The Teachers
Meet the Swedish Teachers
All our teachers have a university education in teaching Swedish or Swedish as a second/foreign language. They also have several years of professional experience of teaching Swedish as a foreign language and enjoy teaching on all levels. Our youngest student was 12 years old and our oldest 75.
All the teachers have a personal experience of living in bilingual families, as well as of living abroad and can give you valuable cultural guidance when you’re new in Sweden or planning to move there. Our teachers always work hard to create a friendly learning atmosphere, so you can relax and get the most out of your lessons.
Learn more about our teachers
Sara Hörberg - from Uppsala
Sara has a master’s degree in teaching Swedish as a Second Language, and a bachelor’s degree in Pedagogy. She founded The Swedish Teacher in 2009, after nearly 10 years at Folkuniversitetet.
Sara studied Linguistics, Swedish as Second Language (svenska som andraspråk), and Pedagogy at Uppsala University. After teaching Swedish at Folkuniversitetet for nearly ten years, Sara founded The Swedish Teacher in 2009. She writes the featured blog “The Swedish Teacher” for The Local Sweden.
Sara is a native speaker from Uppsala, Sweden. She started teaching Swedish as Second Language in 2001 and specializes in custom design lesson plans for one-to-one students. Sara has taught Swedish to students at Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala University, Vattenfall – Forsmarks kraftverk, IBM, Fresenius Kabi, Atlas Copco, TetraPak, Tele2, H&M, Husqvarna, ITT Water & Wastewater, Teosol AB, Absolut Vodka and many more. Since 2021, Sara teaches Swedish for Academics at Uppsala University.
Sara is also a certified SWEDEX examiner and trained in the evaluation of Swedish language skills of foreign healthcare professionals (Validering av svenska för vården).
Helly Eliasson - from Umeå
Helly started teaching for The Swedish Teacher in 2022. She is a native Swedish speaker from Umeå, and currently lives in Hörnefors just south of Umeå.
Helly has been a teacher for almost 20 years, she earned her teacher certification in 2002 at Linköping University. Helly is accredited to teach Swedish as as a Second Language, Swedish, as well as English.
Helly has almost 15 years experience of teaching Swedish as a Second language and has taught SFI in Göteborg and Umeå, and Swedish as a Second Language on high school level (grundskola and gymnasium). She currently works at Strömbäcks Folkhögskola.
Nathalie Schmeikal - from Göteborg
Nathalie started teaching for The Swedish Teacher in 2022. She is a native Swedish speaker from Göteborg. Nathalie speaks Swedish and English.
Nathalie has been teaching Swedish as a Second Language since 2015 at various schools in Göteborg. She has mainly worked with teenagers and young adults.
Nathalie holds a Bacherlor’s Degree in Swedish as a Second Language (Göteborgs universitet) and will earn her teacher certification from Göteborgs universitet in the fall 2022.
Besides teaching Swedish, Nathalie is very interested in music and has studied vocal performance at the Musicians insititue in Los Angeles.
Sanna Nornberg - from Nyköping
Sanna started teaching for The Swedish Teacher in 2020. She is a native Swedish speaker from Nyköping and currently lives in Malta.
Sanna is an accredited teacher in Swedish, Swedish as a Second Language, and English. She graduated from Linköpings universitet (Linköping University) in 2004. She has also studied Special Education at Uppsala universitet (Uppsala University) as well as Web Development at NTI-skolan, and Psychology at Malmö högskola.
Sanna has worked as a teacher since 2004, teaching Swedish, Swedish as a second language, English as well as Special education (specialpedagogik) in school year 4-9. Since 2019, Sanna has also taught Swedish as a second language online to adults.
Lotta Lantz - from Stockholm
Lotta is a native Swedish speaker with many years of professional experience of Second language acquisition. She has taught a wide range of students with multifaceted backgrounds.
She is a contributor to the Swedish School of San Diego where she taught Swedish and facilitated learning for children between the ages 6-12 years old with Swedish heritage and background. She participated in developing a core curriculum that followed the Swedish educational system guidelines and requirements. She has taught reading intervention as well as special education. Since 2014, Lotta has worked as a Learning Coordinator at the Homework Center for the City of San Diego Public Library as well as an independent tutor. The students range from elementary school to college and adult second language learners.
Lotta will teach you while boosting your confidence to converse and participate in conversations socially and in the workplace. She utilizes her broad background not only from the field of education, but also sales, imports, communication, and media to incorporate relatable topics and subject matters in her teaching and can assist you with PowerPoint presentations, preparing for job interviews, or writing professional emails.
