How to Say the Months of the Year in Scandinavian Languages (Interactive Map)

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How to Say the Months of the Year in Scandinavian Languages (Interactive Map)

Wondering how to say the months of the year in Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Icelandic and Faroese? Explore the similarities and differences side by side, with filters, column toggles and a mobile-friendly cards view.

? How to use this guide

Use the search box to find a month or language form quickly. Keep all languages visible, hide columns you do not need, or use two-column comparison for focused study.

🗺 OpenStreetMap kept

The map is kept as a real OpenStreetMap/Leaflet map. Tap a month and the map labels update for Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Icelandic and Faroese.

Search by English, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Icelandic or Faroese form.

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12 Months of the year in Scandinavian languages

English Swedish Danish Norwegian Icelandic Faroese
Januaryjanuarijanuarjanuarjanúarjanuar
Februaryfebruarifebruarfebruarfebrúarfebruar
Marchmarsmartsmarsmarsmars
Aprilaprilaprilaprilaprílapríl
Maymajmajmaimaímai
Junejunijunijunijúníjuni
Julyjulijulijulijúlíjuli
Augustaugustiaugustaugustágústaugust
Septemberseptemberseptemberseptemberseptemberseptember
Octoberoktoberoktoberoktoberoktóberoktober
Novembernovembernovembernovembernóvembernovember
Decemberdecemberdecemberdesemberdesemberdesember

Tip: On mobile, switch to “Cards” view for a more comfortable layout.

Card view: each English month as a separate card with all Scandinavian equivalents stacked. Great for scrolling on mobile.

Scandinavian month names are largely transparent for learners who know one North Germanic language: most of them are very close to each other and to international forms like januar or september.

Icelandic and Faroese keep some characteristic diacritics and slightly longer forms, while Swedish, Danish and Norwegian show how closely related the mainland Scandinavian standards are.

🗺 Months of the year map

Months of the year (tap to update the map).

Tip: move and zoom the map — labels re-arrange to avoid overlap.

Current map month: January

✧ Patterns to notice

Mainland closeness Swedish, Danish and Norwegian are very close in forms such as januari / januar / januar and september / september / september.
Icelandic accents Icelandic keeps distinctive accent marks in forms such as janúar, febrúar, apríl, maí, júní, júlí, ágúst, október and nóvember.
Faroese similarity Faroese is often close to Danish and Norwegian, with forms such as januar, februar, juni, juli, august and oktober.
December shift December is december in Swedish and Danish, but desember in Norwegian, Icelandic and Faroese.

◎ Quick facts

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12 month rowsJanuary to December are compared side by side.
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5 Scandinavian languagesSwedish, Danish, Norwegian, Icelandic and Faroese.
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OpenStreetMapTap a month to update the real map labels.

? Scandinavian months FAQ

What does this page compare?

It compares the months of the year in Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Icelandic and Faroese, with English as a reference.

Which languages are included?

The table includes English, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Icelandic and Faroese.

Is the OpenStreetMap map included?

Yes. The map section uses real OpenStreetMap tiles through Leaflet, with clickable month buttons and labels for Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Icelandic and Faroese.

How should I use this page on mobile?

Switch to card view to see each month as a separate mobile-friendly card. The OpenStreetMap map can also be moved and zoomed.