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Planet Names in Swedish and Other Space Words

This page has been compiled to help build out your Swedish vocabulary when it comes to the names of the planets and other space-related words, be them of a more general sense or specific.

To use this page, you can either jump to a certain category of words using our quick links below (we've separated the page into lists of general space words, names of the planets, other named space objects), or if you want to learn from all of the translations, you can also just scroll through the page, because all the translations are listed here.


Names of the Planets and Space Words in Swedish:

Words in bold added during the last update. You can also view this list of planets and space words from English to Swedish.

For those who aren't skipping ahead, here's the start of the translations...


General Space-Related Words in Swedish

First up is the list of general space words. Named planets and other named space objects are found lower down the page.

Amatörastronomi ➔ Amateur astronomy

Astronaut (also, Rymdfarare) ➔ Astronaut

Astronom ➔ Astronomer

Astronomi ➔ Astronomy

Astronomisk enhet ➔ Astronomical unit (au)


Blå måne ➔ Blue moon

Brun dvärg ➔ Brown dwarf (star)


Dubbelplanet ➔ Double planet (binary planet system)

Dubbelstjärna ➔ Double star

Dvärgplanet ➔ Dwarf planet


Elliptisk galax ➔ Elliptical galaxy


Fullmåne ➔ Full moon


Galax ➔ Galaxy

Gasjätte ➔ Gas giant (ex. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune)


Interstellära ➔ Interstellar

Isjätte ➔ Ice giant (ex. Uranus and Neptune)


Klotformig stjärnhop ➔ Globular cluster

Komet ➔ Comet

Kosmos ➔ Cosmos

Kvasar ➔ Quasar


Ljusår ➔ Light years


Måne ➔ Moon

Månförmörkelse ➔ Lunar eclipse

Meteorregn ➔ Meteor shower

Mörk materia ➔ Dark matter


Nebulosa ➔ Nebula

Neutronstjärna ➔ Neutron star

Nymåne ➔ New moon


Planetarisk nebulosa ➔ Planetary nebula


Radioastronomi ➔ Radio astronomy

Röd dvärg ➔ Red dwarf (star)

Röd jätte ➔ Red giant (star)

Röd superjätte ➔ Red supergiant (star)

Rymden ➔ Space

Rymdfarare (also, Astronaut) ➔ Astronaut

Rymdfärja ➔ Space shuttle

Rymdfarkost ➔ Spacecraft

Rymdstation ➔ Space station

Rymdteleskop ➔ Space telescope


Satellit ➔ Satellite

Solförmörkelse ➔ Solar eclipse

Spiralgalax ➔ Spiral galaxy

Stenplanet ➔ Stone planet / Terrestrial planet (ex. Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars)

Stjärna ➔ Star

Stjärnbild ➔ Constellation

Stjärnkarta (star map) ➔ Star chart

Supermassivt svart hål ➔ Supermassive black hole

Svart hål ➔ Black hole


Teleskop ➔ Telescope


Universum ➔ Universe


Vit dvärg ➔ White dwarf (star)


Names of the Planets in Swedish (Plus the Sun and Moon)

The Swedish names for the planets have a lot in common with the English names. This can help make talking about space in Swedish far easier.

Solsystemet ➔ Solar system


Solen ➔ The Sun

Månen ➔ The Moon


Merkurius ➔ Mercury

Venus ➔ Venus

Jorden ➔ Earth

Mars ➔ Mars

Jupiter ➔ Jupiter

Saturnus ➔ Saturn

Uranus ➔ Uranus

Neptunus ➔ Neptune


Pluto (dvärgplanet) ➔ Pluto (dwarf planet)


Swedish Translations for Other Named Objects in Space

Here is a list of several other named objects in space ranging from constellations to galaxies.

Alfa Centauri ➔ Alpha Centauri

Andromedagalaxen ➔ Andromeda Galaxy

Asteroidbältet ➔ Asteroid belt


Barnards stjärna ➔ Barnard's Star


Halleys komet ➔ Halley's Comet

Hubbleteleskopet ➔ Hubble Space Telescope


Internationella rymdstationen ➔ International Space Station (ISS)


James Webb-teleskopet ➔ James Webb Telescope


Karlavagnen ➔ The Big Dipper

Kattögenebulosan ➔ The Cat's Eye Nebula

Krabbnebulosan ➔ Crab Nebula

Kuiperbältet ➔ Kuiper belt


Lilla björnen (Little bear) ➔ Ursa Minor (constellation)


Norrsken (formerly called Nordsken) ➔ Northern Lights


Oorts kometmoln (Oort comet cloud) ➔ Oort cloud

Orionnebulosan ➔ Orion Nebula


Perseiderna ➔ The Perseids (meteor shower)

Polarsken ➔ Aurora borealis

Polstjärnan (Pole star) ➔ The North Star


Skytten ➔ Sagittarius (constellation)

Södra korset ➔ Southern Cross (constellation)

Södra triangeln ➔ Southern Triangle (constellation)

Stora björnen (Big bear) ➔ Ursa Major (constellation)

Stora röda fläcken ➔ Great Red Spot (on Jupiter)

Sydsken ➔ Southern Lights


Tvillingarna ➔ Gemini (constellation)


Vintergatan ➔ The Milky Way

Virgosuperhopen ➔ The Virgo Supercluster


This list of Swedish planet names and space words was first created on October 8, 2025.


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The Fine Print

I don't speak Swedish myself, so there could be mistakes in the translations. Most of what is here is user-submitted, but I do try to check for accuracy and make corrections as I can. Thanks for your understanding. Best of luck on your Swedish language learning journey!



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