She started teaching for the Swedish Teacher in April 2018, holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Communication and Media (University of California, San Diego), and has studied Swedish as a second language at Linnaeus University, Växjö, and Spanish.
Whether you want to learn for fun or curiosity about the language; family relations and cultural heritage; studies or professional career changes and job opportunities, Lotta looks forward to assisting you with your goals. Vi ses!
Erica Tamm - from Uddevalla
Erica started teaching for The Swedish Teacher in April 2017. She is a native Swedish speaker from Uddevalla, who currently lives in Sydney. Erica speaks Swedish and English.
Erica studied Swedish at Linnaeus University (Linnéuniversitetet) in Växjö (2015 – 2016), Advanced English at Ability College in Sydney, and, Swedish as a Second Language at Högskolan Väst (West College). Erica holds a Bachelor of Arts, majoring in linguistics from The University of Sydney.
Erica has several years experience of working as a substitute teacher in preschools in Gothenburg (Göteborg), as a youth group leader as well as a mathematics tutor. She has been teaching Swedish at Svenska skolan i Sydney (Swedish School of Sydney) since 2018.
Cecilia Berglund - from Stockholm
Cecilia started teaching for The Swedish Teacher in 2021. She is a native Swedish speaker who lives in Stockholm.
Cecilia has a background as an assistant lawyer and a journalist and earned her Candidate of Law at Stockholm University in 1993. She also holds a Bachelor’s degree in Swedish as a Second language (Stockholm University, 2016).
Cecilia has been teaching Swedish as a Second Language for adults since 2012 at Studiefrämjandet, EF Corporate Solutions, and Hermods. She also has several years of experience teaching younger students Swedish and Swedish as a second language at Höglandsskolan in Bromma.
Cecilia is fluent in English and Italian, and she also speaks Danish and French.
Cecilia Yrttiaho - from Närpes
Cecilia is a native Swedish speaker from Närpes, Finland. She has been teaching Swedish and Business Administration for many years.
Cecilia holds Master´s Degrees in Entrepreneurship and Management (Swedish School of Economics and Business), General Education (Åbo Akademi University) and Developmental Psychology (also Åbo Akademi University). She is an accredited teacher since 2010 and has studied educational leadership as well.
The main areas of Cecilia’s expertise are in Swedish for professionals (especially
in the medical area) and level tests. She also helps students with written and oral
presentation skills, and assists in preparing for job applications, job interviews
and general presentations.
Beginners with a long-term goal and strong dedication for learning Swedish gets
their own personal study plan, based on individual goals and wishes.
Hannah Goldring - from Göteborg
Hannah started teaching for The Swedish Teacher in February 2014. She is a native Swedish speaker who lives in Göteborg. Hannah is fluent in Danish, and also speaks Norwegian, English, Dutch, German and French.
Hannah has many years experience of teaching Swedish as a Foreign Language at Berlitz and as a private tutor. Since 2008 she also works as a translator and proofreader.
Hannah is an accredited teacher and graduated from University of Gothenburg (Göteborgs universitet) in 2006.
Emma Wall - from Stockholm
Emma is a native Swedish speaker from Stockholm. She has several years experience of teaching Swedish as a foreign language for adults in Sweden at Hermods and Niketo, where she developed curriculums, lecture plans, and tests. She also has experience teaching children in upper elementary school and pre-school (förskola), as well as setting up non-formal language education for newcomers in Greece.
Emma holds a Master’s Degree from Uppsala University, has taken an additional certificate in Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) and extracurricular studies in student counseling and Swedish grammar and phonetics. She has thirteen years of experience working with people for people, including working with and manage intercultural teams, and speaks fluent English and basic Spanish, German, and Arabic.
Jeanette Morales - from Skara
Jeanette started teaching for The Swedish Teacher in November 2016. She is a native Swedish speaker from Skara, who currently lives in Birmingham, UK.
Jeanette is an accredited teacher in Swedish, Swedish as a Second Language, and English, and graduated from Högskolan Väst (University College West, Trollhätan).
Jeanette has taught Swedish to teenagers as well as adults for over 15 years now. She has experience in teaching Swedish at
- Swedish gymnasium (upper secondary school)
- Komvux (grundskola-gymnasium levels)
Jeanette is your go-to teacher when it comes to developing your Swedish writing skills, especially if you are preparing for a test. Jeanette has guided and tutored many students to pass Swedish language exams such as:
- Swedex B1 & B2
- Folkuniversitetet C1
- Tisus
Book a trial lesson with Jeanette here:
Lena Hoff- from Göteborg
Lena started teaching for The Swedish Teacher in November 2020. She is a native Swedish speaker from Göteborg, who currently lives in Athens, Greece. Lena is fluent in Danish, and also speaks English and Greek.
