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Swedish Translation Services — Swedish ⇄ German.

Swedish translation services provide Swedish ⇄ German for authorities and courts, produced by sworn, court-authorised German translators who are Swedish native speakers. Standard rikssvenska is used with å, ä and ö correct, never blurred into Norwegian or Danish, and translations are certified on request for German registry offices and courts. Swedish ⇄ English covers international contexts. Prices start from €0.99 per standard line.

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Native Swedish specialists · correct å, ä and ö · certified translations recognised by German authorities

DIN EN ISO 17100registered · Reg. 7U517
å, ä, ö are letterssorted after z · not a / a / o
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Short & clear

Certified Swedish translations by sworn, native-speaker translators.

Reviewed by specialists · FÜD editorial team · kept current

Swedish is a North Germanic language with three letters German and English keep confusing for accents — å, ä and ö — that are in fact full letters, sorted at the very end of the alphabet after z. Whether it is a birth certificate for a German registry office, a diploma for recognition, a contract with a partner in Stockholm, or documentation for an English-language project: the work is done by native Swedish specialists with a proven field — into standard rikssvenska, not a blurred Scandinavian mix.

We work in both directions and both pairings. Swedish ⇄ German is what German authorities, courts and local partners need — including certified translations and names kept exactly as in your passport. Swedish ⇄ English covers international life in Germany: applications, employer paperwork, contracts and documentation that circulate in English.

Who it's for

Living in Germany, thinking in more than one language.

Most people who search for this in English are already fluent Swedish speakers dealing with a German system — or internationals who use English as the working language. Both are covered.

Swedish → German, for the authorities

Personbevis, birth, marriage and name-change certificates, diplomas and extracts for a registry office (Standesamt), the immigration office or recognition of qualifications. They need a certified German translation with the name and the personnummer kept exactly as issued.

Swedish ⇄ English, for international life

Job applications, employment contracts, references and company documents that your employer, university or a partner abroad expects in English rather than German. Same specialists, same care with å, ä, ö and terminology.

German → Swedish, for home

German certificates, contracts, powers of attorney and rulings that have to be presented to authorities, courts, employers or family in Sweden — in standard rikssvenska, in the form that is expected there.

Business across the three

Companies trading with Sweden, or teams that run in English while the paperwork is German or Swedish. We assign a specialist for the direction and field you actually need, not a one-size-fits-all pair.

Language & script

Latin alphabet plus three letters at the end — and the article on the end of the noun.

Swedish uses the Latin alphabet with three extra letters — å, ä and ö — placed after z, so the alphabet runs 29 letters. They are not decorated a and o: hal (slippery) and hål (hole) are different words, and in any register or index the å, ä, ö entries sort at the end, not next to a and o. Swedish is closely related to Norwegian and Danish (largely mutually intelligible), but it is its own standard — we translate into rikssvenska, not Finland-Swedish unless you ask.

Grammatically Swedish has two genders — common and neuter (en/ett) — and marks the definite article by a suffix on the noun: en bok → boken (a book → the book), ett hus → huset (a house → the house). Word order is V2 (the finite verb stands second), and compounds are written solid, so a single long word can carry what German splits differently. For official use, an authorised translator issues a certified translation; whether an apostille is also needed is something we check in advance — it is issued by the competent authority, not by the translation agency.

Quality you only notice at the receiving end

What only a native Swedish specialist catches.

Swedish looks reassuringly close to English and German — and that is the trap: the three extra letters, the suffixed article, the false friends and the Scandinavian neighbours are all their own. These pitfalls separate a native professional translation from one passed through. Each is specific to Swedish and demonstrable.

