Republic Dominikanska republiken
- East Timor Östtimor
- Ecuador Ecuador
- Egypt Egypten
- El Salvador El Salvador
- Equatorial Guinea Ekvatorialguinea
- Eritrea Eritrea
- Estonia Estland
- Ethiopia Etiopien
- Fiji Fiji
- Finland Finland
- France Frankrike
- Gabon Gabon
- Gambia Gambia
- Georgia Georgien
- Germany Tyskland
- Ghana Ghana
- Greece Grekland
- Grenada Grenada
- Guatemala Guatemala
- Guinea Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau
- Guyana Guyana
- Haiti Haiti
- Honduras Honduras
- Hungary Ungern
- Iceland Island
- India Indien
- Indonesia Indonesien
- Iran Iran
- Iraq Irak
- Ireland Irland
- Israel Israel
- Italy Italien
- Jamaica Jamaica
- Japan Japan
- Jordan Jordan
- Kazakhstan Kazakstan
- Kenya Kenya
- Kiribati Kiribati
- Kuwait Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan Kirgizistan
- Laos Laos
- Latvia Lettland
- Lebanon Libanon
- Lesotho Lesotho
- Liberia Liberia
- Libya Libyen
- Liechtenstein Liechtenstein
- Lithuania Litauen
- Luxembourg Luxemburg
- Madagascar Madagaskar
- Malawi Malawi
- Malaysia Malaysia
- Maldives Maldiverna
- Mali Mali
- Malta Malta
- Marshall Islands Marshallöarna
- Mauritania Mauretanien
- Mauritius Mauritius
- Mexico Mexiko
- Micronesia Mikronesien
- Moldova Moldavien
- Monaco Monaco
- Mongolia Mongoliet
- Montenegro Montenegro
- Morocco Marocko
- Mozambique Moçambique
- Myanmar Burma
- Namibia Namibia
- Nauru Nauru
- Nepal Nepal
- Netherlands Nederländerna
- New Zealand Nya Zeeland
- Nicaragua Nicaragua
- Niger Niger
- Nigeria Nigeria
- North Korea Nordkorea
- Norway Norge
- Oman Oman
- Pakistan Pakistan
- Palau Palau
- Panama Panama
- Papua New Guinea Papua Nya Guinea
- Paraguay Paraguay
- Peru Peru
- Philippines Filippinerna
- Poland Polen
- Portugal Portugal
- Qatar Qatar
- Republic of the Congo Republiken Kongo
- Republic of Macedonia Makedonien
- Romania Rumänien
- Russia Ryssland
- Rwanda Rwanda
- Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Kitts och Nevis
- Saint Lucia Saint Lucia
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Vincent och Grenadinerna
- Samoa Samoa
- San Marino San Marino
- Sao Tome and Principe São Tomé och Príncipe
- Saudi Arabia Saudiarabien
- Senegal Senegal
- Serbia Serbien
- Seychelles Seychellerna
- Sierra Leone Sierra Leone
- Singapore Singapore
- Slovakia Slovakien
- Slovenia Slovenien
- Solomon Islands Salomonöarna
- Somalia Somalia
- South Africa Sydafrika
- South Korea Sydkorea
- South Sudan Sydsudan
- Spain Spanien
- Sri Lanka Sri Lanka
- Sudan Sudan
- Suriname Surinam
- Swaziland Swaziland
- Sweden Sverige
- Switzerland Schweiz
- Syria Syrien
- Tajikistan Tadzjikistan
- Tanzania Tanzania
- Thailand Thailand
- Togo Togo
- Tonga Tonga
- Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad och Tobago
- Tunisia Tunisien
- Turkey Turkiet
- Turkmenistan Turkmenistan
- Tuvalu Tuvalu
- Uganda Uganda
- Ukraine Ukraina
- United Arab Emirates Förenade Arabemiraten
- United Kingdom Storbritannien
- United States of America USA
- Uruguay Uruguay
- Uzbekistan Uzbekistan
- Vanuatu Vanuatu
- Venezuela Venezuela
- Vietnam Vietnam
- Yemen Jemen
- Zambia Zambia
- Zimbabwe Zimbabwe
Understanding Swedish Capitalization Rules for Countries, Nationalities, and Languages
When learning Swedish, it's essential to grasp how to properly capitalize and refer to countries, nationalities, and languages. In Swedish, only country names are capitalized, while nationalities and languages are written with lowercase initials. Additionally, the same word used for the language is often used to refer to female nationals.
