swedish became the official language of sweden in the 20th century.
swedish became the official language of sweden in the 20th century.
when did swedish become the official language of sweden?
20th century
in 1892, finnish finally became an equal official language and gained a status comparable to that of swedish. nevertheless, the swedish language continued to be the language of culture, arts and business into the 1920s. legislation since 1922 gives finnish and swedish equal official status. by 2000, swedish was the first language of about 6% of the population, or 300,000 people. however, since the late 20th century there has been a steady migration of older, better-educated swedish speakers to sweden.









































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finnish nationalism
in addition to the minorities in sweden, swedish is a compulsory subject in school for finnish-speakers in finland, where swedish is a co-official language with finnish; a 5% minority of finns use swedish as a native language. in official documents and in education, swedish is considered "the second domestic language" (fi. "toinen kotimainen kieli", sv. "det andra inhemska språket") for finnish-speakers, while the same holds true for finnish for swedish-speakers. finland was a part of sweden from the 13th century to 1809, and the use of swedish in government prevailed for much of 19th century. language reforms did not replace swedish, but gave finnish (which is a completely unrelated uralic language) an "equal status" as an official language of the state. this situation remains to this day, despite the near-complete switchover to finnish in practical usage in governmental affairs. there is compulsory teaching and language testing at all levels of education, and a basic working knowledge of swedish is required for state government officials.
swedish as a foreign language