 The Swedish Language Council ( <unk> ) is the official regulator of Swedish in Sweden but does not attempt to enforce control of the language , as for instance the Académie française does for French . However , many organizations and agencies require the use of the council 's publication Svenska <unk> in official contexts , with it otherwise being regarded as a de facto orthographic standard . Among the many organizations that make up the Swedish Language Council , the Swedish Academy ( established 1786 ) is arguably the most influential . Its primary instruments are the glossary Svenska Akademiens <unk> ( <unk> , currently in its 14th edition ) and the dictionary Svenska Akademiens <unk> , in addition to various books on grammar , spelling and manuals of style . Even though the dictionaries are sometimes used as official decrees of the language , their main purpose is to describe current usage . 