Capitalization Rules
In Swedish:
- Country Names: Always capitalized (e.g., Sverige).
- Nationalities and Languages: Written in lowercase (e.g., svensk, svenska).
Word Formation Rules
There are general patterns for forming words related to countries, nationalities, and languages:
- Country: [Root]ien (e.g., Bulgarien).
- Nationality: [Root] or [Root]ier (e.g., bulgar).
- Language: [Root]iska (e.g., bulgariska).
| Type |
Rule |
Example |
| Country |
[Root]ien |
Bulgarien |
| Nationality |
[Root] or [Root]ier |
bulgar |
| Language |
[Root]iska |
bulgariska |
Special Cases
- Smaller Non-European Countries: Often retain their English names (e.g., Botswana, Costa Rica, Afghanistan).
- Countries Ending in -stan: Generally stay the same, though Cyrillic-to-Swedish Latinization may cause slight variations (e.g., Tadzjikistan).
Learning Swedish: Countries, Nationalities, and Languages
When learning Swedish, it’s essential to understand how to refer to countries, nationalities, and languages properly. This guide provides you with the names of countries, their corresponding nationalities, and languages in Swedish, along with pronunciation tips, so you can speak and write accurately in Swedish.
| English |
Country (Swedish) |
Pronunciation |
Nationality (Swedish) |
Pronunciation |
Language (Swedish) |
Pronunciation |
| Afghanistan |
Afghanistan |
ahf-gah-ni-stahn |
afghan |
af-gahn |
dari/persiska |
dah-ree/pehr-sees-kah |
| Albania |
Albanien |
ahl-bah-nee-en |
alban |
al-bahn |
albanska |
al-bahn-skah |
| Algeria |
Algeriet |
ahl-geh-ree-et |
algerier |
al-geh-ree-er |
arabiska |
ah-ree-bees-kah |
| Andorra |
Andorra |
ahn-dor-rah |
andorran |
an-dor-ran |
katalanska |
ka-tah-lahn-skah |
| Angola |
Angola |
ahn-goh-lah |
angolan |
an-goh-lan |
portugisiska |
pohr-too-gee-sees-kah |
| Antigua and Barbuda |
Antigua och Barbuda |
ahn-tee-gwah ok bahr-boo-dah |
antiguansk |
an-tee-gwahnsk |
engelska |
eng-ell-skah |
| Argentina |
Argentina |
ahr-ghehn-tee-nah |
argentinare |
ahr-ghen-tee-nah-reh |
spanska |
spahn-skah |
| Armenia |
Armenien |
ahr-meh-nee-en |
armenier |
ahr-meh-nee-er |
armeniska |
ahr-meh-nees-kah |
| Australia |
Australien |
ow-strah-lee-en |
australier |
ow-strah-lee-er |
engelska |
eng-ell-skah |
| Austria |
Österrike |
uh-stehr-ree-keh |
österrikare |
uh-stehr-ree-kah-reh |
tyska |
tysk-ah |
| Azerbaijan |
Azerbajdzjan |
ah-sehr-bahdz-jahn |
azerbajdzjaner |
ah-sehr-bahdz-jahn-er |
azerbajdzjanska |
ah-sehr-bahdz-jahn-skah |
| Bahamas |
Bahamas |
bah-hah-mahs |
bahamier |
bah-hah-me-er |
engelska |
eng-ell-skah |
| Bahrain |
Bahrain |
