Swedish and Russian Speaking countries
Countries
European Union, Finland, Nordic Council, Sweden
Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan
National Language
Sweden
Russia
Second Language
Finland
Afganistan
Speaking Continents
Antartica, Europe
Asia, Europe
Minority Language
Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States of America
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Israel, Jordan, Latvia, Lithuania, Mongolia, Poland, Serbia, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan
Regulated By
Institute for the Languages of Finland, Swedish Academy, Swedish Language Council
Russian Academy, Russian Language Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Interesting Facts
- In Swedish language, article comes after noun.
- Most of the words in Swedish language began "S" than any other letter.
- In Russian language, the words are not pronounced as they are written.
- In Russian language, there are only 200,000 words out of which only few words are used and due to this many words have more than one meaning.
Similar To
Norwegian and Danish Language
Ukrainian and Belarusian Languages
Derived From
Old Norse Language
Proto-Slavic Vocabulary
Swedish and Russian as Minority Language
In Swedish and Russian speaking countries you will get the countries which have Swedish and Russian as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.
- Swedish as minority language: Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States of America.
- Russian as minority language: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Israel, Jordan, Latvia, Lithuania, Mongolia, Poland, Serbia, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan.
If you want to compare Swedish and Russian dialects, then you can go to Swedish vs Russian Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Swedish and Russian Regulators
Swedish and Russian speaking countries provide you Swedish and Russian regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Institute for the Languages of Finland, Swedish Academy, Swedish Language Council regulates Swedish language.Russian is regulated by Russian Academy, Russian Language Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Also get to learn, Swedish and Russian Language History.
Swedish and Russian Continents
Thinking about Swedish and Russian continents in which Swedish and Russian speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Swedish and Russian. Most of the Swedish speaking countries lie in Antartica, Europe. While Russian speaking countries lie in Asia, Europe. Continentwise, most of the languages belong to Asian Languages and African Languages. It's always fun to know about interesting facts of any language, so lets discuss about unknown facts of Swedish and Russian languages:
Swedish Interesting Facts:
- In Swedish language, article comes after noun.
- Most of the words in Swedish language began "S" than any other letter.
Russian Interesting Facts:
- In Russian language, the words are not pronounced as they are written.
- In Russian language, there are only 200,000 words out of which only few words are used and due to this many words have more than one meaning.
The Swedish language was derived from Old Norse Language and is similar to Norwegian and Danish Language whereas Swedish language is similar to Ukrainian and Belarusian Languages and derived from Proto-Slavic Vocabulary.