Languages of Sweden
In 2009, the Riksdag passed the Language Law recognizing Swedish as the "main" and "common" language of society as well as being the official language in "international contexts", the five national minority languages, and Swedish sign language .
Languages of Sweden
Finnish was the majority language of Sweden's eastern parts, though it was used almost exclusively as a spoken language. These areas were also home of a significant Swedish-speaking minority. Finnish became a minority language in the west as well since many Finnish speakers migrated there (mostly for economic reasons).