The Best TV Shows on SVT2

Every SVT2 Show Ranked From Best To Worst

Among SVT2’s finest offerings are Frida och hennes vän and Confessions of a Fool, which debuted in 1970 and 1976, respectively. Across the timeline from 1970 to 2020, SVT2 has presented audiences with over 20 captivating shows. Discover the best of SVT2 with our list of over 20 series, meticulously updated for January 2026.

  • Rädda Joppe - död eller levande
    Rädda Joppe - död eller levande (1985)10.0

  • Jills Veranda
    Jills Veranda (2014)10.0

  • Rød snø
    Rød snø (1985)6.6

    November, 1942, during the war. Anne Eriksen, a young Norwegian woman living in Gothenburg, is on her way to visit good friends in Dalsland – a visit that will have unexpected consequences. The destination of her journey is Linds Pensionat in Nössemark. She is welcomed by Ruth Lind, her son Evert, and the guests at the guesthouse. Peace and idyll reign in the remote guesthouse. But its proximity to occupied Norway makes the tranquility fragile...

  • 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

  • Camilla Läckberg's The Fjällbacka Murders
    Camilla Läckberg's The Fjällbacka Murders (2012)6.1

    Erica Falck, a successful crime writer and mother of three, moved with her husband and children from the city to her hometown of Fjällbacka, a fishing village on a picturesque island off the coast of Sweden. Her return seems idyllic, but simmering beneath the village's surface lie hidden secrets, twisted desires and deceit waiting to erupt into the ultimate sin - murder.

  • Robinson
    Robinson (1997)6.0

    Expedition Robinson is a Swedish reality television program in which contestants are put into survival situations, and a voting process eliminates one person each episode until a winner is determined. The format was developed in 1994 by Charlie Parsons for a United Kingdom TV production company called Planet 24, but the Swedish debut in 1997 was the first production to actually make it to television.

  • The Guldbagge Awards
    The Guldbagge Awards (1981)5.5

    The Guldbagge Awards is an official and annual Swedish film awards ceremony honoring achievements in the Swedish film industry. Winners are awarded a statuette depicting a rose chafer, better known by the name Guldbaggen. The awards, first presented in 1964 at the Grand Hôtel in Stockholm, are overseen by the Swedish Film Institute. It is described as the Swedish equivalent of the Academy Awards. The awards ceremony was first televised in 1981.

  • Hermans historia
    Hermans historia (1991)5.0

  • Hundarna i Riga
    Hundarna i Riga (1996)5.0

  • Confessions of a Fool
    Confessions of a Fool (1976)4.0

    Based on August Strindberg’s autobiographical novel about his marriage to Siri von Essen. She was married when she met him, but abandoned her husband, became Strindberg’s mistress and later his wife.

  • Annika
    Annika (1984)3.3

    Pete, an eighteen year old Isle of Wight deck chair attendant, meets fifteen gear old Swedish exchange student Annika. After a holiday romance, he follows her back to Sweden.

  • Ringlek
    Ringlek (1982)2.0

    Scrutinizes the sexual morals and class ideology of its day through a series of encounters between pairs of characters, shown before or after a sexual encounter. A prostitute is cheated out of her money by a drug-dealer, in the next scene the dealer seduces a maid, who in turn is hit by the son of her employer, and so on, until an actress engages in a little hanky-panky with the count, who - and this is where the circle joins - in a final scene ends up at the prostitute's apartment.

  • Frida och hennes vän
    Frida och hennes vän (1970)N/A

    Five-part Swedish television series from 1970, based on Birger Sjöberg's collection of poems Frida's Book from 1922.

  • Polisen i Strömstad
    Polisen i Strömstad (1982)N/A

  • Hur ska det gå för Pettersson?
    Hur ska det gå för Pettersson? (1984)N/A

    Rulle has a secret child out of wedlock in Gotland. When she suddenly turns up in Stockholm he doesn't want to explain it to his wife so he sells the fatherhood to his neighbour.

  • Sparvöga
    Sparvöga (1989)N/A

    It's the early 1950s and Sparvöga's father has lost his job and is suffering from tuberculosis. The whole family is forced to move back in with his parents but for Sparvöga this is the beginning of a great adventure.

  • Tre Terminer
    Tre Terminer (1991)N/A

    The year is 1912 at Lund University, Herman Lange arrives with ambitions to become a lawyer but soon the night life and drink seem more tempting. And then Herman meets his big love.

  • Pappas flicka
    Pappas flicka (1997)N/A

    16-year old Jonna live with her father in an apartment somewhere in Södermanland. Their next-door neighbor Mona make frequent visits to them, as well as Frank's best friend Lennart. In the nearby corner shop works Jonna's friend Simon.

  • Kvinnan i det låsta rummet
    Kvinnan i det låsta rummet (1998)N/A

    Axel is unemployed and works illegally in an apartment. The young Linnéa who lives there has completely isolated herself from the outside world. Why does she stay locked up?

  • Nr. 13
    Nr. 13 (1998)N/A

    Nr. 13 is a Norwegian sitcom. It originally aired on NRK1 from 31 Oktober 1998 to 22 Desember 2001.