Finland Swedish→English

Translate Finland Swedish to English the way locals mean it.

Finland Swedish uses familiar Swedish words, Finnish-influenced expressions, and understated softeners in ways that can make a received message sound more literal or more uncertain in English than it is.

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474 local dialects

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What locals actually say

Jag kommer just, vänta lite.

I'm on my way, give me a minute.

In the construction "komma just," "just" means coming now or being on the way, not merely arriving at this exact moment.

Nog hinner vi ännu.

We've still got time.

Here "nog" reassures rather than expressing much doubt, while "ännu" means still, so the phrase is an assurance that things will work out.

Det var helt kiva.

That was really nice.

"Kiva" is a Finnish-influenced Finland-Swedish adjective meaning nice, enjoyable, or fun, not a literal description of sharpness.

Jag tar en semla till kaffet.

I’ll have a bread roll with my coffee.

The word semla means a plain bread roll in Finland Swedish, unlike the cream-filled bun it usually means in Sweden.

Jag far till mommo efter middagen.

I’m going to Grandma’s after dinner.

Far is a Finland-Swedish verb meaning go, and mommo is the local family word for grandmother.

Jag är på jobb i dag.

I’m at work today.

The construction på jobb is characteristic of Finland Swedish and means at work.

Sväng höger vid ljusen.

Turn right at the traffic lights.

Ljusen is a colloquial Finland-Swedish way to refer to traffic lights.

Jag har sjukt i magen.

My stomach hurts.

The construction ha sjukt means be in pain in Finland Swedish, where Swedish in Sweden normally uses ha ont.

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

How Finland Swedish differs

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

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