English→Finland Swedish

Translate English to Finland Swedish like a local.

Finlandssvenskan låter som svenska med finländska ordval, finlandismer och en mer återhållen vardagston.

474 local dialects

What locals actually say

Could I have a bread roll, please?

Kan jag få en semla, tack?

I Finland betyder semla en vanlig brödsemel, medan ordet i Sverige oftast syftar på en söt fastlagsbulle.

Is the baby asleep already?

Sover babyn redan?

Babyn är vanligt i finlandssvenskan; i Sverige säger man oftare bebisen.

Can you send the file to me?

Kan du skicka filen åt mig?

Prepositionen åt används ofta i finlandssvenskan där rikssvenskan vanligen har till.

Can I pay for this in instalments?

Kan jag betala det här i rater?

Rater is a Finland-Swedish term for instalments, signalling local financial vocabulary rather than Sweden-Swedish avbetalningar.

Where is the nearest mailbox?

Var finns närmaste postlåda?

Postlåda is the usual Finland-Swedish word for a mailbox, signalling local postal vocabulary.

The roads are slippery today.

Det är halt före i dag.

Före refers to the road or driving conditions in Finland Swedish, a local construction used when describing slipperiness.

That was really nice of you.

Det var riktigt kiva av dig.

Kiva is a colloquial Finnish loan meaning nice or pleasant, and strongly signals Finland Swedish.

Are you going to the cottage this weekend?

Farar du till stugan i helgen?

Fara is commonly used in Finland Swedish for going or travelling somewhere, where Sweden Swedish more often uses åka or gå.

Notes like these come with every AIRTranslate translation, so you learn why locals phrase it that way as you go.

Finland Swedish. Standard Swedish with finlandismer where natural (aula, semla differences); slightly more formal-neutral than Sweden.

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