Swedish for immigrants
Swedish for immigrants, sfi, is a free basic education in Swedish. At the sfi office we guide and inform you about sfi and determine your level of Swedish.
Who can attend sfi?
In order to study sfi, you must meet the following criteria:
- You must have a valid residence permit in Sweden or be an EU/EEA citizen.
- You must live in Uppsala kommun.
- You must have a need for sfi (lack basic knowledge of Swedish).
- You must be at least 20 years old or have a complete upper secondary school (high school) diploma from your home country.
Sfi for Ukrainians
From August 2023 also people coming from Ukraine can study sfi (Swedish for immigrants) .
Read more about Sfi for Ukrainians and how to register.
Registration at the Sfi office
You sign up for Sfi by contacting the Sfi office by phone or by visiting us at UJC Boländerna, Bolandsgatan 4.
In the conversation with you, we make a survey of your educational and professional background and help you to choose a school and course. The waiting time for course start is 2–6 weeks.
The Sfi courses are free of charge. Sfi students are not entitled to CSN grants or loans.
Prepare your application to sfi online
Contact the Sfi office
Phone number: 018-727 22 10
E-mail: sfi@uppsala.se
Phone hours:
Monday 9.00-13.00
Wednesday 9.00-13.00
Thursday 13.00-14.00
Drop in hours:
Tuesday 10.00-12.00
Thursday 10.00-12.00
Our drop in and phone service are closed from December 23 to January 6, but you can reach us through email. Regular opening hours from January 7.
Renewed registration
If you have studied sfi in Uppsala before and want to study again you need to contact the sfi office.
Sfi school in Uppsala
Course start dates and deadlines
Courses starting on January 7 - last day to apply December 5
Courses starting on February 3 - last day to apply January 16
Courses starting on March 3 - last day to apply February 13
Courses starting on March 31 - last day to apply March 13
Courses starting on April 28 - last day to apply April 10