S V E R IG E A – Ö

A
[ sværːjə ɑ tɪlː ø ]
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Ö
Language is the gateway to a country’s culture,
the vocabulary a mirror of society. The Swedish
alphabet consists of 29 letters, 26 from the basic
Latin alphabet and then our very own Å, Ä and Ö.
We have selected one word for each letter of the
alphabet that somehow represents Sweden and
Swedes. From allemansrätt to ö, the words will help
you better understand what life is like in Sweden.
A
ALLEMANSR ÄT T
[a
̀ ɭːɘ manːs ̴ rɛtː]
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B BULLE
[b
̀ ɵlːə ]

C CAMPING
[ kamːpɪŋ ]
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Photos: Clive Tompsett/imagebank.sweden.se, Tina Stafrén/imagebank.sweden.se, Per Pixel Petersson/imagebank.sweden.se

 D DAL AHÄ ST
[ d̀ ɑːla ̴ hɛsːt ] |

EELD
[ ɛlːd ]
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FF IKA
[ f̀ iːka ]

Photos: Amanda Westerbom/imagebank.sweden.se, Aline Lessner/imagebank.sweden.se, Helena Wahlman/imagebank.sweden.se

G GALONBYX A
[ ga ̀a luːn ̴ bʏkːsa ]
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H
HJORTRON
[ juːʈrɔn ]
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I ISHOTELL
[ ì ːs ̴ hɔ tɛlː ] |

Photos: Emelie Asplund/imagebank.sweden.se, Sara Ingman/imagebank.sweden.se, www.icehotel.com – Asaf Kliger/Icehotel/imagebank.sweden.se

 J JUL
[ jʉːl ]
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K KÖT TBULL AR
[ ç̀ øtː ̴ bɵlːar ] |

LL AT TEPAPPA
[ ̀l atːə ̴ papːa ]
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Photos: Henrik Trygg/imagebank.sweden.se, Per-Erik Berglund/imagebank.sweden.se, Susanne Walström/imagebank.sweden.se

 M MIDSOMMAR
[ ̀m ɪsːsɔmar ]

N NOBELPRIS
[ nɔ ̀ b ɛlː ̴ priːs ] |

O
OFFENTLIGHE TSPRINCIPEN
[ ɔ ̀ f ːɛntli heʼts ̴ prɪn siːpən ]
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Photos: Lola Akinmade Åkerström/imagebank.sweden.se, Ann-Sofi Rosenkvist/imagebank.sweden.se, Melker Dahlstrand /Riksdagsförvaltningen

P
PÅ SKKÄRRING
[ ̀p ɔsːk ̴ çærːɪŋ ]
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Q
QUEER
[ k ̊ iːr ]
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R RUNSTEN
[ ̀ r ʉːn ̴ steːn ]
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Photos: Ulf Lundin/imagebank.sweden.se, Magnus Liam Karlson/imagebank.sweden.se, Melker Dahlstrand/imagebank.sweden.se

 SS ÁPMI
[sa pmɪ]
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T TORP
[ tɔrːp]
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U
UPPF INNING
[ ɵ
̀ pː ̴ fɪnːɪŋ ]
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Photos: Staffan Widstrand/imagebank.sweden.se, Doris Beling/Folio/imagebank.sweden.se, Amanda Westerbom/imagebank.sweden.se

 V VINDKR AF T
[ ̀ w ɪnːd ̴ krafːt ] |

W
WEBBEN
[ wɛbːən ]
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Photos: Per Pixel Petersson/imagebank.sweden.se, Lena Granefelt/imagebank.sweden.se

X X-ST YGN
[ ɛ̀ kːs ̴ stʏŋːn ]
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Y YRSNÖ
[ ̀ y ːr ̴ snøː]
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Z Z L ATAN
[ slaːtan ]
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Photos: Jeppe-Wikström/Johnér, Helena Wahlman/imagebank.sweden.se, Joel-Marklund/Bildbyrån

Å Å
[ oː]
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Ä ÄLG
[ ɛljː]
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Ö Ö
[ øː]
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Photos: Stefan Ågren/imagebank.sweden.se, Anders Tedeholm/imagebank.sweden.se, Per Pixel Petersson/imagebank.sweden.se