diff --git a/gpxsee.qrc b/gpxsee.qrc
index 6f2d14eb..90a57df4 100644
--- a/gpxsee.qrc
+++ b/gpxsee.qrc
@@ -20,10 +20,5 @@
         <file>icons/system-run.png</file>
         <file>icons/document-print-preview.png</file>
         <file>icons/view-filter.png</file>
-        <file>lang/gpxsee_cs.qm</file>
-        <file>lang/gpxsee_sv.qm</file>
-        <file>lang/gpxsee_de.qm</file>
-        <file>lang/gpxsee_ru.qm</file>
-        <file>lang/gpxsee_fi.qm</file>
     </qresource>
 </RCC>
diff --git a/pkg/gpxsee.nsi b/pkg/gpxsee.nsi
index 81ec9ce8..96858ae3 100644
--- a/pkg/gpxsee.nsi
+++ b/pkg/gpxsee.nsi
@@ -196,6 +196,29 @@ Section "ANGLE" SEC_ANGLE
 
 SectionEnd
 
+SectionGroup "Localization" SEC_LOCALE
+  Section "Czech"
+    CreateDirectory "$INSTDIR\locale"
+    File /oname=locale\gpxsee_cs.qm locale\gpxsee_cs.qm
+  SectionEnd
+  Section "German"
+    CreateDirectory "$INSTDIR\locale"
+    File /oname=locale\gpxsee_de.qm locale\gpxsee_de.qm
+  SectionEnd
+  Section "Finish"
+    CreateDirectory "$INSTDIR\locale"
+    File /oname=locale\gpxsee_fi.qm locale\gpxsee_fi.qm
+  SectionEnd
+  Section "Russian"
+    CreateDirectory "$INSTDIR\locale" 
+    File /oname=locale\gpxsee_ru.qm locale\gpxsee_ru.qm
+  SectionEnd
+  Section "Swedish"
+    CreateDirectory "$INSTDIR\locale" 
+    File /oname=locale\gpxsee_sv.qm locale\gpxsee_sv.qm
+  SectionEnd
+SectionGroupEnd
+
 ;--------------------------------
 
 ; Uninstaller
@@ -247,6 +270,8 @@ LangString DESC_ANGLE ${LANG_ENGLISH} \
   "ANGLE (OpenGL via Direct3D). Enables OpenGL on systems without native OpenGL drivers."
 LangString DESC_APP ${LANG_ENGLISH} \
   "GPXSee application"
+LangString DESC_LOCALE ${LANG_ENGLISH} \
+  "Localization"
 
 ;Assign language strings to sections
 !insertmacro MUI_FUNCTION_DESCRIPTION_BEGIN
@@ -255,4 +280,5 @@ LangString DESC_APP ${LANG_ENGLISH} \
   !insertmacro MUI_DESCRIPTION_TEXT ${SEC_ANGLE} $(DESC_ANGLE)
   !insertmacro MUI_DESCRIPTION_TEXT ${SEC_MSVC} $(DESC_MSVC) 
   !insertmacro MUI_DESCRIPTION_TEXT ${SEC_APP} $(DESC_APP)
+  !insertmacro MUI_DESCRIPTION_TEXT ${SEC_LOCALE} $(DESC_LOCALE)
 !insertmacro MUI_FUNCTION_DESCRIPTION_END
diff --git a/pkg/gpxsee64.nsi b/pkg/gpxsee64.nsi
index 163cd975..9129ba58 100644
--- a/pkg/gpxsee64.nsi
+++ b/pkg/gpxsee64.nsi
@@ -198,6 +198,29 @@ Section "ANGLE" SEC_ANGLE
 
 SectionEnd
 
+SectionGroup "Localization" SEC_LOCALE
+  Section "Czech"
+    CreateDirectory "$INSTDIR\locale"
+    File /oname=locale\gpxsee_cs.qm locale\gpxsee_cs.qm
+  SectionEnd
+  Section "German"
+    CreateDirectory "$INSTDIR\locale"
+    File /oname=locale\gpxsee_de.qm locale\gpxsee_de.qm
+  SectionEnd
+  Section "Finish"
+    CreateDirectory "$INSTDIR\locale"
+    File /oname=locale\gpxsee_fi.qm locale\gpxsee_fi.qm
+  SectionEnd
+  Section "Russian"
+    CreateDirectory "$INSTDIR\locale" 
+    File /oname=locale\gpxsee_ru.qm locale\gpxsee_ru.qm
+  SectionEnd
+  Section "Swedish"
+    CreateDirectory "$INSTDIR\locale" 
+    File /oname=locale\gpxsee_sv.qm locale\gpxsee_sv.qm
+  SectionEnd
+SectionGroupEnd
+
 ;--------------------------------
 
 ; Uninstaller
@@ -250,6 +273,8 @@ LangString DESC_ANGLE ${LANG_ENGLISH} \
   "ANGLE (OpenGL via Direct3D). Enables OpenGL on systems without native OpenGL drivers."
 LangString DESC_APP ${LANG_ENGLISH} \
   "GPXSee application"
+LangString DESC_LOCALE ${LANG_ENGLISH} \
+  "Localization"
 
 ;Assign language strings to sections
 !insertmacro MUI_FUNCTION_DESCRIPTION_BEGIN
@@ -258,4 +283,5 @@ LangString DESC_APP ${LANG_ENGLISH} \
   !insertmacro MUI_DESCRIPTION_TEXT ${SEC_ANGLE} $(DESC_ANGLE)
   !insertmacro MUI_DESCRIPTION_TEXT ${SEC_MSVC} $(DESC_MSVC) 
   !insertmacro MUI_DESCRIPTION_TEXT ${SEC_APP} $(DESC_APP)
-!insertmacro MUI_FUNCTION_DESCRIPTION_END
+  !insertmacro MUI_DESCRIPTION_TEXT ${SEC_LOCALE} $(DESC_LOCALE)
+!insertmacro MUI_FUNCTION_DESCRIPTION_END
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/GUI/app.cpp b/src/GUI/app.cpp
index eccf1d64..3c4aee53 100644
--- a/src/GUI/app.cpp
+++ b/src/GUI/app.cpp
@@ -19,8 +19,7 @@ App::App(int &argc, char **argv) : QApplication(argc, argv),
   _argc(argc), _argv(argv)
 {
 	QTranslator *gpxsee = new QTranslator(this);
-	QString locale = QLocale::system().name();
-	gpxsee->load(QString(":/lang/gpxsee_") + locale);
+	gpxsee->load(QLocale::system(), "gpxsee", "_", LOCALE_DIR);
 	installTranslator(gpxsee);
 
 	QTranslator *qt = new QTranslator(this);
diff --git a/src/config.h b/src/config.h
index 6f1b76b9..b3defcf3 100644
--- a/src/config.h
+++ b/src/config.h
@@ -41,5 +41,6 @@
 #define GLOBAL_MAP_DIR         GLOBAL_DIR + QString("/") + MAP_DIR
 #define GLOBAL_POI_DIR         GLOBAL_DIR + QString("/") + POI_DIR
 #define TILES_DIR              USER_DIR + QString("/tiles")
+#define LOCALE_DIR             GLOBAL_DIR + QString("/locale")
 
 #endif /* CONFIG_H */