Research-backed learning guide
The planned Swedish curriculum
A transparent Swedish path from first interactions through SFI-related daily independence and advanced work, study and civic participation.
A Swedish curriculum should connect pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary and real tasks at every stage. CEFR and SFI labels describe assessed ability; they are not earned by completing a fixed number of screens.
Swedish levels at a glance
A1–A2: make daily Swedish usable
Work covers identity, housing, food, transport, healthcare, work and services. Grammar enters through tasks: en/ett nouns, definite forms, present and past, modal verbs, V2 order, questions, negation and basic subordinate clauses.
B1–B2: become independent
Learners narrate, explain opinions, follow workplace communication and participate in community life. They consolidate word order, adjective agreement, particles, connectors and register across broader listening.
C1–C2: develop precision and range
Advanced work develops academic and professional genres, argument, idiom, humour, literature and sociolinguistic judgement with sustained assessment across skills.
SFI, citizenship and honest claims
SFI currently has courses A–D and changed in 2026, including a three-year study entitlement with possible extensions. Swedish citizenship knowledge rules also changed in June 2026. The Migration Agency currently specifies B1 reading/listening and A2 speaking/writing among recognised language evidence routes. Rules and accepted evidence can change; only current official guidance should determine a legal application.
Questions learners ask
Frequently asked questions
Is SFI D the same as a CEFR level?
The systems are related but not simply interchangeable; use current official outcomes and assessment criteria.
Does completing an app prove citizenship-level Swedish?
No. Authorities require accepted evidence or an applicable test.
Can the course prepare for TISUS?
Advanced skills overlap, but TISUS is a specific university-entrance test requiring targeted preparation.