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How do you learn AI agents?

There are three paths: free self-study, academic distance courses, and paid intensive courses. Agentakademin is the free Swedish path. You get the fundamentals, an AI glossary with over 250 terms, and practical guides, at no cost and with no account. This page compares all the paths honestly, including the ones that are not ours.

Path 1: free self-study

You are here. Practical guides in Swedish, from your first prompt to your own agents.
The national AI center. The workshop series "Step by step: build your own AI agent" and the Prompt handbook.
Ten lessons, translated to Swedish, with Python code. The best free option if you want to program.
The classic for theory, from the University of Helsinki and Linköping University. No code, no math.

Path 2: academic, with university credits

Kristianstad University offers Prompt Engineering (3 ECTS) and Linköping University offers Working effectively with generative AI systems (3 ECTS), both remote. KTH and Chalmers run open online courses. Free within the EU/EEA, apply via antagning.se. Choose this path if you want credits on paper.

Path 3: paid intensive courses

IHM runs a one-day course on building agent teams without code. Crisp and Abundly run two-day courses in Stockholm. NobleProg offers instructor-led training in LangChain and multi-agent systems. Fastest if your employer pays, but not where you need to start.

How to choose

Curious, no technical background
The Start here page and Elements of AI. A weekend covers the fundamentals.
Want to build something tonight, no code
The Agents page shows the n8n track. Visual tools, no programming.
Want to actually code
Microsoft's agent course and the Python track in our wiki.

Common questions

Do I need to know how to program to build AI agents?

No. Tools like n8n and Flowise let you build agents visually, without code. If you want to code, Python is the most common language.

What does it cost to learn AI agents?

The fundamentals are free. Agentakademin, AI Sweden, Elements of AI, and the Microsoft course cost nothing. Paid intensive courses usually range from a few hundred to a few thousand euros.

How long does it take?

The fundamentals take a weekend. You can build your first simple agent in an evening with the right tools. Expect a few weeks of practice to become self-sufficient.

What is the difference between a chatbot and an AI agent?

A chatbot answers questions. An agent plans in several steps, uses tools, and works toward a goal. The glossary explains more.

Is there good material in Swedish?

Yes. Agentakademin is entirely in Swedish. AI Sweden and the Swedish Internet Foundation have Swedish courses, and the Microsoft agent course is translated.

Where do I start?

Go to Start here. It takes you from zero to your first working agent.

Ready to start? Start here or look terms up in the AI glossary.