Preposition

 

vid	by, at, next to	av	of, by, with
i	in	bakom	behind
på	on, in, at	bland	among
hos	at the house of	bredvid	beside
till	to	efter	after, for
från	from	enligt	according to
genom	through, by	framför	in front of
längs	along	för	for, by, with
över	across, over	omkring	around
mot	towards, to	med	with, by
mellan	between	under	under, below
om	around, about, in	utan	without
sedan	since	utom	except for
trots	in spite of	åt	towards, for

Vid is used to express a position next to something, but with no contact. I is used to express a position in something that is seen to have volume (room, containers, etc.); and it is also used with countries, cities, villages, etc. På is used to express a position on something that is seen as a line or surface with contact; and it is also used with islands, addresses, and particular places, such as bank, post office, cinema, hospital, library, etc. Three exceptions to using på with particular places include school, the shop and church: i skolan, i affären, i kyrkan.