sydost

Sydost is a Swedish term meaning the southeastern direction. It combines syd, meaning south, with ost, meaning east. In Swedish usage, sydost is used to denote the compass direction halfway between south and east, and is the counterpart to nordost (northeast).

In geography and navigation, sydost is used on maps and in navigation instructions to indicate a location or movement toward the southeast. In meteorology, sydost refers to a wind direction: a wind coming from the southeast, represented as a compass bearing of approximately 135 degrees.

The term also appears in regional and cultural contexts in Sweden, where sydost is used to describe the southeastern part of the country, especially along the Baltic coast. It is sometimes used in tourism and regional branding to denote this part of Sweden, though its exact geographic boundaries vary by context.

Linguistically, sydost has related forms such as sydostlig (southeast-related) and, as with other cardinal directions, forms differ in adjectives and nouns. See also nordost, sydväst, nordväst.