Lena has many years of experience teaching Swedish, and Danish, as a foreign language to adults. Since 2010, she is giving one-to-one lessons but is also teaching at Siountri School of Languages and at National and Kapodistrian University, both in Athens. Lena has also worked as a translator and teacher of Modern Greek grammar and literature (The Norwegian Institute at Athens).
Lena holds a Bachelor’s degree in Swedish as a Second language, Swedish and Danish at Stockholm University and Linneaus University. She also holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Modern Greek Studies and English as well as a Ph.D. degree in Modern Greek Studies.
Margaretha Skeffington - from Laholm
Margaretha started teaching for The Swedish Teacher in 2011. She is a native Swedish speaker from Umeå, and currently lives in Laholm in the south of Sweden.
Margaretha holds a Bachelor’s degree in Swedish as a Second Language from Uppsala University (2009 – 2012) and earned her teacher certification (SFI-teacher) at Högskolan i Gävle. Margaretha is also a certified TEFL-teacher.
Margaretha has over ten years experience of teaching Swedish as a Second language and has worked for Folkuniversitetet Uppsala, The Swedish teacher and, Uppsala University. Since 2017 she is working as SFI-teacher in Laholm.
Anton Bengtsson - from Malmö
Anton started teaching for The Swedish Teacher in November 2018. He is a native Swedish speaker who lives in Uppsala, but spends some parts of the year in Wisconsin, the US.
Besides his studies in Swedish as a Second Language, Swedish, English and Social Studies, Anton teaches Swedish as a Foreign Language. His work for Folkuniversitetet in Stockholm, as well as Hermods in Uppsala, has given him plenty of experience with teaching Swedish at various levels and with students of different backgrounds. Anton has also worked as a grammar mentor for Teacher Trainee students at Uppsala University.
As a teacher in English and Social Studies, Anton is very interested in the English language and loves discussions (not only about society). Since he is originally from Malmö, Anton can also teach students in understanding the Swedish dialect called Scanian (skånska).
Sara Hörberg - from Uppsala
Sara has a master’s degree in teaching Swedish as a Second Language, and a bachelor’s degree in Pedagogy. She founded The Swedish Teacher in 2009, after nearly 10 years at Folkuniversitetet.
Sara studied Linguistics, Swedish as Second Language (svenska som andraspråk), and Pedagogy at Uppsala University. After teaching Swedish at Folkuniversitetet for nearly ten years, Sara founded The Swedish Teacher in 2009. She writes the featured blog “The Swedish Teacher” for The Local Sweden.
Sara is a native speaker from Uppsala, Sweden. She started teaching Swedish as Second Language in 2001 and specializes in custom design lesson plans for one-to-one students. Sara has taught Swedish to students at Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala University, Vattenfall – Forsmarks kraftverk, IBM, Fresenius Kabi, Atlas Copco, TetraPak, Tele2, H&M, Husqvarna, ITT Water & Wastewater, Teosol AB, Absolut Vodka and many more. Since 2021, Sara teaches Swedish for Academics at Uppsala University.
Sara is also a certified SWEDEX examiner and trained in the evaluation of Swedish language skills of foreign healthcare professionals (Validering av svenska för vården).
Nathalie Schmeikal - from Göteborg
Nathalie started teaching for The Swedish Teacher in 2022. She is a native Swedish speaker from Göteborg. Nathalie speaks Swedish and English.
Nathalie has been teaching Swedish as a Second Language since 2015 at various schools in Göteborg. She has mainly worked with teenagers and young adults.
Nathalie holds a Bacherlor’s Degree in Swedish as a Second Language (Göteborgs universitet) and will earn her teacher certification from Göteborgs universitet in the fall 2022.
Besides teaching Swedish, Nathalie is very interested in music and has studied vocal performance at the Musicians insititue in Los Angeles.
Helly Eliasson - from Umeå
Helly started teaching for The Swedish Teacher in 2022. She is a native Swedish speaker from Umeå, and currently lives in Hörnefors just south of Umeå.
Helly has been a teacher for almost 20 years, she earned her teacher certification in 2002 at Linköping University. Helly is accredited to teach Swedish as as a Second Language, Swedish, as well as English.
