Läs vidare i kontoutdraget.

Läs is the imperative form of the verb läsa — so it means read!

In this sentence, it is being used for an instruction or prompt:

• läsa = to read
• läs = read!

In modern Swedish, the imperative form is the same whether you are speaking to one person or more than one person.

Because Swedish, like English, normally leaves out the subject in commands.

So:

• Läs vidare i kontoutdraget. = Read on in the account statement.

The you is understood.

You could add du or ni in special cases for emphasis, but in ordinary instructions it is usually omitted.

Here, vidare means further, on, or continue.

So läs vidare means:

• read on
• keep reading
• continue reading

It adds the idea that the reading is not just starting, but going on further.

Compare:

• Läs i kontoutdraget. = read in the account statement
• Läs vidare i kontoutdraget. = read further / continue reading in the account statement

Because i is often used when talking about something within the content of a text or document.

So läsa i kontoutdraget means reading in the statement, as in reading what it contains.

A useful contrast is:

• i kontoutdraget = in the statement, within its content
• på kontoutdraget = on the statement, often focusing more on what is printed there as a surface/object

For example:

• Läs vidare i kontoutdraget. = Continue reading in the statement.
• Det står på kontoutdraget. = It says so on the statement.

Both can be possible in different contexts, but i is very natural with läsa here.

Because Swedish usually puts the definite article at the end of the noun.

So:

• ett kontoutdrag = an account statement
• kontoutdraget = the account statement

The ending -et is the definite ending here.

So i kontoutdraget literally works like in the account statement.

It is a compound noun, which is very common in Swedish.

It is made from:

• konto = account
• utdrag = extract, statement

Together:

• kontoutdrag = account statement / bank statement

Then add the definite ending:

• kontoutdraget = the account statement

Swedish usually writes compounds as one word, not two.

Not necessarily. In Swedish, the imperative is very common in:

• instructions
• manuals
• signs
• app or website prompts
• official interfaces

So Läs vidare i kontoutdraget. sounds normal in a context like a website, banking app, or written instruction.

In direct conversation, you might soften it depending on tone and situation, but as a neutral instruction it is perfectly natural.

Yes, but the nuance changes a little.

• Läs vidare i kontoutdraget = read on / continue reading in the statement
• Fortsätt läsa i kontoutdraget = continue reading in the statement
  
  • a bit more explicit
• Läs mer i kontoutdraget = read more in the statement
  
  • this can sound more like there is additional information to read

So läs vidare is a very natural choice when the idea is simply keep reading.