The Swedish word for left is
vänster

Translations for left and their definitions

vänster	©
1. adj. left (on the left-hand side)
gå genom vänster dörr, genom vänstra dörren
walk through the left door
2. adj. (politics) left-wing; left
3. n-c. the left side
4. n-c. (politics) The ensemble of left-wing political parties
5. n-c. (sports) A player on the left side of the field in sports like soccer or hockey
6. n-c. (in the expression "på något vänster") way (colloquial alteration of "på något sätt")