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Swedish is a language that is used in official capacities in Sweden and Finland, as well as by the European Union. It is a North Germanic language and, as such, it shares many characteristics with all of the Germanic languages, including English. It is most similar, however, to Norwegian and Danish and, in some cases, speakers of these languages will have no significant language barrier between them. The language has approximately 10 million speakers, at present, and is spoken across the Nordic nations, as well as in pockets in the Americas and Europe at large. Approximately 5% of the population of neighboring Finland speaks Swedish. The language is one of the decedents of the Old Norse language, and does have some divergent dialects.

Swedish does have a standard form. The less-common dialects are heavily regionalized. The nation to whom this language belongs enjoys the same high standards of living that are characteristic of most Norse nations, with many emerging markets and wide adoption of consumer technology. Sweden is very much online and the nation is actively a part of the trends and cultural elements that tend to unite the markets of the Western world. The alphabet used to write Swedish is Latin-based with a few extra letters. It poses no significant concerns for web design. The economy in this nation is strong, and individuals tend to have access to disposable income and to live lives similar to those in most other Western nations, making Sweden an attractive market.