diff --git a/po/ChangeLog b/po/ChangeLog
index 39434de56b9ce31b57c8c7887b09aa0fb0779eee..a882f47d776a2a134defafb4e850983cc1ba588d 100644
--- a/po/ChangeLog
+++ b/po/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2009-01-13  Alexander Toresson <eulex@xfce.org>
+
+	* sv.po, LINGUAS: Swedish translation added (Daniel Nylander)
+
 2008-12-25  Maximilian Schleiss <maximilian@xfce.org>
 
 	* es.po: Spanish translation update (Abel Martín)
diff --git a/po/LINGUAS b/po/LINGUAS
index 070431d843ddb201cfd13f3a52e5a2614c061de2..87bffc299f37f5e3e11ee791f6bed016251898c2 100644
--- a/po/LINGUAS
+++ b/po/LINGUAS
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 # set of available languages (in alphabetic order)
-ar ca cs da de en_GB es eu fr gl hu id ja lv nb_NO nl pl pt_BR pt_PT uk ur zh_CN
+ar ca cs da de en_GB es eu fr gl hu id ja lv nb_NO nl pl pt_BR pt_PT sv uk ur zh_CN 
diff --git a/po/sv.po b/po/sv.po
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@@ -0,0 +1,395 @@
+# Swedish translation for xfce4-dict.
+# Copyright (C) 2008 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+# This file is distributed under the same license as the xfce4-dict package.
+# Daniel Nylander <po@danielnylander.se>, 2008.
+#
+msgid ""
+msgstr ""
+"Project-Id-Version: xfce4-dict\n"
+"Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: \n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2008-12-14 15:59+0100\n"
+"PO-Revision-Date: 2008-12-14 16:00+0100\n"
+"Last-Translator: Daniel Nylander <po@danielnylander.se>\n"
+"Language-Team: Swedish <tp-sv@listor.tp-sv.se>\n"
+"MIME-Version: 1.0\n"
+"Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8\n"
+"Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit\n"
+"Plural-Forms: nplurals=2; plural=n != 1;\n"
+
+#: ../panel-plugin/xfce4-dict-plugin.desktop.in.in.h:1
+msgid "A plugin to query different dictionaries."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: ../panel-plugin/xfce4-dict-plugin.desktop.in.in.h:2
+#: ../src/xfce4-dict.desktop.in.h:2
+#: ../lib/gui.c:528
+#: ../lib/prefs.c:277
+msgid "Dictionary"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: ../panel-plugin/xfce4-dict-plugin.c:346
+#: ../panel-plugin/xfce4-dict-plugin.c:472
+#: ../src/xfce4-dict.c:201
+#: ../lib/spell.c:211
+#: ../lib/dictd.c:413
+#: ../lib/gui.c:328
+msgid "Ready."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: ../panel-plugin/xfce4-dict-plugin.c:412
+msgid "Look up a word"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: ../panel-plugin/xfce4-dict-plugin.c:443
+#: ../lib/gui.c:552
+msgid "Search term"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: ../src/xfce4-dict.c:50
+msgid "Search the given text using a Dict server(RFC 2229)"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: ../src/xfce4-dict.c:51
+msgid "Search the given text using a web-based search engine"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: ../src/xfce4-dict.c:52
+msgid "Check the given text with a spell checker"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: ../src/xfce4-dict.c:53
+msgid "Grab the focus on the text field in the panel"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: ../src/xfce4-dict.c:54
+msgid "Start stand-alone application even if the panel plugin is loaded"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: ../src/xfce4-dict.c:55
+msgid "Grabs the PRIMARY selection content and uses it as search text"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: ../src/xfce4-dict.c:56
+msgid "Show version information"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: ../src/xfce4-dict.c:129
+msgid "[TEXT]"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: ../src/xfce4-dict.c:145
+#, c-format
+msgid "Please report bugs to <%s>."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: ../src/xfce4-dict.desktop.in.h:1
+#: ../lib/gui.c:719
+msgid "A client program to query different dictionaries."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: ../src/xfce4-dict.desktop.in.h:3
+msgid "Dictionary Client"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: ../lib/spell.c:83
+#, c-format
+msgid "%d suggestion found."
+msgid_plural "%d suggestions found."
+msgstr[0] ""
+msgstr[1] ""
+
+#: ../lib/spell.c:88
+#, c-format
+msgid "Suggestions for \"%s\":"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: ../lib/spell.c:101
+#, c-format
+msgid "\"%s\" is spelled correctly."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: ../lib/spell.c:109
+#, c-format
+msgid "No suggestions could be found for \"%s\"."
