diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index eac6c4d..2ee1aba 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -31,6 +31,11 @@ WORKSPACE_PATH=~/projects
 # Path to SSH keys on host
 SSH_KEY_PATH=~/.ssh
 
+# ── Locale (defaults to en_US.UTF-8) ─────────────────────────────────
+# LANG=sv_SE.UTF-8
+# LANGUAGE=sv_SE:sv
+# LC_ALL=sv_SE.UTF-8
+
 # ── oh-my-opencode-slim (multi-agent orchestration) ──────────────────
 # Requires image built with INSTALL_OMOS=true
 # ENABLE_OMOS=false
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 730b1f5..7fa4687 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -107,8 +107,8 @@ RUN ARCH=$(case "${TARGETARCH}" in amd64) echo "x86_64" ;; arm64) echo "aarch64"
     curl -fsSL "https://static.rust-lang.org/rustup/dist/${ARCH}-unknown-linux-gnu/rustup-init" -o /usr/local/bin/rustup-init && \
     chmod +x /usr/local/bin/rustup-init
 
-# Set locale
-RUN sed -i '/en_US.UTF-8/s/^# //g' /etc/locale.gen && locale-gen
+# Set locale — generate common UTF-8 locales (override via LANG/LC_ALL env vars)
+RUN sed -i '/\.UTF-8/s/^# //g' /etc/locale.gen && locale-gen
 ENV LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 ENV LANGUAGE=en_US:en
 ENV LC_ALL=en_US.UTF-8