European Date and Language Style Guide
Use European date standard
To keep things uncomplicated, we follow the date and time standard of the European union. This means date, month and year. In English, day and month always start with capital letter. That is not the case for the Nordic languages.
Date Format Examples
| English | Swedish |
|---|---|
| 2022-07-10 | 2022-07-10 |
| 2022-07-10 to 2022-07-31 | 2022-07-10 till 2022-07-31 |
| 10 July | 10 juli |
| Monday, 10 July 2022 | Måndag, 10 juli 2022 |
| 10 July 2022 | 10 juli 2022 |
| Monday to Friday | Måndag till fredag |
| Your parcel was delivered on Monday, 10 july | Ditt paket levererades måndag, 10 juli |
Some cases you have to go with a compact version
| English | Swedish |
|---|---|
| Mon, 11 Oct | Mån, 11 okt |
Don't use ordinal numbers (1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc.) in dates
Do
- 23 October
Don't
- 23rd October, April 1st, March 2nd
For deliveries, use today, tomorrow and then start naming days (on/på)
| English | Swedish |
|---|---|
| Estimated delivery is today | Beräknad leverans är idag |
| Estimated delivery is tomorrow, Wednesday | Beräknad leverans är imorgon onsdag |
| Estimated delivery is on Friday | Beräknad leverans är på fredag |
Abbreviating days and months
Use abbreviations when space is limited.
Days of the Week
| English | Swedish |
|---|---|
| Monday – Mon | Måndag – Mån |
| Tuesday – Tue | Tisdag – Tis |
| Wednesday – Wed | Onsdag – Ons |
| Thursday – Thu | Torsdag – Tor |
| Friday – Fri | Fredag – Fre |
| Saturday – Sat | Lördag – Lör |
| Sunday – Sun | Söndag – Sön |
Months of the Year
| English | Swedish |
|---|---|
| January – Jan | Januari– Jan |
| February – Feb | Februari – Feb |
| March – Mar | Mars – Mar |
| April – Apr | April – Apr |
| May – leave it as May | Maj – Keep as Maj |
| June – Jun | Juni – Jun |
| July – Jul | Juli – Jul |
| August – Aug | Augusti – Aug |
| September – Sep | September – Sep |
| October – Oct | Oktober – Okt |
| November – Nov | November – Nov |
| December – Dec | December – Dec |
Time for deliveries
Use the 24-hour clock for all regions and languages. 00:00–24:00. Use colons and dashes (tankestreck) without spaces between times, and se the zeros like 9:00 (not only 9) to make it clearer for countries outside Sweden.
Examples
EN:
- This Wednesday at 22:00
- This Friday 9:00–14:00
SV:
- På onsdag 22:00
- På fredag 9:00–14:00
Numbers
We use numerals, most of the time, since they stand out and are scannable. If the number is below 10 and not essential to the sentence, spell it out.
Examples
| English | Swedish |
|---|---|
| We only keep your 200 most recent parcels | Vi behåller endast dina 200 senaste paket |
| Valid for 10 days | Giltig i 10 dagar |
| Enter the four-digit code we sent to address@email.com | Skriv in den fyrsiffriga koden vi skickade till adress@email.com |
| Track your parcels from one place | Spåra dina paket från ett ställe |