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Swedish alphabet

The 29 letters of the Swedish alphabet, with Å, Ä, and Ö after Z.

Language
Svenska
Letters
29
Writing system
Latin
Direction
Left to right
Standard order

Uppercase and lowercase letters

Uppercase

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Å Ä Ö

Lowercase

a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z å ä ö

Letter pairs

Every letter by position

Each tile pairs the uppercase and lowercase form and shows the letter's position in the alphabet.

  1. A a Letter 1: A, a
  2. B b Letter 2: B, b
  3. C c Letter 3: C, c
  4. D d Letter 4: D, d
  5. E e Letter 5: E, e
  6. F f Letter 6: F, f
  7. G g Letter 7: G, g
  8. H h Letter 8: H, h
  9. I i Letter 9: I, i
  10. J j Letter 10: J, j
  11. K k Letter 11: K, k
  12. L l Letter 12: L, l
  13. M m Letter 13: M, m
  14. N n Letter 14: N, n
  15. O o Letter 15: O, o
  16. P p Letter 16: P, p
  17. Q q Letter 17: Q, q
  18. R r Letter 18: R, r
  19. S s Letter 19: S, s
  20. T t Letter 20: T, t
  21. U u Letter 21: U, u
  22. V v Letter 22: V, v
  23. W w Letter 23: W, w
  24. X x Letter 24: X, x
  25. Y y Letter 25: Y, y
  26. Z z Letter 26: Z, z
  27. Å å Letter 27: Å, å
  28. Ä ä Letter 28: Ä, ä
  29. Ö ö Letter 29: Ö, ö
Origins and development

A short history

Swedish has used Latin writing since the Middle Ages. Å developed from aa, while Ä and Ö grew from historical ae and oe spellings; all three received positions after Z.