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Learn Swedish Numbers

This page covers Swedish number words — irregular bases, the -ton suffix for teens, compound words, and special characters (å, ä, ö).

0–12: irregular bases

Memorize these individually:

0 = noll
1 = en / ett
2 = två
3 = tre
4 = fyra
5 = fem
6 = sex
7 = sju
8 = åtta
9 = nio
10 = tio
11 = elva
12 = tolv

13–19: -ton suffix

Pattern: digit + ton (from “tio”, meaning ten):

13 = tretton
14 = fjorton
15 = femton
16 = sexton
17 = sjutton
18 = arton
19 = nitton

20–99: tens

The tens words: tjugo (20), trettio (30), fyrtio (40), femtio (50), sextio (60), sjuttio (70), åttio (80), nittio (90).

21 = tjugoen
35 = trettiofem
99 = nittionio

Numbers 21–99 are typically written as one word (compound).

Quick check: 22, 48, 73?

22 tjugotvå · 48 fyrtioåtta · 73 sjuttiotre

Hundreds

100 = (ett) hundra
200 = tvåhundra
300 = trehundra
123 = (ett)hundratjugotre

Thousands & large numbers

1,000 = (ett) tusen
2,000 = tvåtusen
10,000 = tiotusen
1,000,000 = en miljon
1,000,000,000 = en miljard

Common mistakes

en vs. ett: “en” for en-words, “ett” for ett-words; for standalone numbers “en” is typical.
Teens spelling: fjorton (14), arton (18) — not directly from the digit name.
Compound words: tjugoen, trettiofem — no spaces between tens and ones.
Special characters: å (åtta, åttio), ö, ä in some forms.