The Best TV Shows on SVT

Every SVT Show Ranked From Best To Worst

SVT’s extensive portfolio includes more than 20 shows, spanning the years from 1956 to 2025. Icons of SVT, Eurovision Song Contest and Melodifestivalen made their debut in 1956 and 1959, setting industry standards. Explore our list of the top rated shows up to date from January 2026 that includes over 20 unique series.

  • Creepschool
    Creepschool (2004)10.0

    Creepschool is a Swedish, French and Canadian animated series by Alphanim, Cookie Jar Entertainment, Happy Life and France 3 about four kids who find themselves at a spooky boarding school. The basic concept was created by Torbjörn Jansson, which was then substantially re-worked and developed by the co-head-writers Kristina Mansfeld and Per Carlsson into the series it is today. They also wrote all the storylines. Creepschool has been compared to Gravedale High.

  • Svenska Hjärtan
    Svenska Hjärtan (1987)9.5

  • Trädgårdstider
    Trädgårdstider (2015)8.5

  • Familjen Andersson
    Familjen Andersson (2023)8.0

    Karin, Rudolf and their three children Anna, Sune and Håkan live in the small town of Glimmerdagg. Just like all parents, they try to make the everyday puzzle work, it's just that everyday life is rarely mundane with this family.

  • Eurovision Song Contest
    Eurovision Song Contest (1956)7.1

    The Eurovision Song Contest is an international song competition, organised annually by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and featuring participants representing primarily European countries. Each participating country submits an original song to be performed on live television and radio, transmitted to national broadcasters via the EBU's Eurovision and Euroradio networks, with competing countries then casting votes for the other countries' songs to determine the winner.

  • Julkalendern
    Julkalendern (1960)7.1

    An annual Swedish Christmas calendar television series.

  • LasseMajas detektivbyrå
    LasseMajas detektivbyrå (2006)7.0

    Christmas is approaching and the chief of police in the town of Valleby intends to put on a Christmas play in memory of his parents, but a lot of crime gets in the way. He therefore enlists the help of two young detectives, Lasse and Maja. Lasse and Maja have their own detective agency that solves crimes. When the orchestra learns that the police chief has not gathered enough actors, they become increasingly suspicious of his amateurish methods.

  • The History of Sweden
    The History of Sweden (2023)6.9

    The great story of our country. About the people and forces that shaped it - from the Ice Age to the present day. Simon J Berger is the narrator of the series. The program series consists of ten parts and is based on reconstructions of historical events and people. Over 300 experts have contributed to the content and 100 of them appear in the series. The series' signature melody is composed by Ludwig Göransson and Per-Gunnar Juliusson.

  • History of the World
    History of the World (2020)6.5

    It's about human history, how humans shaped the world we live in. A history through cultures and civilizations - from early Mesopotamia to the industrial revolution. Documentary series from various european production company’s like BBC, SVT, NRK, DR, ARTE, Covering serveral topics of war, Persons Like Cleopatra, Hitler, George Washington, etc

  • Faithless
    Faithless (2025)6.3

    In the twilight of his life, a filmmaker reunites with a woman who was once his best friend's partner and confronts the story of their affair.

  • Himmelblå
    Himmelblå (2008)6.0

    Himmelblå is a Norwegian drama series which aired on NRK1 in Norway, on SVT in Sweden and on RÚV in Iceland. It is based on the British TV drama Two Thousand Acres of Sky written by Timothy Prager and produced by Adrian Bate.

  • Trolltider – legenden om Bergatrollet
    Trolltider – legenden om Bergatrollet (2023)5.7

    Trolltider – the legend of the Bergatrollet is SVT's Christmas calendar 2023, directed by Lisa Farzaneh from a script by Ola Norén and Roland Ulvselius. The series is a "reboot" to SVT's Christmas calendar Trolltider from 1979 with partly the same characters but a new story.

  • Melodifestivalen
    Melodifestivalen (1959)5.0

    Melodifestivalen (direct translation: The Melody Festival) is an annual music competition organised by Swedish public broadcaster Sveriges Television (SVT). The competition is a six part tour (5 heats + the final) with stops in cities across Sweden to determine the country's representative for the Eurovision Song Contest. Melodifestivalen is also known informally as "Mello", or internationally as "Melfest".

  • Lösa förbindelser
    Lösa förbindelser (1985)N/A

  • Söndagsöppet
    Söndagsöppet (1990)N/A

    A family entertainment show presenting national and international celebrities.

  • Bergman's Video
    Bergman's Video (2012)N/A

    In the sixties, Swedish filmmaker Ingmar Bergman (1918-2007) built a house on the remote island of Fårö, located in the Baltic Sea, and left Stockholm to live there. When he died, the house was preserved. A group of very special film buffs, came from all over the world, travel to Fårö in search of the genius and his legacy. (Released in 2013, edited and abridged, as Trespassing Bergman.)

  • Barna Hedenhös uppfinner julen
    Barna Hedenhös uppfinner julen (2013)N/A

    The Hedenhös family time-travels and ends up in a museum in Stockholm in 2013. They explore the modern world and try to find a way to get back home.

  • Stenbeck
    Stenbeck (2013)N/A

    The unlikely story of Sweden's most controversial big business owner, who in the 1970s steered the Kinnevik family business from traditional industry to becoming a giant in telephony and media.

  • Mästaren
    Mästaren (2019)N/A

  • Kronprinsen som försvann
    Kronprinsen som försvann (2022)N/A

    The young Crown Prince Carl Wilhelm is suddenly forced to flee the royal castle when his mother the Queen disappears. He meets the poor girl Hilda who helps him assume a false identity as an orphanage boy.