diff --git a/customize.dist/messages.js b/customize.dist/messages.js
index 45dd2fac2..9bf35793f 100755
--- a/customize.dist/messages.js
+++ b/customize.dist/messages.js
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ var map = {
     'pt-br': 'Português do Brasil',
     'ro': 'Română',
     'ru': 'Русский',
+    //'sv': 'Svenska',
     //'te': 'తెలుగు',
     'zh': '繁體中文',
     //'nl': 'Nederlands'
diff --git a/customize.dist/translations/messages.sv.js b/customize.dist/translations/messages.sv.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..60665701d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/customize.dist/translations/messages.sv.js
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+/*
+ * You can override the translation text using this file.
+ * The recommended method is to make a copy of this file (/customize.dist/translations/messages.{LANG}.js)
+   in a 'customize' directory (/customize/translations/messages.{LANG}.js).
+ * If you want to check all the existing translation keys, you can open the internal language file
+   but you should not change it directly (/common/translations/messages.{LANG}.js)
+*/
+define(['/common/translations/messages.sv.js'], function (Messages) {
+    // Replace the existing keys in your copied file here:
+    // Messages.button_newpad = "New Rich Text Document";
+
+    return Messages;
+});
+
diff --git a/www/common/translations/messages.sv.json b/www/common/translations/messages.sv.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0db3279e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/www/common/translations/messages.sv.json
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+
+}