diff --git a/lang/lang-export.sh b/lang/lang-export.sh
index 6c9ff2e62..4fba62031 100755
--- a/lang/lang-export.sh
+++ b/lang/lang-export.sh
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ sync
 sed -i 's/$/\r/' $OUTFILE
 
 #replace HD44780 A00 'äöüß' to UTF-8 'äöüß'
-if [ "$LNG" = "de" ]; then
+if [[ "$LNG" = "de" || "$LNG" = "sv" ]]; then
  #replace 'A00 ROM ä' with 'ä' 
   sed -i 's/\\xe1/\xc3\xa4/g' $OUTFILE
   #replace 'A00 ROM ü' with 'ü'
diff --git a/lang/lang-import.sh b/lang/lang-import.sh
index c6f85d47f..4ea6feaf4 100755
--- a/lang/lang-import.sh
+++ b/lang/lang-import.sh
@@ -149,8 +149,9 @@ if [ "$LNG" = "cz" ]; then
  sed -i 's/\xc5\xbe/z/g' $LNG'_filtered.po'
 fi
 
-#replace in german translation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_orthography
-if [ "$LNG" = "de" ]; then
+#replace in German translation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_orthography
+#replace in Swedish as well
+if [[ "$LNG" = "de" || "$LNG" = "sv" ]]; then
 #replace UTF-8 'äöüß' to HD44780 A00 'äöüß'
  #replace 'ä' with 'A00 ROM ä'
  sed -i 's/\xc3\xa4/\\xe1/g' $LNG'_filtered.po'