Sommaren 85 is a 2020 Swedish dramedy-series broadcast on SVT. [1]
The series plot is about the summer of 1985 in the fictitious Swedish village of Braxinge where a "sausage party" sets several things in motion that will change the lives of Åsa and her daughter Lena forever. [2]
The Hot Shots is a collective name for two closely related Swedish dance companies based in Stockholm, Sweden: The Rhythm Hot Shots and the Harlem Hot Shots. The Hot Shots specialize in faithful reproductions of African-American dance scenes in American films from the 1920s, 30s, and 40s. Dances that they perform include Lindy Hop, Tap dance, Cakewalk, Charleston, and Black Bottom. The members of the Hot Shots are also respected dance instructors and accomplished social dancers. The goals of The Rhythm Hot Shots and the Harlem Hot Shots are the same.
Martin Olof Jon Stenmarck is a Swedish singer. He represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 with the song "Las Vegas", finishing 19th with 30 points.
Gunn Wållgren (born Gunnel Margaret Haraldsdotter Wållgren; ; was a Swedish stage and film actress. She is best remembered for her role in Ingmar Bergman's film Fanny and Alexander.
Arvingarna is a Swedish dansband formed in Gothenburg in 1989. The group consists of Casper Janebrink, Lars Larsson, Kim Carlsson and Tommy Carlsson. At Melodifestivalen 1993, they performed the song '"Eloise", which won, allowing Arvingarna to represent Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest in Millstreet Co.Cork in May that year, where the song finished 7th.
Stig Olin, né Högberg was a Swedish actor, theatre director, songwriter and singer. He was the father of actress Lena Olin and singer Mats Olin (1947–2023). He was married to film actresses Britta Holmberg and Helena Kallenbäck.
Svensson, Svensson is a Swedish sitcom. It has also been made into a feature film and a play.
Maria Elisabeth Silfvan, as married Lempke and then Westerlund, in Swedish called Maria Sylvan,, was a Finnish actress, among the first professional native actors in Finland.
Lena Ingeborg Hallengren is a Swedish politician of the Social Democratic Party who has been served as Minister for Health and Social Affairs in the cabinet of Prime Minister Stefan Löfven from 21 January 2019 until he left office in November 2021. Hallengren then continued in the same role in the Andersson Cabinet.
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is a 2009 Swedish-Danish crime thriller film with German co-production directed by Niels Arden Oplev from a screenplay by Rasmus Heisterberg and Nikolaj Arcel and produced by Søren Stærmose, based on the 2005 novel of the same name by Swedish writer Stieg Larsson, the first entry in his Millennium series. The film stars Michael Nyqvist and Noomi Rapace.
Radioskugga is a 1995 Swedish television series starring Figge Norling in the title role.
Thorsten Flinck, is a Swedish actor, director, and musician. He is known best for playing psychopaths and villains, and also for his outrageous personality both on stage and in real life. Between 1986 and 2002, Flinck was employed by the Royal Dramatic Theatre.
Anna Åsa Olivia Westerlund is a Finnish footballer, who plays at club level for Åland United. She previously played for FC Honka in Finland's Naisten Liiga and Umeå IK. Despite playing 90 minutes in all 22 of Umeå's league matches, her contract with the club was not extended at the end of the 2011 season. The following season she remained in Sweden with Piteå IF.
Dan Allan Waldemar Svensson is a Swedish actor perhaps mostly known for his role as Gustav Svensson in the hit comedy series Svensson, Svensson. Besides acting in films, television and on stage, Svensson owns and runs the film production company Ridåfall AB.
"Jag tror på sommaren" is a summertime song written by Stig Olin and recorded by Mats Olin and released as a single in 1967. The Mats Olin recording became a Svensktoppen hit for 12 weeks between 21 May-6 August 1967.
Events from the year 1799 in Sweden
Lotta Tejle is a Swedish actress. In 2020, she had a leading role in the SVT dramedy-series Sommaren 85.
Gustav Niklas Henriksson is a Swedish professional footballer who plays for Elfsborg.
Elin Julia Dufvenius Wollter is a Swedish actress. She has appeared in television shows, films, and stage plays. Her breakthrough role was in the television miniseries Glappet (1997). Dufvenius played a supporting role in Ingmar Bergman's last film, Saraband (2003).
Stockholm Municipality is one of the 29 multi-member constituencies of the Riksdag, the national legislature of Sweden. The constituency was established in 1970 when the Riksdag changed from a bicameral legislature to a unicameral legislature. It is conterminous with the municipality of Stockholm. The constituency currently elects 29 of the 349 members of the Riksdag using the open party-list proportional representation electoral system. At the 2022 general election it had 728,089 registered electors.
Emma Maria Isabelle Broomé is a Swedish actress. She is best known for her leading role as Åsa in the 2020 SVT series Sommaren 85.