Guides

Plain answers to the questions adults ask about learning Swedish in Sweden. Written by NÖVA.

• Easy Swedish news for learners: Klartext, 8 Sidor and NÖVA compared

  Klartext, 8 Sidor and NÖVA compared. The honest answer is to combine them: which to use for listening, which for reading volume, and which answers back.

• How to learn Swedish with the news, without giving up in week two

  A method for using real Swedish news as study material: how to find news at your level, how much to look up, and the step almost everyone skips.

• What CEFR level is my Swedish? A2, B1, B2 explained in plain terms

  What A1 to C2 actually mean for Swedish, how SFI and SAS map onto them, and a two-minute self-check so you can place yourself honestly without a test.

• Practising Swedish conversation with AI: what actually helps

  What an AI tutor is genuinely good at for Swedish, the four ways these tools fail, why a daily topic like the news matters, and what still needs a human.

• Swedish news apps for learners, compared

  Which apps help you learn Swedish from the news: 8 Sidor, Sveriges Radio, Språkkraft, Fabulo, talanu, LingQ and NÖVA, compared honestly.

• After SFI: what comes next for your Swedish

  How to practise Swedish after SFI, and what comes next: SAS at Komvux, the B2 working life wants, and a daily habit you can keep on your own.

• The Swedish news words textbooks skip

  News Swedish is a register built from a small recurring core: the machinery of the state, the reporting verbs, the crime ladder and headline grammar.

• Swedish reading practice for adults: level first, then volume

  How to practise reading Swedish as an adult: find your level, read plenty of easy text rather than a little hard text, and check it by retelling.

• SVT ended Nyheter på lätt svenska: the alternatives

  SVT's daily easy-Swedish news broadcast stopped in July 2026. Where the habit can live now: Klartext, 8 Sidor, Radio Sweden på lätt svenska, Yle and NÖVA.

• Nyheter på lätt svenska är nedlagt: här är alternativen

  SVT lade ner Nyheter på lätt svenska i juli 2026. Här är alternativen som finns kvar: Klartext, 8 Sidor, Radio Sweden på lätt svenska, Yle och NÖVA, med länkar.