This bachelor thesis deals with sociolinguistic attitudes towards Finland Swedish, a variety of Swedish spoken on Finnish ground for centuries now. Since Finland became independent in 1917, it has had the status of a second official language in the country. The thesis touches upon the matter of the functionality of multilingualism in the Finnish-Swedish context, as well as the rights granted to Finnish citizens whose mother tongue is Swedish. Another subject is the diminishing number of Swedes in Finland with regards to historical developments, including the causes behind the Finland Swedes moving back to Sweden. A division of Finnish regions according to the criterion of bilingual or Swedish monolingual regions. Finnish education system is also examined, with a look into the possibilities of those with Swedish as a first, and perhaps their only language, with special attention being paid to elementary and higher education. An overview of a research that deals with examining the attitudes towards Swedish as a school subject is also given.