Typical pitfalls in Swedish translation and how a specialist resolves them
PitfallWhy it goes wrongHow the FÜD solves it
Stripping å, ä, ö to a, a, oA converter or a hurried hand turns å/ä/ö into a/a/o. That changes words (hål→hal), mangles names, and even moves the entry in an alphabetical index or register.We keep å, ä and ö as the distinct letters they are, in text, names and sorting, and check every name character-by-character against the source.
The suffixed definite articleSwedish glues "the" onto the end of the noun (bok → boken, hus → huset) and can double it with a preposed article. Handled like English or German, definiteness comes out wrong.Common vs neuter gender (en/ett) and the suffixed article are set correctly, so the noun is definite or indefinite exactly where it should be.
False friendsbra means "good", not underwear; gift means "married" or "poison", not a present; rolig means "fun", not calm. A literal guess produces a confident error.A native speaker reads for sense, not surface: false friends between Swedish, German and English are caught before they reach the reader.
Swedish ≠ Norwegian / DanishThe three are close enough to look interchangeable, but vocabulary, spelling and idiom differ. Norwegian or Danish material misses the Swedish norm — and a Swedish authority's brief.We translate exclusively into standard rikssvenska (not Finland-Swedish unless asked) and keep it cleanly apart from Norwegian and Danish.
The personnummerThe Swedish personal ID number (YYMMDD-NNNN) carries the date of birth and a checksum. Reformatted or "corrected", it stops matching the source and confuses a German office.The personnummer is reproduced exactly as issued and, where useful, briefly explained, so the receiving office can reconcile it without a query.
Compounds and V2 word orderSwedish writes compounds solid and puts the finite verb second. Split a compound wrongly (the classic särskrivning) or keep German order and the meaning shifts or reads as foreign.Compounds are joined or resolved correctly and the V2 structure is rebuilt in the target language, so the text reads as written by a native, not decoded.
"auktoriserad translator" ≠ "authorised translator"In Sweden an auktoriserad translator is authorised by Kammarkollegiet; in Germany it is a court-authorised translator. The systems are not identical.We clarify in advance where the document applies and set the right form: a certified translation for Germany, or the route via Kammarkollegiet for Sweden.

Why "close to English" won't do here

None of these is a simple spelling slip — most survive any spell-check. They arise where a familiar-looking Germanic language keeps its own letters, its own article system and its own false friends, and they only surface at the receiving end: the registry office, the Swedish court, the recognition body. That is exactly where native professional translation earns its place.

The difference shows not in the text, but at the receiving end.

So: native speakers with a field, the right letters, and passport-matched names.

Certification & recognition

"auktoriserad translator", "authorised", "certified" — what counts where.

Reviewed by specialists · FÜD editorial team · kept current

For submission to German authorities and courts, a court-authorised translator (in German, ermächtigter Übersetzer, publicly authorised under German state law) produces a certified translation with stamp, signature and certification note — recognised nationwide. In Sweden that role is filled by an auktoriserad translator authorised by Kammarkollegiet, the Legal, Financial and Administrative Services Agency.

So a German authorised translator is not automatically admitted in Sweden, and vice versa. We clarify before the project which country the document is for, and set the form valid there — following FÜD's documented quality process; where the service is delivered under DIN EN ISO 17100, the required second-person revision is included. Sweden is an EU member and a party to the Hague Apostille Convention, so an apostille — issued in Sweden by a Notarius Publicus — may be required; whether it is, we check in advance. The apostille itself is issued by the competent authority — the FÜD does not issue apostilles.

Use cases

Swedish to German translation: three typical cases from practice.

Letters, target country and name spelling decide the terminology and the form of certification. Three common jobs — from the starting point to the result.

Registry office & family

Birth & marriage certificate Swedish → German

Starting point
For a marriage or naturalisation, a Swedish civil-status extract (personbevis / vigselbevis) is needed in German — with å, ä, ö in the names and a personnummer on the document.
Process
An authorised translator renders the extract, keeps the name spelling exactly as in the passport and reproduces the personnummer; the certification note makes it ready for the authority.
Result
A certified translation the registry office accepts, its name spelling identical to the ID — no follow-up query.

Careers in English

Diploma & CV Swedish → English

Starting point
A professional from Sweden applies to an international employer or programme in Germany that works in English, and needs a diploma (examensbevis), references and CV rendered accurately.
Process
Degrees, subjects and titles stay in the original with an explanatory equivalent; names keep å, ä, ö; terminology is handled by a specialist in the field.
Result
Documents an English-speaking employer can place correctly — without misrepresenting a Swedish qualification.

Law & trade

Contract & power of attorney German → Swedish

Starting point
A German company signs a contract with a partner in Stockholm; legal form, deadlines and terminology must be precise in Swedish.
Process
Legal terms stay demonstrable, gender, the suffixed article and V2 order are set correctly; a legal specialist checks the terminology.
Result
A contract that is legally readable without replacing German legal institutions with foreign ones.

