May 2008

Domain name issue resolved

Beginning in early May, our .com domain name got quarantined and got stuck between our Swedish provider and the German domain name registrar. We were continously told that the issue would be resolved within a day or two, but that didn´t happen. Finally, as of May 21, the domain name was back up again. We really apologize for this inconvenience.
Luckily, our learning platform was never affected by all this since it has got its own domain name - learnsweden.org.

New course starts

New course starts in August 2008. For summer starts, please inquire Torbjörn at torbjorn@learnsweden.com.

April 2008

LearnSweden will participate in the Swedish American Entrepreneurial Days in San Diego, CA

Swedish American Chamber of Commerce, SACC, is hosting the conference in San Diego, California, between April 6 and April 9. LearnSweden will have an exhibit booth and also participate in business matchmaking. For more info or questions, please contact Torbjörn at torbjorn@learnsweden.com or Valarie at valarie@learnsweden.com.

March 2008

LearnSweden CEO Per Svangren visits the USA, March 30 - April 6

Per will visit a number of organizations, academic institutions and people to discuss the LearnSweden online language learning program for high schools and colleges. He will travel mainly in the Great Lakes area. To reach Per, email at per.svangren@learnsweden.com

January/ February 2008

New Language Course Starts - end of January/early February

Our language courses will continue with current groups, but also start up new groups in the end of January/early February 2008. If you are interested in participating, purchase a course in our web shop on this website, or send an email to info@learnsweden.com or torbjorn@learnsweden.com. Our groups are small, between 2-8 people in each. We talk to eachother live once a week, in Skype. Throughout the course you´ll have support from a Swedish course instructor. Join us in January :) Note, that it´s ok to split payments in two or more parts. You always have 30-days Money Back guarrantee.

December 2007

Julkursen 2007

A family based self-study course, jam packed with fun stuff about our most famous and popular Swedes: from author Astrid Lindgren to sports profiles such as Björn Borg and Annika Sörenstam. Also, some recipes and decorations for Christmas plus crosswords and Swedish language excercises.

November 2007

New course starts in January 2008

New course starts in January: Swedish Start - 10 weeks of comprehensive Swedish; Swedish Beginning Conversation - 10 weeks of easier conversation; Swedish Free Conversation - 10 weeks of conversation for those who already know some Swedish and would like to talk more and practise their skills.

LearnSweden merchandise in our web shop

Now LearnSweden merchandise available in our web shop: calendars, posters, mugs, bags, hats etc. A LearnSweden Wall Calendar for 2008 with beautiful Swedish images!

September 2007

Continuing our discounts in September - 15% off select courses

Start learning Swedish or learning about Sweden this fall and enjoy a 15% discount on most of our courses - available until Sep 30. Discount will be deducted from course price when checking out. Mail list members receive an additional 10% off the Swedish Start and Swedish Conversation, until Sep 30.

August 2007

A Full week Try Out on Swedish Start

We now offer a Full week Try Out on the Swedish Start course for $25 only. Also receive a 15% discount off List Price of the course. Should one want to quit the course after the first week, you pay only your $25 and no more - no obligations. Should one however want to continue for the remaining nine weeks, there´s a 15% rebate. Click here for more details.
Mail list members receive an additional 10% off the Swedish Start and Swedish Conversation, until Sep 10.

Swedish Fall discount - 15% off select courses

Start learning Swedish or learning about Sweden this fall and enjoy a 15% discount on most of our courses - available until Sep 10. Discount will be deducted from course price when checking out. Mail list members receive an additional 10% off the Swedish Start and Swedish Conversation, until Sep 10.

June 2007

Wonderful tour of the Mid-West

We are now back home in Sweden and would very much show our appreciation to all we´ve met during our stay in the US. Everybody has been most kind and hospitable. We sincerely thank the towns of Lindsborg, KS and Stromsburg, NE for giving us the opportunity to present our online programs. Also people from Omaha, NE and Minneapolis, MN have been wonderful in letting us spread our message.

Pictures from our tour can be seen here.

