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SFI in Göteborg (Gothenburg)

Gothenburg has 19 SFI schools, and 10,486 people studied SFI here in 2025. You apply through Göteborg municipality.Göteborg municipality websiteStart learning while you wait

SFI schools in Gothenburg

Every active school unit registered with Skolverket for SFI in Göteborg municipality. Where there are several schools you can often say which one you prefer; the municipality makes the final placement.

How to apply for SFI in Gothenburg

  1. 1
    Get registered

    You need to live in Gothenburg, which for most people means being registered with Skatteverket (folkbokförd) with a personnummer. You also need to be at least 16 and lack basic Swedish. EU citizens can sometimes start before they are registered.

  2. 2
    Apply to Göteborg municipality

    Look for vuxenutbildning (adult education) or Komvux on the municipality's website. Most municipalities have an online form you sign with BankID; ask the municipality if you don't have BankID yet.

  3. 3
    Placement

    You are invited to a meeting where they ask about your education and test the Swedish you already have. That decides your study path (1, 2 or 3) and whether you start at course A, B, C or D.

  4. 4
    Start, and keep moving

    In 2025, 7% of SFI course places in Gothenburg were taken at a distance, so ask about online and evening options if you work. Since 1 January 2026 the right to SFI lasts three years from the day you are admitted, so plan to study steadily.

More detail on study paths, the time limit and what changes in 2027: SFI explained.

How SFI in Gothenburg compares

Official figures for SFI arranged by Göteborg municipality, next to the figures for all of Sweden.

MeasureGothenburgSweden
SFI students
People studying SFI during the year, 2025
10,486107,279
Courses ended with a pass
Of all course places that ended, completed or dropped, 2025
41%52%
Pass rate of those who finished
Of the students who completed the course, 2025
92%92%
Courses dropped
Of all course places that ended, 2025
55%44%
Passed two courses within two years
Of the people who started SFI two years earlier, 2025
23%32%
Taken at a distance
Share of course places studied online, 2025
7%11%
Teachers with a teaching licence
Full-time posts held by licensed teachers, 2025
75%62%
On study path 3
Course places on the path for people used to studying, 2025
71%45%

92% of the people who finish an SFI course in Gothenburg pass it. The bigger difference between municipalities is how many leave a course before it ends: 55% here, against 44% nationally. By the share of courses ending in a pass, Gothenburg is in the bottom quarter of the 195 municipalities with at least 60 students. Steady practice outside class makes it easier to keep going when work or family life gets busy.

Waiting for a place in Gothenburg?

Start before your first SFI class

People who arrive with some Swedish are placed higher and move faster. Three free ways to get going this week:

  • 5 minutes
    Find your level

    A quick test that tells you roughly where you would start: course B, C or D.

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  • Courses B, C and D
    Practise for the national test

    Reading, listening, writing and speaking tasks in the style of the SFI tests, with answers.

    Practise for SFI

Questions about SFI in Gothenburg

How do I apply for SFI in Gothenburg?

Apply to Göteborg municipality, usually through the adult education (vuxenutbildning or Komvux) pages on its website. You need to live in the municipality, be at least 16 and lack basic Swedish. After you apply you are invited to a placement meeting that decides your study path and starting course.

Is SFI free in Gothenburg?

Yes. SFI is free of charge everywhere in Sweden: the municipality pays for the teaching.

Where can I study SFI in Gothenburg?

19 schools are registered for SFI in Göteborg municipality: Arbetsmarknad och vuxenutbildning, Bräcke Bygg - komvux, Cuben Utbildning AB/SFI, Folkuniversitetet/SFI, Iris/SFI och komvux, LTG Komvux and more. The municipality decides your placement; where there is a choice, you can often say which school you prefer.

Can I study SFI online in Gothenburg?

Often, yes. In 2025, 7% of SFI course places in Gothenburg were taken at a distance (Sweden: 11%). Ask the municipality which distance and evening options it has right now.

How many people study SFI in Gothenburg?

10,486 people studied SFI in Gothenburg in 2025, according to Skolverket's official statistics.

Is there a time limit on SFI?

Yes. Since 1 January 2026 the right to SFI lasts three years from the day you are first admitted. The municipality can extend it for special reasons such as illness, work or parental leave, six months at a time and by at most three years in total.

Can I start learning Swedish before SFI begins?

Yes, and it helps: people who arrive with some Swedish are placed higher and move faster. Lingolib's Season 1 is free in full (49 video lessons taught in English) and there are free practice tasks for SFI courses B, C and D.

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Schools: Skolverket's school register (Skolenhetsregistret), active adult-education units registered for SFI. Statistics: Kolada (RKA), from Skolverket's official statistics on SFI. Municipality websites and locations: Wikidata (CC0). Data fetched 2026-10-27; rules checked against Skolverket on 2026-10-09.

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