bah-rain |
bahrainier |
bah-rah-een-er |
arabiska |
ah-ree-bees-kah |
| Bangladesh |
Bangladesh |
bahng-glah-desh |
bangladesher |
bahng-glah-des-her |
bengaliska |
beng-ah-lee-skah |
| Barbados |
Barbados |
bar-bah-dos |
barbadier |
bar-bah-dee-er |
engelska |
eng-ell-skah |
| Belarus |
Vitryssland |
veet-ryss-land |
vitryss |
veet-ryss |
belarusiska |
bel-ah-roo-sees-kah |
| Belgium |
Belgien |
bel-ghee-en |
belgare |
bel-gah-reh |
nederländska/franska/tyska |
neh-der-lahnd-skah/frahn-skah/tys-kah |
| Belize |
Belize |
beh-lee-zeh |
belizier |
beh-lee-zeer |
engelska |
eng-ell-skah |
| Benin |
Benin |
beh-neen |
beninier |
beh-neen-er |
franska |
frahn-skah |
| Bhutan |
Bhutan |
boo-tahn |
bhutanier |
boo-tahn-er |
dzongkha |
dzong-kah |
| Bolivia |
Bolivia |
boh-lee-vee-ah |
bolivianer |
boh-lee-vee-ah-ner |
spanska |
spahn-skah |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Bosnien och Hercegovina |
bos-nee-en ok hair-tseh-goh-vee-nah |
bosnier |
bos-nee-er |
bosniska |
bos-nees-kah |
| Botswana |
Botswana |
bots-wah-nah |
botswanier |
bots-wah-nee-er |
engelska |
eng-ell-skah |
| Brazil |
Brasilien |
brah-see-lee-en |
brasilian |
brah-see-lee-an |
portugisiska |
pohr-too-gee-sees-kah |
| Brunei |
Brunei |
broo-nay |
bruneianer |
broo-nay-an-er |
malajiska |
mah-lah-yees-kah |
| Bulgaria |
Bulgarien |
bool-gah-ree-en |
bulgar |
bool-gahr |
bulgariska |
bool-gah-rees-kah |
| Burkina Faso |
Burkina Faso |
boor-kee-nah fah-soh |
burkinier |
boor-kee-nee-er |
franska |
frahn-skah |
| Burundi |
Burundi |
boo-roon-dee |
burundier |
boo-roon-dee-er |
kirundi |
kee-roon-dee |
| Cambodia |
Kambodja |
kahm-bohd-yah |
kambodjaner |
kahm-bohd-yah-ner |
khmeriska |
khmeh-rees-kah |
| Cameroon |
Kamerun |
kah-meh-roon |
kamerunier |
kah-meh-roon-ee-er |
engelska/franska |
eng-ell-skah/frahn-skah |
| Canada |
Kanada |
kah-nah-dah |
kanadensare |
kah-nah-den-sah-reh |
engelska/franska |
eng-ell-skah/frahn-skah |
| Cape Verde |
Kap Verde |
kahp vehr-deh |
kapverdier |
kahp-vehr-dee-er |
portugisiska |
pohr-too-gee-sees-kah |
| Central African Republic |
Centralafrikanska republiken |
sehn-trahl-ah-free-kahn-skah reh-poo-blee-kehn |
centralafrikan |
sehn-trahl-ah-free-kahn |
franska |
frahn-skah |
| Chad |
Tchad |
cha-d |
tchadier |
chah-dee-er |
franska |
frahn-skah |
| Chile |
Chile |
chee-leh |
chilenare |
chee-leh-nah-reh |
spanska |
spahn-skah |
| China |
Kina |
shee-nah |
kines |
shee-ness |
kinesiska |
kee-neh-sees-kah |
| Colombia |
Colombia |
koh-lomb-ya |
colombian |
koh-lom-bee-an |
spanska |
spahn-skah |
| Comoros |
Komorerna |
koh-mohr-er-nah |
