Modern Swedish

Modern Swedish
nysvenska
RegionSweden, Finland, Saint Barthélemy and Estonia
Eradeveloped into contemporary Swedish by the late 19th century
Indo-European
Early form
Language codes
ISO 639-3
GlottologNone

Modern Swedish (Swedish: nysvenska) is the linguistic term used for the Swedish language from the Bible translation of 1526 to the development of a common national language around 1880. The period can further be divided into Early Modern Swedish (1526–1750) and Late Modern Swedish (1750–1880).