Helly has almost 15 years experience of teaching Swedish as a Second language and has taught SFI in Göteborg and Umeå, and Swedish as a Second Language on high school level (grundskola and gymnasium). She currently works at Strömbäcks Folkhögskola.
Margaretha Skeffington - from Laholm
Margaretha started teaching for The Swedish Teacher in 2011. She is a native Swedish speaker from Umeå, and currently lives in Laholm in the south of Sweden.
Margaretha holds a Bachelor’s degree in Swedish as a Second Language from Uppsala University (2009 – 2012) and earned her teacher certification (SFI-teacher) at Högskolan i Gävle. Margaretha is also a certified TEFL-teacher.
Margaretha has over ten years experience of teaching Swedish as a Second language and has worked for Folkuniversitetet Uppsala, The Swedish teacher and, Uppsala University. Since 2017 she is working as SFI-teacher in Laholm.
Hannah Goldring - from Göteborg
Hannah started teaching for The Swedish Teacher in February 2014. She is a native Swedish speaker who lives in Göteborg. Hannah is fluent in Danish, and also speaks Norwegian, English, Dutch, German and French.
Hannah has many years experience of teaching Swedish as a Foreign Language at Berlitz and as a private tutor. Since 2008 she also works as a translator and proofreader.
Hannah is an accredited teacher and graduated from University of Gothenburg (Göteborgs universitet) in 2006.
Christian Odenahl - from Göteborg
Christian started teaching for The Swedish Teacher in February 2014. He is a native Swedish speaker who lives in Prague and speaks English, German, Spanish, and Czech.
Christian is a language professional and linguist with over ten years of experience of teaching Swedish as a Second Language/Foreign Language, as well as English and Spanish. He has many years of experience of teaching Swedish as a Foreign Language for Berlitz in Göteborg and Prague.
Christian also has experience of translation, interpreting, and voice-over.
Jeanette Morales - from Skara
Jeanette started teaching for The Swedish Teacher in November 2016. She is a native Swedish speaker from Skara, who currently lives in Birmingham, UK.
Jeanette is an accredited teacher in Swedish, Swedish as a Second Language, and English, and graduated from Högskolan Väst (University College West, Trollhätan).
Jeanette has taught Swedish to teenagers as well as adults for over 15 years now. She has experience in teaching Swedish at
- Swedish gymnasium (upper secondary school)
- Komvux (grundskola-gymnasium levels)
Jeanette is your go-to teacher when it comes to developing your Swedish writing skills, especially if you are preparing for a test. Jeanette has guided and tutored many students to pass Swedish language exams such as:
- Swedex B1 & B2
- Folkuniversitetet C1
- Tisus
Book a trial lesson with Jeanette here:
Erica Tamm - from Uddevalla
Erica started teaching for The Swedish Teacher in April 2017. She is a native Swedish speaker from Uddevalla, who currently lives in Sydney. Erica speaks Swedish and English.
Erica studied Swedish at Linnaeus University (Linnéuniversitetet) in Växjö (2015 – 2016), Advanced English at Ability College in Sydney, and, Swedish as a Second Language at Högskolan Väst (West College). Erica holds a Bachelor of Arts, majoring in linguistics from The University of Sydney.
Erica has several years experience of working as a substitute teacher in preschools in Gothenburg (Göteborg), as a youth group leader as well as a mathematics tutor. She has been teaching Swedish at Svenska skolan i Sydney (Swedish School of Sydney) since 2018.
Cecilia Berglund - from Stockholm
Cecilia started teaching for The Swedish Teacher in 2021. She is a native Swedish speaker who lives in Stockholm.
Cecilia has a background as an assistant lawyer and a journalist and earned her Candidate of Law at Stockholm University in 1993. She also holds a Bachelor’s degree in Swedish as a Second language (Stockholm University, 2016).
Cecilia has been teaching Swedish as a Second Language for adults since 2012 at Studiefrämjandet, EF Corporate Solutions, and Hermods. She also has several years of experience teaching younger students Swedish and Swedish as a second language at Höglandsskolan in Bromma.
Cecilia is fluent in English and Italian, and she also speaks Danish and French.
Lotta Lantz - from Stockholm
Lotta is a native Swedish speaker with many years of professional experience of Second language acquisition. She has taught a wide range of students with multifaceted backgrounds.
She is a contributor to the Swedish School of San Diego where she taught Swedish and facilitated learning for children between the ages 6-12 years old with Swedish heritage and background. She participated in developing a core curriculum that followed the Swedish educational system guidelines and requirements. She has taught reading intervention as well as special education. Since 2014, Lotta has worked as a Learning Coordinator at the Homework Center for the City of San Diego Public Library as well as an independent tutor. The students range from elementary school to college and adult second language learners.
