Lots of new Swedish words have popped up during the virus crisis – new, or not commonly used. Some of these words are seriously long! And many of them are a major challenge for us foreigners to pronounce! Try getting your tongue around some of these words…
Fjärrundervisningsmöjligheter – possibility to deliver distance teaching
Folkhälsomyndigheten – Public Health Agency
Riskgruppsbeskyddande beteende – behaviour that protects those in risk groups
Ryktesspridning – the spreading of rumors
Samhällskritiska funktioner – key functions in society
Skyddsutrustning – protective equipment
Smittbärarpenning – social benefit for virus carriers
Smittskydd – disease control
Socialstyrelsen – the National Board of Health and Welfare
Statsepidemiolog – chief epidemiologist
Verksamhetskritiska resor – business-critical trips
Watching the Swedes 