About Kompis
A Swedish speaking companion made for the moments between lessons.
Built in Lund. Supported by LU Innovation. Made to sit alongside SFI, teachers and employers, not replace them.
Why Kompis exists
We kept meeting people who had studied Swedish for years and still avoided speaking it. Not because they lacked words, but because they were afraid of getting it wrong. Kompis exists to close that last gap: from understanding Swedish to actually using it.
Why speaking confidence matters
Reading and listening get most learners to a useful level. Speaking is what unlocks work, friendships and life in Sweden. Confidence isn't a personality trait. It's a habit built through small, repeated, low-pressure reps.
A complement, not a replacement
SFI, language schools and teachers do the work Kompis can't: structure, grammar, feedback and community. Kompis is the daily practice between those lessons. We work alongside them, never in place of them.
We publish what we find
Before offering Kompis to any organisation, we ran a 21-day study with 85 newcomers and published the results, including the parts that were inconclusive. That is the standard we intend to keep.
Who built it
Kompis was started by a Lund University student, shaped by feedback from learners across Skåne, and supported by LU Innovation. We work from Kommunikationsvägen 5 in Lund, and we answer our own email.
Who you'll be talking to
Steve Emmanuel
Founder, Kompis · Lund
Every enquiry lands in my inbox and I answer it myself. If Kompis isn't the right fit for your group, I'll say so.
hello@kompis.siteWork with us
We're easiest to reach directly.
Kommuner, SFI providers, employers, researchers and funders can write to us and a person replies.