Why learn Swedish?
Learning Swedish gives you the opportunity to better understand the country, the culture and the people behind the language. In our courses, you will practice speaking, listening, reading and writing in a practical way so that you can use what you have learned immediately - whether you are traveling in Sweden, studying Scandinavian topics or exchanging ideas with Swedish students.
Furthermore, Swedish is not only useful when studying or traveling: knowledge of the language facilitates access to Scandinavian universities, research projects and career opportunities in international companies. You gain a better understanding of the Nordic way of thinking and working and can make contacts in a country known for innovation, sustainability and design.
Registration and deregistration
Registration for our Swedish courses in the summer semester takes place via unisono and is possible in the first and second enrolment phase:
Enrolment phase 1: February 16 - March 08, 2026
Enrolment phase 2: March 23 - April 05, 2026
If you are unable to attend a course after all, you can deregister from March 9 to 22, 2026 via unisono. After this date, please cancel your registration by e-mail to sprachenzentrum@spz.uni-siegen.de
cancel.
Placement test
If you have not yet taken a Swedish course at the Language Center in the past two semesters, register for a Swedish course ("desired course") via unisono during the enrolment phases.
The desired course is selected on the basis of your personal assessment using the self-assessment grid
of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).
If you have a valid proof or certificate of language proficiency, a placement test is not required.
Our Swedish teacher
Sebastian Kaufmann studied Swedish at the University of Bonn and at what is now Linné University in Växjö (Sweden). His motto is clear: a year without having been to Sweden is a year lost. He has been a full-time Swedish teacher in NRW since the end of his studies and has been teaching at the Language Center of the University of Siegen since 2010. You can learn how to pronounce "Växjö" in Swedish, among other things, in his Swedish courses at the Language Learning Center. Välkomna!
Hej och välkomna till svenskkursen!
Jag heter Sebastian. Jag jobbar som språklärare vid Siegens universitet.
Jag talar svenska, tyska och engelska. Jag bor bor i Köln.
Jag önskar er alla en fin termin och jag hoppas att vi ses snart.
Swedish is taught at 216 universities worldwide.
That's how many users on Duolingo are learning or have learned Swedish.
That's how many people around the world speak Swedish as their first language.
Sweden is one of the countries with the highest coffee consumption: 82% of people drink coffee every day.
Learning Swedish at the Language Center is a lot of fun! Small courses and nice people make learning Swedish easy.
I look forward to my Swedish course with Mr. Kaufmann every week. The language is beautiful and the atmosphere in the course is always very nice.
I was happy to get up at 7 a.m. for this course.
Do you have any questions? Feel free to contact us:
Language Center in the Student Service Center (Building F-S)
Sandstraße 16-18
57072 Siegen
Office
Andrea Süßmann
Room: F-S 304
Phone: +49 271 / 740 3002
sprachenzentrum@spz.uni-siegen.de
Visit us on the 3rd floor, we will be happy to advise you.