+msgstr ""
+
+#. translation hint:
+#. * Error while executing <spell command, e.g. "aspell"> (<error message>)
+#: ../lib/spell.c:138
+#, c-format
+msgid "Error while executing \"%s\" (%s)."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: ../lib/spell.c:175
+msgid "Please set the spell check command in the preferences dialog."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: ../lib/spell.c:181
+#: ../lib/common.c:202
+msgid "Invalid input."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: ../lib/spell.c:215
+#, c-format
+msgid "Process failed (%s)"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: ../lib/common.c:168
+msgid "The search URL is empty. Please check your preferences."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: ../lib/common.c:173
+msgid "Browser could not be opened. Please check your preferences."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: ../lib/common.c:212
+msgid "Invalid non-UTF8 input."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: ../lib/dictd.c:379
+#: ../lib/dictd.c:673
+#: ../lib/dictd.c:682
+#: ../lib/dictd.c:764
+#: ../lib/dictd.c:773
+msgid "Could not connect to server."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: ../lib/dictd.c:385
+msgid "Server not ready."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: ../lib/dictd.c:392
+msgid "Invalid dictionary specified. Please check your preferences."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: ../lib/dictd.c:400
+#: ../lib/dictd.c:445
+#: ../lib/dictd.c:795
+msgid "Unknown error while quering the server."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: ../lib/dictd.c:416
+#, c-format
+msgid "No matches could be found for \"%s\"."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: ../lib/dictd.c:426
+#, c-format
+msgid "Do you want to search \"%s\" on the Web using "
+msgstr ""
+
+#: ../lib/dictd.c:450
+#, c-format
+msgid "%d definition found."
+msgid_plural "%d definitions found."
+msgstr[0] ""
+msgstr[1] ""
+
+#: ../lib/dictd.c:644
+#, c-format
+msgid "Querying %s..."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: ../lib/dictd.c:699
+msgid "An error occured while querying server information."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: ../lib/dictd.c:710
+#, c-format
+msgid "Server Information for \"%s\""
+msgstr ""
+
+#: ../lib/dictd.c:790
+msgid "The server doesn't offer any databases."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: ../lib/gui.c:476
+msgid "_File"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: ../lib/gui.c:492
+msgid "_Help"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: ../lib/gui.c:586
+msgid "Search with:"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: ../lib/gui.c:590
+msgid "_Dict"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: ../lib/gui.c:596
+msgid "_Web"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: ../lib/gui.c:602
+msgid "_Spell Check"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: ../lib/gui.c:711
+msgid "Xfce4 Dictionary"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: ../lib/gui.c:720
+msgid "Copyright © 2006-2008 Enrico Tröger"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: ../lib/gui.c:723
+msgid "translator-credits"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: ../lib/prefs.c:55
+msgid "dict.leo.org - German <-> English"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: ../lib/prefs.c:56
+msgid "dict.leo.org - German <-> French"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: ../lib/prefs.c:57
+msgid "dict.leo.org - German <-> Spanish"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: ../lib/prefs.c:58
+msgid "dict.leo.org - German <-> Italian"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: ../lib/prefs.c:59
+msgid "dict.leo.org - German <-> Chinese"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: ../lib/prefs.c:60
+msgid "dist.cc - Dictionary"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: ../lib/prefs.c:61
+msgid "Dictionary.com"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: ../lib/prefs.c:62
+msgid "TheFreeDictionary.com"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: ../lib/prefs.c:63
+msgid "Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (EN)"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: ../lib/prefs.c:64
+msgid "Wiktionary, the free dictionary (EN)"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: ../lib/prefs.c:65
+msgid "Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: ../lib/prefs.c:66
+msgid "Clear"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: ../lib/prefs.c:101
+msgid "You have chosen an invalid dictionary."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: ../lib/prefs.c:112
+msgid "You must set a valid search URL."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: ../lib/prefs.c:309
+msgid "General"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: ../lib/prefs.c:311
+msgid "<b>Default search method:</b>"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: ../lib/prefs.c:317
+#: ../lib/prefs.c:454
+msgid "Dict"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: ../lib/prefs.c:326
+#: ../lib/prefs.c:575
+msgid "Web"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: ../lib/prefs.c:335
+#: ../lib/prefs.c:625
+msgid "Spell Check"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: ../lib/prefs.c:344
+msgid "Last used method"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: ../lib/prefs.c:353
+msgid "<b>Colors:</b>"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: ../lib/prefs.c:359
+msgid "Link Color:"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: ../lib/prefs.c:360
+msgid "Phonetic Color:"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: ../lib/prefs.c:398
+msgid "<b>Panel Text Field:</b>"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: ../lib/prefs.c:404
+msgid "Show text field in the panel"
+msgstr ""
+
+#. panel entry size
+#: ../lib/prefs.c:411
+msgid "Text field size:"
+msgstr ""
+
+#. server address
+#: ../lib/prefs.c:457
+msgid "Server:"
+msgstr ""
+
+#. server port
+#: ../lib/prefs.c:469
+msgid "Server Port:"
+msgstr ""
+
+#. dictionary
+#: ../lib/prefs.c:477
+#: ../lib/prefs.c:650
+msgid "Dictionary:"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: ../lib/prefs.c:481
+msgid "* (use all)"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: ../lib/prefs.c:483
+msgid "! (use all, stop after first match)"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: ../lib/prefs.c:577
+msgid "<b>Web search URL:</b>"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: ../lib/prefs.c:583
+msgid "URL:"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: ../lib/prefs.c:603
+msgid "Enter an URL to a web site which offer translation or dictionary services. Use {word} as placeholder for the searched word."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: ../lib/prefs.c:627
+msgid "Spell Check Program:"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: ../lib/prefs.c:644
+msgid ""
+"<i>The spell check program can be 'enchant', 'aspell', 'ispell' or any other spell check program which is compatible to the ispell command.\n"
+"The icon shows whether the entered command exists.</i>"
+msgstr ""
+