Medical Swedish Course (SFM)

Medical Swedish: Course Overview

Swedish for Medical Professionals aka “Swedish for Medical Staff” (SFM) is a medical Swedish course tailored for medical staff who intend to work in Sweden within their profession. The language course is at the C1/C2 (CEFR) level. Students can join after completing A2, including A2 studied elsewhere. Students take the “Swedish for Medical Professionals” (SFM) course alongside their regular Swedish courses→.

For the complete sequence of general Swedish, C1 and specialist study, see our Swedish pathway for healthcare professionals.

The “Swedish for Medical Professionals” (SFM) course is a crucial supplementary course designed for medical staff. The SFM course is not sufficient on its own to meet the C1 level certificate requirements for Socialstyrelsen→. This course is an integral and mandatory part of our medical staff curriculum. To receive a certificate that aligns with Socialstyrelsen’s standards, medical staff students must complete the SFM course.

The Swedish for Medical Professionals course is held once a week, as students have their regular Swedish lessons Monday through Thursday and Conversation sessions on Saturdays. Currently, SFM lessons take place on Fridays at 19:00 Swedish time. The course fee is €399, and is not included in the Academy Option→.

Associated with KI or a Swedish hospital? Check the Swedish course offer for KI and hospital associates. The SFM course is separate from that offer.

SFM requires at least 30 live sessions, including at least 20 with active participation. You may listen and follow along during up to ten warm-up sessions, or participate actively from the start; all 30 may be active. Each lesson is two hours. Thirty sessions is a minimum, not a limit. You can join after completing A2, even if you have not yet completed earlier Språkcafé sessions.

SFM sessions are separate from Språkcafé. Normally attend the full two-hour lesson; occasional late arrival or early departure is acceptable. The annual loop contains approximately 40–45 lessons, depending on progress. You may join at any point and continue with the next cohort. You do not have to cover the entire book. Sessions normally run weekly, with extra sessions sometimes offered during general-course break weeks.

The €399 fee is a one-time payment. Repeat the loop and join later cohorts without further payment, even if the price changes for new purchases. SFM is excluded from all bundles and discounts.

Report attendance and active/listening participation through the e-learning platform. At the final C1 examination stage, you must also pass a separate 60-minute Medical Swedish assessment: reading medical texts and discussing questions about their meaning and terminology. Course attendance alone is not sufficient for certification.

For more information on working as medical staff in Sweden, you can watch our webinar titled Doctors Going To Sweden→. This session provides comprehensive insights into the steps and requirements for starting a medical career in Sweden

Here you can see the order of our online Swedish language courses. You can start the Swedish for Medical Professionals course after completing the Swedish A2 course.
  1. Swedish A1                   Swedish for Beginners
  2. Swedish A2                  Pre-Intermediate Swedish
  3. Swedish B1                   Intermediate Swedish
  4. Swedish A2+/B1+        Intermediate Swedish aka  “Swedish for Professionals”
  5. Swedish B2                  Upper-intermediate Swedish aka ”Sverigekurs”
  6. Swedish: W&S              Writing and Speaking course
  7. Swedish C1                  Advanced Swedish aka “Tisus preparation”
Swedish course pathway: A1, A2, B1, Swedish for Professionals, B2, Writing and Speaking, C1, and Swedish for Medical Staff.

The main focus of the Swedish for Medical Staff course is:

  • The construction and development of the Human body and its capability to metabolism, movement, irritability, protection, defense, and reproduction.
  • Usual disease and agent reasons, symptoms and diagnoses, examination, medical treatment, and nursing and health care in case of these diseases.
  • Usual drugs, how they act, a field of application, side effects and laws, and regulation applied for utilization of medical drugs.
  • Common microorganisms and their propagation.
  • First aid in case of wounds, acute disease, and cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
  • Efforts of the Society in case of war and catastrophe.
  • Fire safety work, discover and attend to fire risk and act in case of fire.
  • Medical terminology.

The Swedish for Medical Professionals course consists of the following modules:

  • Human life cycle
  • The development of public health in Sweden
  • General symptoms and signs of illness
  • Cell, tissues, organs, and organ systems
  • Cancer
  • Nervous system
  • Diseases of the nervous system
  • Sensory organs
  • The respiratory system
  • Respiratory diseases
  • Circulatory system
  • Cardiovascular disease
  • Blood diseases
  • Urinary organs
  • Diseases of the urinary tract
  • Digestion
  • Diseases of the digestive organs
  • The locomotor organs
  • Diseases and injuries of the musculoskeletal system
  • The skin
  • Skin diseases
  • Allergy
  • Endocrine organs
  • Endocrine diseases
  • Sex organs
  • Sexually transmitted infections
  • Gynecological diseases
  • Microbiology
  • Immunology – body defense
  • Infectious diseases
  • Medication (Drug)
  • Emergency efforts