EU Is this the most unusual sound in the Swedish language? By Admin on January 15, 2015 • ( Leave a comment ) The word for ‘yes’ in most of Sweden is ‘ja’, but in the north of the country a unique sound is used instead, as The Local’s Oliver Gee discovered in the city of Umeå. Please be social: Share on Flattr (Opens in new window) Flattr Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Like Loading... Related Categories: EU