Since 1963 · Uppsala
Study Swedish
& meet the world.
3, 6 or 9 weeks — language, culture, and friendships that last a lifetime.
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About UISS
Sweden's oldest Swedish summer program.
Since 1963, we've welcomed over 10,000 students and professionals from around the world to Uppsala. What keeps them coming back — sometimes for the eighth time — isn't just the teaching. It's the community, the city, and a summer that stays with you.
Intensive Swedish every morning. Your choice of cultural elective every afternoon. A different corner of Sweden every Friday.
10k+Alumni since 1963
40+Countries each summer
18–65Age range
~200Students per period
"If you choose UISS for the sixth time, you really believe in the quality of this program."
Paloma Basanta Loriga
UISS 2014 · 2015 · 2017 · 2019 · 2022 · 2023 · 2025 · Germany / Spain
Life at UISS
A day unlike any other.
Swedish in the morning. Your choice of cultural elective in the afternoon. A new corner of Sweden every Friday — always different, always memorable.
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Monday – Thursday · 08:30–13:00
Swedish language class
Five intensive lesson hours per day. Placed by level on arrival — no guessing. The newest teaching methods in the most motivating atmosphere.
2
Monday – Thursday · 13:00 onwards
Cultural & other studies
Choose a new elective every three weeks. Deepen your understanding of Sweden through its music, theatre, history, and society — alongside your language studies.
3
Every Friday · Full day
Cultural excursion
A new destination every single week. Sweden's history, nature, and culture, up close — always different, always memorable.
Swedish class
Afternoon course
Friday excursion
Why choose UISS
The program that's different.
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Sweden's largest & most flexible Swedish language program
More levels and smaller, more homogeneous classes than any other program in Sweden. Stay 3, 6, or 9 weeks — your schedule, your pace.
10 levels simultaneously
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First-class educators with real academic credentials
All teachers hold degrees to teach Swedish as a foreign language. Most are university lecturers. Three hold PhDs. You're learning from the best.
3 teachers with PhDs
03
Far beyond the classroom — culture, history, community
Afternoon electives, Friday excursions, midsommar, student gasque, potluck dinners with 40 countries at one table. Language is only the beginning.
Afternoons + Fridays programmed
04
Uppsala — Sweden's oldest and most vibrant university city
A beautiful, safe, student-centred city with 50,000 students. The atmosphere is part of the program. Stockholm is 40 minutes by train.
40 min to Stockholm
Plan your summer · 2027
How long would you like to stay?
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in Uppsala this summer?
in Uppsala this summer?
All levels welcome — from complete beginner to advanced. Three, six, or nine weeks.
Sweden's oldest summer Swedish program. Since 1963 we have welcomed students and professionals from around the world to Uppsala for an unforgettable summer.
Stiftelsen UISS · Org.nr 817602-1221
Jensen Gymnasium, Gamla Torget 7
753 20 Uppsala, Sweden
Jensen Gymnasium, Gamla Torget 7
753 20 Uppsala, Sweden
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