Guidelines for translating into Swedish

General EU information

EU institutions

• Names of institutions, bodies and agencies of the European Union
• European Commission
  • List of EU Commissioners
  • List of directorates-general and departments of the European Commission
• European Parliament
  • European Parliament committees
• European Council/Council of the EU 
  • Council configurations
• The European Committee of the Regions (CoR)
• The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC)

European legislation

• EUR-Lex — EU law currently in force

Contractor guides

Guidelines

• Guidelines for translating and revising Commission communications
• Guidelines for translating and revising texts intended for the general public
• Guidelines for translating and revising texts intended for the web

EU terminology

• IATE — EU terminology database
• Eurostat classifications and code lists
  • Combined Nomenclature

Style guides

• New Swedish style guide (Anvisningarna) — Att översätta unionsrättsakter – anvisningar
• Interinstitutional Style Guide — for Swedish
• Joint practical guide for persons involved in the drafting of EU legislation — for Swedish
• Manual of precedents for acts established within the Council of the European Union (formulärhandboken)
• Manual of Precedents for International Agreements and Related Acts (EN-SV avtalshandboken)

Language-specific information

Terminology and glossaries

• List of transliterated names and Swedish forms (exonyms) in current usage (January 2025)
• About transliteration and alternative geographical names
• Council glossaries — common words and phrases in EU texts (EN-SV [Updated version], FR-SV)
• Language planning portal (EU-språkvården)
• National term bank (Rikstermbanken)

Video tutorials

Den här kursen ger en introduktion till översättning av EU-kommissionens rättsakter till svenska och består av tre moduler.