komorier |
koh-mor-ee-er |
komoriska |
koh-moh-rees-kah |
| Costa Rica |
Costa Rica |
koh-stah ree-kah |
costarican |
koh-stah-ree-kan |
spanska |
spahn-skah |
| Côte d’Ivoire |
Elfenbenskusten |
el-fehn-bens-koos-ten |
ivorian |
ee-voh-ree-an |
franska |
frahn-skah |
| Croatia |
Kroatien |
kroh-ah-tee-en |
kroat |
kroh-aht |
kroatiska |
kroh-ah-tees-kah |
| Cuba |
Kuba |
koo-bah |
kuban |
koo-bahn |
spanska |
spahn-skah |
| Cyprus |
Cypern |
see-pehrn |
cypriot |
see-pree-oht |
grekiska/turkiska |
greh-kees-kah/toor-kees-kah |
| Czech Republic |
Tjeckien |
chehk-ien |
tjeck |
chehk |
tjeckiska |
chehk-ees-kah |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Demokratiska republiken Kongo |
deh-moh-krah-tees-kah reh-poo-blee-kehn kohn-goh |
kongoles |
kohn-goh-lehs |
franska |
frahn-skah |
| Denmark |
Danmark |
dahn-mahrk |
dansk |
dahnsk |
danska |
dahn-skah |
| Djibouti |
Djibouti |
jee-boo-tee |
djiboutier |
jee-boo-tee-er |
franska |
frahn-skah |
| Dominica |
Dominica |
doh-mee-nee-kah |
dominican |
doh-mee-nee-kahn |
engelska |
eng-ell-skah |
| Dominican Republic |
Dominikanska republiken |
doh-mee-nee-kahn-skah reh-poo-blee-kehn |
dominikan |
doh-mee-nee-kahn |
spanska |
spahn-skah |
| East Timor |
Östtimor |
ehst-tee-mohr |
östtimorian |
ehst-tee-mohr-ee-an |
tetum/portugisiska |
teh-toom/pohr-too-gee-sees-kah |
| Ecuador |
Ecuador |
eh-kwah-dohr |
ecuadorian |
eh-kwah-doh-ree-an |
spanska |
spahn-skah |
| Egypt |
Egypten |
eh-yeept-en |
egyptier |
eh-yeept-ee-er |
arabiska |
ah-ree-bees-kah |
| El Salvador |
El Salvador |
el sahl-vah-dohr |
salvadoran |
sahl-vah-doh-ran |
spanska |
spahn-skah |
| Equatorial Guinea |
Ekvatorialguinea |
ek-vah-toh-ree-ahl-gee-nay-ah |
ekvatorialguinean |
ek-vah-toh-ree-ahl-gee-nay-an |
spanska |
spahn-skah |
| Eritrea |
Eritrea |
eh-ree-treh-ah |
eritrean |
eh-ree-treh-an |
tigrinja |
tee-green-yah |
| Estonia |
Estland |
ehst-lahnd |
est |
ehst |
estniska |
ehst-nees-kah |
| Ethiopia |
Etiopien |
eh-tee-oh-pee-en |
etiopier |
eh-tee-oh-pee-er |
amhariska |
ahm-hah-rees-kah |
| Fiji |
Fiji |
fee-jee |
fijian |
fee-jee-an |
fijianska |
fee-jee-ahn-skah |
| Finland |
Finland |
feen-land |
finländare |
feen-lan-dah-reh |
finska |
feen-skah |
| France |
Frankrike |
frahn-kree-keh |
fransman |
frahns-mahn |
franska |
frahn-skah |
| Gabon |
Gabon |
gah-bohn |
gabones |
gah-boh-ness |
franska |
frahn-skah |
| Gambia |
Gambia |
gahm-bee-ah |
gambier |
gahm-bee-er |
engelska |
eng-ell-skah |
| Georgia |
Georgien |
gheh-oh-ree-en |
georgier |
gheh-oh-ree-er |
georgiska |
gheh-oh-rees-kah |
| Germany |
Tyskland |
