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Option+a to get å<br />
Option+a = å<br />
Option+A to get Å<br />
Option+A = Å<br />
Option+u to get ¨ then type a = ä<br />
Option+u to get ¨ then type a = ä<br />
Option+u to get ¨ then type A = Ä<br />
Option+u to get ¨ then type A = Ä<br />
Option+u to get ¨ then type o = ö<br />
Option+u to get ¨ then type o = ö<br />
Option+u to get ¨ then type O = Ö<br />
Option+u to get ¨ then type O = Ö<br />

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The Swedish alphabet contains 29 letters:

Aa Bb Cc Dd Ee Ff Gg Hh Ii Jj Kk Ll Mm Nn Oo Pp Qq Rr Ss Tt Uu Vv Xx Yy Zz Åå Ää Öö


Notes
The last three letters, Å, Ä, and Ö, are regarded as distinct letters, separate from A and O. Whereas in English you might use the term "A - Z", in Swedish it would be "A - Ö". Unlike in English, Y is always a vowel, except in the case of some loanwords. For a time, W was part of the alphabet, treated as a variation of V, but it is no longer a part of it (it is still used however, in some loanwords).


Special Characters

On a PC:

Alt+0229 = å
Alt+0197 = Å
Alt+0228 = ä
Alt+0196 = Ä
Alt+0246 = ö
Alt+0214 = Ö

On a Mac:

Option+a = å
Option+A = Å
Option+u to get ¨ then type a = ä
Option+u to get ¨ then type A = Ä
Option+u to get ¨ then type o = ö
Option+u to get ¨ then type O = Ö