The official language in the Kingdom of Sweden is Swedish. Linguistically, it falls into the Eastern subgroup of Scandinavian languages. It is worth noting that Swedish is today one of the most popular languages among all the countries of Scandinavia. The population zealously guards its ancient language and believes that its preservation was achieved due to the homogeneity of the local population of the country, when it comes to both ethnic and religious aspects. For many centuries, Swedish names have dominated this territory, regardless of the appearance of migrants or complex political situations. It is also worth noting that the language of Sweden is considered as one of the official languages within the territory of the Euro zone.
In the modern Kingdom, a huge majority of the population speaks Swedish (at least 90 percent). Broadcasting of mass media are done only in the literary state language. In the same way, executive and legislative authorities communicate and issue laws in the language. In addition to this, there are several dialects of this language used on the territory of Sweden, but their speakers are very small groups of people. One of the most significant dialects in the Kingdom currently is Elfdalian. The dialect being a multi-unit complex dialect consists of several different directions which is used depending on the geographical location and differs significantly. Usually, speakers of the dialect reside in the Dalarne district, particularly, in the Elvdalen commune. The total number of speakers of this language to date is no more than one thousand five hundred people.
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