tews-lahnd |
tysk |
tewsk |
tyska |
tewsk |
| Ghana |
Ghana |
gah-nah |
ghanan |
gah-nahn |
engelska |
eng-ell-skah |
| Greece |
Grekland |
greh-klahnd |
grek |
grehk |
grekiska |
greh-kees-kah |
| Grenada |
Grenada |
greh-nah-dah |
grenadian |
greh-nah-dee-an |
engelska |
eng-ell-skah |
| Guatemala |
Guatemala |
gwah-teh-mah-lah |
guatemalan |
gwah-teh-mah-lahn |
spanska |
spahn-skah |
| Guinea |
Guinea |
gee-nay |
guinean |
gee-nay-an |
franska |
frahn-skah |
| Guinea-Bissau |
Guinea-Bissau |
gee-nay bee-sow |
guinea-bissauan |
gee-nay bee-sow-an |
portugisiska |
pohr-too-gee-sees-kah |
| Guyana |
Guyana |
guy-ah-nah |
guyaneser |
guy-ah-nehs-er |
engelska |
eng-ell-skah |
| Haiti |
Haiti |
hah-ee-tee |
haitier |
hah-ee-tee-er |
franska |
frahn-skah |
| Honduras |
Honduras |
hon-doo-rahss |
hondurian |
hon-doo-ree-an |
spanska |
spahn-skah |
| Hungary |
Ungern |
oong-ern |
ungrare |
oong-rah-reh |
ungerska |
oong-er-skah |
| Iceland |
Island |
ees-lahnd |
islänning |
ees-lahning |
isländska |
ees-lends-kah |
| India |
Indien |
in-dee-en |
indier |
in-dee-er |
hindi |
hin-dee |
| Indonesia |
Indonesien |
in-do-neh-see-en |
indones |
in-do-nehs |
indonesiska |
in-do-neh-sees-kah |
| Iran |
Iran |
ee-rahn |
iranier |
ee-rah-nee-er |
persiska |
pehr-sees-kah |
| Iraq |
Irak |
ee-rahk |
irakier |
ee-rah-kee-er |
arabiska |
ah-ree-bees-kah |
| Ireland |
Irland |
eer-lahnd |
irländare |
eer-lan-dah-reh |
engelska/gaeliska |
eng-ell-skah/geh-lis-kah |
| Israel |
Israel |
eez-rah-ehl |
israeler |
eez-rah-eh-ler |
hebreiska |
heh-bree-skah |
| Italy |
Italien |
ee-tah-lee-en |
italienare |
ee-tah-lee-eh-nah-reh |
italienska |
ee-tah-lee-en-skah |
| Jamaica |
Jamaica |
jah-may-kah |
jamaican |
jah-may-kahn |
engelska |
eng-ell-skah |
| Japan |
Japan |
yah-pahn |
japaner |
yah-pahn-er |
japanska |
yah-pahn-skah |
| Jordan |
Jordan |
yohr-dan |
jordanier |
yohr-dah-nee-er |
arabiska |
ah-ree-bees-kah |
| Kazakhstan |
Kazakstan |
kah-zahk-stahn |
kazak |
kah-zahk |
kazakiska |
kah-zahk-skah |
| Kenya |
Kenya |
ken-yah |
kenyan |
ken-yahn |
swahili |
swah-hee-lee |
| Kiribati |
Kiribati |
kee-ree-bah-tee |
kiribatier |
kee-ree-bah-tee-er |
engelska |
eng-ell-skah |
| Kuwait |
Kuwait |
koo-wayt |
kuwaitier |
koo-way-tee-er |
arabiska |
ah-ree-bees-kah |
| Kyrgyzstan |
Kirgizistan |
keer-geez-ee-stahn |
kirgiz |
keer-geez |
kirgiziska |
keer-geez-skah |
| Laos |
Laos |
lah-ohs |
laotisk |
lah-oh-teesk |
lao |
lah-oh |
| Latvia |
Lettland |
let-lahnd |
lett |
let |
lettiska |
let-tees-kah |
| Lebanon |
Libanon |
lee-bah-nohn |
libanes |
lee-bah-ness |
arabiska |