Frequently asked questions about the Language Center

No, unfortunately you cannot. The Language Center's mission is to teach students who already have a foundation in these languages and are therefore entitled to learn them instead of Danish in primary school.

Students nationwide with a foundation in Norwegian and Swedish, or students in the capital area who have Polish as their mother tongue. Most students learning Swedish or Norwegian are Icelandic children who have lived in Sweden or Norway.

Students need to both understand and be able to communicate in the language they want to learn at the Language Center. If a student only knows a few words in the language, has difficulty understanding spoken language, or if it has been a very long time since the student lived in the country where the language is spoken, we recommend that they learn Danish in their primary school.

Parents cannot register their child themselves. If you are sure your child has the necessary basic knowledge of the language, you first need to contact the child's school and request that they be registered for study at the Language Center. We will then contact you with further information.

The Language Center is run by Reykjavík City and is free for Reykjavík City primary schools. Other municipalities purchase the service from Reykjavík City according to a fee schedule that is updated annually. The price is the same for distance learning and on-site learning. Teaching consultation is cheaper as schools handle both teaching and educational assessment themselves.

No, they cannot. Schools are free to hire teachers in these subjects or purchase the service from the Language Center. The Language Center evaluates whether students have the necessary basic knowledge to receive instruction in these subjects.