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The official language of Sweden is
Swedish, which is very similar to the other Scandinavian
languages—Danish, Norwegian and Icelandic. Along with the other North
Germanic languages, Swedish is a descendant of Old Norse, the common
Scandinavian language of the Viking Era.
Sami, a minority language, is spoken by Sweden's oldest ethnic minority,
the Sami. The area, historically related to this group of people, can be
found in northern Sweden, as well as in northern Finland and Norway.
Because of immigration in the second half of the 20th century, many
foreign languages are now represented and they are frequently used
within the immigrant groups respectively.
English is taught as a compulsory secondary language in Swedish schools.
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