Quote & price

What does a Swedish translation cost?

We review volume, field, language direction and formatting and name a binding fixed price. Standard certificates are usually a flat fee per document; longer texts are priced per standard line — certification on request, advance PDF and postal delivery included.

Binding fixed price
from € 0.99 / standard linestandard certificates at a flat fee per document
Price up front · no unannounced extra costs
Native Swedish professional translation✓included
Correct å, ä, ö & passport-matched names✓included
Certification by an authorised translator on request✓included
Advance PDF & postal delivery of the original✓included
Quality management & final check✓included

Swedish is priced in language Group 2, from € 0.99 per standard line (55 characters incl. spaces); we name the exact amount after a brief review. How the price is made up →

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Swedish documents & texts

Certified Swedish document translation.

We translate Swedish – German and Swedish – English – from certified records to specialist texts. Commonly requested from Swedish: Personbevis (birth certificate), Vigselbevis (marriage certificate), Utdrag ur belastningsregistret (diploma), Examensbevis (diploma), Skilsmässodom (divorce decree).

Certificates & personal records

Law & business

Technology, web & IT

Medicine & marketing

FAQ

Swedish translation – frequently asked questions.

Do you translate both Swedish to German and Swedish to English?

Yes. Swedish ⇄ German is the usual pairing for German authorities, courts and business partners; Swedish ⇄ English covers international contexts – applications, contracts and documentation exchanged in English. A native-speaker specialist is assigned to each direction.

Are å, ä and ö really separate letters in Swedish?

Yes. å, ä and ö are three distinct letters of the Swedish alphabet, sorted at the very end after z – not variants of a, a and o. Stripping them changes the word and the alphabetical position, and turns a name into a different one. We keep them exactly and translate into standard rikssvenska, never Norwegian or Danish.

How are Swedish names and the personnummer handled for a German registry office?

Names are kept with their å, ä and ö and matched exactly to the spelling in your passport. The Swedish personnummer (personal ID number) is reproduced in its original form and, where useful, explained, so the registry office (Standesamt) or immigration office accepts the document without a query.

Can you provide a certified Swedish translation recognised in Germany?

Yes. For certificates, diplomas and official documents an authorised translator (ermächtigter Übersetzer, authorised by a German court under state law) issues a certified translation with a certification note, recognised by German authorities and courts nationwide.

Does a German authorised translator also count in Sweden?

Not automatically. In Sweden an auktoriserad translator authorised by Kammarkollegiet (the Legal, Financial and Administrative Services Agency) certifies translations. Sweden is an EU member and a party to the Hague Apostille Convention, so an apostille – issued by a Notarius Publicus, not by the FÜD – may be required. We clarify in advance which country the document is for.

What does a Swedish translation cost?

The price depends on volume, field, direction and deadline. After a brief review we name a binding fixed price; standard certificates are usually a flat fee per document, from € 0.99 per standard line.
The names kept their ä and ö and my personnummer was left exactly as on the Swedish extract — no "corrections". The Standesamt in Hamburg accepted the certified translation without a single question.
★★★★★

K. Lindqvist · marriage, Hamburg

Next

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Documents

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Languages

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Work with us

Already a native Swedish speaker? Become an authorised translator.

Our Swedish translations are produced by native-speaker specialists — the reason German authorities, universities and courts accept them without queries. Beyond the language itself, that rests on German at C2 level, a specialist field the translator can defend, and — for certified work — court authorisation. If you bring that combination rather than bilingualism alone, we work with Swedish translators employed and freelance, and the way in is also open through an internship.

The path

German to C2, plus a field

Native Swedish is your starting capital; the market rewards what you build on top. German at C2 — the level at which you read a German ruling or medical report without hesitation — is the real gate, because certified work means rendering official German with precision, not just understanding it. Add a field you can defend (law, medicine, technology, finance) and the terminology that comes with it. That combination, not language alone, is what a registry office or a Swedish counterparty actually relies on.

Why it holds up

Authorisation, and the expertise behind it

For certified translations you apply to the competent Regional Court (Landgericht) to be authorised under state law. And even a well-covered language like Swedish turns on the details that decide documents: false friends read as confident errors, the personnummer and passport-exact names have to be right the first time, and å, ä, ö must never collapse into a and o. Careful human work here is not nostalgia — it is what the receiving authority requires.

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