Interesting facts about the Finnish language – an infographic
You are wondering about the Finnish language and are up for some light reading. No problem; here we are here with some fun facts for you to review;
Languages and related news
If you’re a linguist or just love languages check out this section of our blog where we post interesting stuff about languages and culture.
Norwegian language facts – an infographic
Want to learn more about Norwegian? We have pun together the most important Norwegian language facts into an infographic for your consideration, which you can download as an image or as a PDF document.
Scandinavian Cultures and Languages
Are Scandinavian cultures being affected by the whole economic story? Not short term, but long term there may be repercussions and unpredictable effects which should be considered.
Interesting Swedish language facts and short history
There are quite a few interesting Swedish language facts some of our linguists were discussing at our Birmingham translation office in the last days and we thought those would make an interesting 6 minutes read for our visitors.
The Vikings language, history and Icelandic sagas
There are some interesting facts in the Vikings language and history which makes it interesting for researches but also for general public. In the period from the 8th to 11th centuries, the Vikings dominated vast territories in Europe and they spread from distant parts of Russia to the east coast of North America.
Danish language: history and facts
Thanks to Denmark’s intriguing history, political power and influence, many years ago the Danish language had a strong influence on the Scandinavian languages. Even today it is considered a particularly important language in the Scandinavian languages.
Where does the English language comes from and what are its roots?
Recent researches are increasingly diversified to prove that English is actually a Scandinavian language. This would mean that the English language belongs to the Northern Germanic language group along with Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Icelandic and Faroese.
Arabic language is the second most spoken language in Sweden
In the past in Sweden, Finnish was the most utilized language after Swedish. Nowadays, it seems to be occupied by the Arabic language. This conclusion is based on the number of speakers that exceeds the Finnish language quickly and rapidly. The reason for this may lie in the large number of refugees increasingly settling in Sweden in recent years.
Short History of the Icelandic Language and Some Reasons to Visit Iceland
Icelanders are creative, progressive and open minded people, and the Icelandic language is beautiful in all its aspects. The Icelanders are highly educated people, music and art lovers. They are also hardworking people and, like everything else that other people around the world love, they want to have fun.
Which Scandinavian Dialects will Disappear in the Future?
We can say that a language is safe if its words are transmitted from generation to generation and the younger people are able to speak it fluently. In order to see which of the Scandinavian dialects are endangered, we first need to understand what an endangered language is.
Are Nordic Languages Mutually Understandable?
These days, a large portion of the world’s population is using the Internet in order to seek answers to their questions. Some, like tourists, asked if the Nordic’s are languages mutually understandable. We’ll try to respond to this question below.
Will Modern Languages Still Exist After 100 Years?
Looking ahead, in the next 100 years we can see many revolutionary changes in terms of technology. The world in the future will indeed look very different. In terms of progress it rejoices as information, but there is concern that in terms of modern languages, the world in the next 100 years will sound quite different.
