A-Z doesn’t stop here. No, not in Sweden. As if the Swedish language isn’t difficult enough to learn, there are three more letters of the alphabet to contend with: Å, Ä and Ö.
Å is pronounced like ‘or’
Ä is pronounced like ‘air’
Ö is pronounced like ‘urr’
These letters are partly what gives the Swedish language its distinctive sound and can be a bit difficult for foreign learners to get their brains and mouths around.
Interestingly, the letter Ö is also a word – Island. Think about that if you head into the archipelago and see many of the place names ending with ö.
So is the letter Å!
We do have the word Å also. Which is one of several for river.