LearnSweden moves on to Kansas and Nebraska

We are travelling by car from Minneapolis on Wednesday, June 13, to Lindsborg, KS. We´re going to meet with people there and then move on northwards to Stromsburg, NE, on Friday 15, to participate in the Midsommar Festival. Long car drives, but a good opportunity to see the country. We´re looking forward to it a lot :)

LearnSweden Open House in Minneapolis June 12

Since we start our promotional tour in Minneapolis, we thought it would be appropriate to host a sort of Open House presentation of some kind, where we introduce our online courses and their benefits to learning about Sweden and the Swedish language.

We´ll stay at the Comfort Inn, Bloomington, Minneapolis. On Tuesday, June 12, between 5 and 7 pm, we´ll welcome all interested in our internet courses. Invitations are coming from us directly and from Jonathan Peters of Smålandsförbundet, Minneapolis. Of course, anybody reading this are also most welcome to show up to this casual information and presentation.

May 2007

Swedish Conversation Course

The Swedish Conversation course is ready for start in September. It´s a 10 week, Instructor lead course, focused on talking Swedish. We will incorporate our assignment, chatroom, forum and other tools on our Learning Platform plus of course Skype. This course is more informal with less grammar and language points than that of the Swedish Start and Move on courses. The conversation course can easily be adapted to specific learner preknowledge. Most important is to have fun while speaking Swedish - with fellow learners and the course instructor :)



LearnSweden will travel to Swedish America on June 11

LearnSweden will participate in the Midsommar Festival in Stromsburg, NE, June 15-17. We are going to promote our Swedish Culture and Language courses on the internet, meet with people, do som Swedish word-lessons, parade, eat Smörgåsbord and have a lot of fun.

Stigge & Tobbe will bring
Sweden to Swedish America

Our trip will start in Minneapolis on June 11. We´ll stay in the Minneapolis area for a couple of days and then move on to Stromsburg, NE, via Kansas City, MO. From Kansas City we´ll go by car to Stromsburg. Along the return trip from Kansas City we´ll most probably also visit Lindsborg, KS. Finally we´ll go back to Minneapolis and fly back to Europe on June 18.

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Archive News

March 2007

Next course starts on April 10 , 2007. Special offer on the Swedish Start beginner´s course until April 10. Also 30% off Total when buying 2 or more courses (no combination with other offers) - ends March 31.

New courses coming during spring 2007. A Swedish Conversation course is planned. It will be a less formal course with focus on conversation topics using our Learning Platform and Skype. This is the course for any learner who already knows the basics of Swedish, but would like to practice speaking. Suggested length, about 10 weeks. Stay tuned, join our Mail List for immediate notification on start dates :)

February 2007

Next course starts on March 5, 2007. Special offer on the Nobel, Hammarskjöld and Swedish Start courses until March 5. Also 30% off Total when buying 2 or more courses (no combination with other offers).

New course: Swedish Food course to be released in March.

LearnSweden is now an affiliate member of Swedish Council of America.

January 2007

Next course starts on February 12, 2007. Special offer on the Nobel, Hammarskjöld and Swedish Start courses until February 12.

September 2006

LearnSweden will attend The Swedish Bridge Conference in Karlstad, Sep 27-Oct 1, 2006. We will promote our online courses at "Lilla Torget" which is next to the main conference hall.

June 2006

Two new Swedish language online courses are planned to be released in October/ November of 2006. Level 1 is a beginner´s course and Level 2 a 'moving on' course.

February 2006

Eleven Swedish culture courses have been designed for American Swedish descendants and others with an interest in Swedish culture and prominent historical persons. The courses are about Alfred Nobel, Jenny Lind, Anders Zorn, Vilhelm Moberg and many others. These online courses are all in English, but do employ some Swedish language as well.

January 2006

Complete new online learning platform launched. This is a modern and user friendly CMS (Content Management System) that can host any number of simultaneous learners and courses. Among a number of features to boost the learning experience are synchronous chatrooms, asynchronous discussion forums, assignments and databased test modules. The possibilities are near endless. The system yields peer to peer communication and facilitates a true interactive learning environment. See www.learnsweden.org