Lotta will teach you while boosting your confidence to converse and participate in conversations socially and in the workplace. She utilizes her broad background not only from the field of education, but also sales, imports, communication, and media to incorporate relatable topics and subject matters in her teaching and can assist you with PowerPoint presentations, preparing for job interviews, or writing professional emails.
She started teaching for the Swedish Teacher in April 2018, holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Communication and Media (University of California, San Diego), and has studied Swedish as a second language at Linnaeus University, Växjö, and Spanish.
Whether you want to learn for fun or curiosity about the language; family relations and cultural heritage; studies or professional career changes and job opportunities, Lotta looks forward to assisting you with your goals. Vi ses!
Anton Bengtsson - from Malmö
Anton started teaching for The Swedish Teacher in November 2018. He is a native Swedish speaker who lives in Uppsala, but spends some parts of the year in Wisconsin, the US.
Besides his studies in Swedish as a Second Language, Swedish, English and Social Studies, Anton teaches Swedish as a Foreign Language. His work for Folkuniversitetet in Stockholm, as well as Hermods in Uppsala, has given him plenty of experience with teaching Swedish at various levels and with students of different backgrounds. Anton has also worked as a grammar mentor for Teacher Trainee students at Uppsala University.
As a teacher in English and Social Studies, Anton is very interested in the English language and loves discussions (not only about society). Since he is originally from Malmö, Anton can also teach students in understanding the Swedish dialect called Scanian (skånska).
Cecilia Yrttiaho - from Närpes
Cecilia is a native Swedish speaker from Närpes, Finland. She has been teaching Swedish and Business Administration for many years.
Cecilia holds Master´s Degrees in Entrepreneurship and Management (Swedish School of Economics and Business), General Education (Åbo Akademi University) and Developmental Psychology (also Åbo Akademi University). She is an accredited teacher since 2010 and has studied educational leadership as well.
The main areas of Cecilia’s expertise are in Swedish for professionals (especially
in the medical area) and level tests. She also helps students with written and oral
presentation skills, and assists in preparing for job applications, job interviews
and general presentations.
Beginners with a long-term goal and strong dedication for learning Swedish gets
their own personal study plan, based on individual goals and wishes.
Emma Wall - from Stockholm
Emma is a native Swedish speaker from Stockholm. She has several years experience of teaching Swedish as a foreign language for adults in Sweden at Hermods and Niketo, where she developed curriculums, lecture plans, and tests. She also has experience teaching children in upper elementary school and pre-school (förskola), as well as setting up non-formal language education for newcomers in Greece.
Emma holds a Master’s Degree from Uppsala University, has taken an additional certificate in Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) and extracurricular studies in student counseling and Swedish grammar and phonetics. She has thirteen years of experience working with people for people, including working with and manage intercultural teams, and speaks fluent English and basic Spanish, German, and Arabic.
Sanna Nornberg - from Nyköping
Sanna started teaching for The Swedish Teacher in 2020. She is a native Swedish speaker from Nyköping and currently lives in Malta.
Sanna is an accredited teacher in Swedish, Swedish as a Second Language, and English. She graduated from Linköpings universitet (Linköping University) in 2004. She has also studied Special Education at Uppsala universitet (Uppsala University) as well as Web Development at NTI-skolan, and Psychology at Malmö högskola.
Sanna has worked as a teacher since 2004, teaching Swedish, Swedish as a second language, English as well as Special education (specialpedagogik) in school year 4-9. Since 2019, Sanna has also taught Swedish as a second language online to adults.
Lena Hoff- from Göteborg
Lena started teaching for The Swedish Teacher in November 2020. She is a native Swedish speaker from Göteborg, who currently lives in Athens, Greece. Lena is fluent in Danish, and also speaks English and Greek.
Lena has many years of experience teaching Swedish, and Danish, as a foreign language to adults. Since 2010, she is giving one-to-one lessons but is also teaching at Siountri School of Languages and at National and Kapodistrian University, both in Athens. Lena has also worked as a translator and teacher of Modern Greek grammar and literature (The Norwegian Institute at Athens).
Lena holds a Bachelor’s degree in Swedish as a Second language, Swedish and Danish at Stockholm University and Linneaus University. She also holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Modern Greek Studies and English as well as a Ph.D. degree in Modern Greek Studies.
Do you have any questions?
If you have any questions, you can always get in touch with us at info@theswedishteacher.com. We look forward to hearing from you!