Guidelines for translating EU documents into Swedish

General EU information

• 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
• Committee of the Regions — Commissions
• Economic and Social Commmitee — Sections and Other Bodies 

European legislation

• EUR-Lex — EU law currently in force

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

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)

Terminology and glossaries

 KCTI terminology page - for general information and links to terminology tools

• Eurostat classifications and code lists
• Combined Nomenclature
• 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.