Barbro Lindgren is a Swedish writer of children's books and books for adult readers. For her lasting contribution as a children's writer, Lindgren was a finalist for the biennial, international Hans Christian Andersen Award in 2004. Ten years later she won the annual Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award. The biggest cash prize in children's and young-adult literature, it rewards a writer, illustrator, oral storyteller, or reading promoter for its entire body of work.
Among Gnomes and Trolls, is a popular Swedish folklore and fairy tales annual and children's fairy tale anthology published since 1907. One of the most noted of the early illustrators is artist John Bauer.
"Lilla stjärna" performed by Alice Babs was the Swedish entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 1958 held in Hilversum, the Netherlands. This was Sweden's first song in the contest, and the first time that the Swedish language was performed on the Eurovision stage.
The Nils Holgersson Plaque is an award given by Swedish Library Association. It was established in 1950, and named for the book The Wonderful Adventures of Nils by Selma Lagerlöf. It is an annual award given to the author of the best children's or young people's book in the Swedish language.
George Fant was a Swedish actor, director and theater manager. He appeared in 50 films between 1936 and 1995.
Gull Natorp was a Swedish film actress. She appeared in more than 70 films between 1913 and 1956.
Sweden was represented at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2004 by the Limelights and the song "Varför jag?". the duo of Anna Jalkéus and Liselotte Östblom were the winners of the Lilla Melodifestivalen contest in 2004.
Ulla Elisabet Trenter Palm was a Swedish author. She was born in Stockholm. She was married to Stieg Trenter from 1960 until his death in 1967, and their daughter is Laura Trenter. Ulla Trenter was active as a politician in the Centre Party.
Thor Modéen was a Swedish actor and comedian who was active in both movies and on stage. Thor Modéen Teatern, a 3D cinema and theater in Kungsör, was named in his honor.
Berta Alice Victoria "Tollie" Zellman was a Swedish actress. She appeared in 49 films between 1906 and 1964. Tollie Zellman appeared on scene first 1907. She is one of Sweden's most famous comediennes. From 1941 to 1947 she worked at the Oscar Theater in Stockholm. Her most famous role was as Mrs Dulcie Baxter in a play by Hubert Henry Davies, The Mollusc (1914). She played Mrs Baxter on stage at the Blanche Theatre in Stockholm in 1922 as well as in radio 1933. From 1907 to 1952 she played in around 50 films.
Åke Ohberg was a Swedish actor and film director. He appeared in about 30 roles in films between 1932 and 1961.
Lars Ardelius was a Swedish psychologist and novelist. He was born in Falun, lived in Stockholm and died in Visby.
Julpolskan, also known as Julen den glada går åter omkring på Jorden, is a Christmas song with lyrics and music by Anna-Lisa Frykman. Song lyrics describe several Christmas traditions.
Kungens lilla piga is a children's song written by Anna-Lisa Frykman (1889-1960), describing a working day for a young housemaid girl working at the royal court.
"Här är polisen", also called "Poliskonstapeln", is a children's song written by Stina Nyström and Nils-Henrik Nyström. Depicting the role of the police in traffic and society, the song was criticized in the 1970s for scaring children with the police, as in the second to last verse of the song.
Sweden participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2013 in Kyiv, Ukraine. The Swedish entry was selected through Lilla Melodifestivalen 2013 which consisted of eight songs. The final was held on 6 June 2013 at the Gröna Lund amusement park in Stockholm. Eliias and his song "Det är dit vi ska" was chosen as the winner.
Värsta plattan is the sixth studio album by Swedish-Finnish singer Markoolio, released on 4 April 2007.
Nu ska vi sjunga was published in 1943 by the Almqvist & Wiksell publishing company, and is a songbook for Swedish primary schools. Songs marked with * are meant to be sung in the third grade. The book was published on the initiative of Alice Tegnér.
Sweden originally planned to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020. The Swedish broadcaster Sveriges Television (SVT) organises the national final Melodifestivalen 2020 in order to select the Swedish entry for the 2020 contest in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. However, the contest was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Frykman is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
