Allt för Sverige

Allt för Sverige
Created by The Oxymorons
Presented by Anders Lundin
Original language(s) Swedish
English
No. of seasons 6
No. of episodes 40
Production
Producer(s) Christer Åkerlund
Location(s) Sverige
Running time 60 minutes
Production company(s) Meter Television (Swedish)
Distributor 7One International
Release
Original network SVT1
Picture format 576i, 16:9
Audio format 2.0
Original release 30 October 2011 – December 2015
Chronology
Preceded by Alt for Norge
External links
Website

Allt för Sverige (literally Everything for Sweden, marketed in the United States as The Great Swedish Adventure) is a Swedish reality show based on the original Norwegian format Culture Shock: Norway (Alt for Norge). The first season of Allt för Sverige was shown on Sveriges Television SVT1 from 30 October 2011 to 18 December 2011. The series is about Swedish Americans who return to their Swedish roots. In the program, they give the participants more about their families but in each episode one in the group must leave the show and therefore know less about their ancestry.

The host of the program is Anders Lundin.

The first season of Allt för Sverige was nominated for a Kristallen, which is the Swedish equivalent to an American Emmy.

Season 1 (2011)

Contestants

Episodes

Episode Location(s) Eliminated
1 Skåne * No elimination
2 Duvemåla Jennifer Grannis
3 Öland Brett Ratell
4 Stockholm |Eric Chellen's Day| Janis Babcock
5 Birka Jessica Pleyel
6 Jokkmokk Greg Magnuson
7 Järvsö Eric Chellen
8 Utö Shastin Corona, Kirstin Highfield, Guy Clark

Winner: Brian Gerard

In the eighth and final episode, filmed on the island of Utö and broadcast December 18, 2011, the Kentucky preacher Brian Gerard, New York City designer Guy Clark, Colorado student Kirstin Highfield and Florida police officer Shastin Corona participated in the final. Kirstin and Shastin ended up at 3rd and 4th place respectively, leaving Brian and Guy competing for 1st place. In the end it was Brian who won by less than 10 seconds in the final. Brian got to meet the Swedish part of his family at the end of the last show.

Season 2 (2012)

Season two began airing on October 28, 2012 at 8:00 PM on SVT1.[11]

Contestants

Episodes

Episode Location(s) Eliminated
1 Höga Kusten * No elimination
2 Skellefteå Thure Gustafsson
3 Stockholm Karen G. Peterson French
4 Mantorp, Gränna, Sölvesborg (Norje, Sweden Rock Festival) and Umeå Meghan Reilly
5 Häringe slott Matthew Lidfors Robinson
6 Södertälje Debra Sisneros Sutherland
7 Sunne Vernon Neil Ferguson
8 Trosa Walter E. Beck, Kelsey Stiles, Travis Scott McAfee

Winner: Anna Brita Östman Mohr won the show and met her relatives from the High Coast valley in central Sweden.[23]

Season 3 (2013)

The third season of Allt För Sverige was filmed during the month of June, 2013, and was being broadcast in Sweden during the autumn of 2013.[24]

Contestants

Episodes

Episode Location(s) Special Day Eliminated
1 Stockholm, Sigtuna Rebecca Redner, Laura McIntyre No elimination
2 Söderköping Shane Booth, Dianne Bennett Laura McIntyre
3 Göta kanal, Motala Dawn Anderson, Eric Basir Eric Basir
4 Göteborg Michael Peterson Dianne Bennett
5 Värmland John Stenson Michael Peterson
6 Mora, Nusnäs Matthew Anderson Dawn Anderson
7 Gotland Lori Ferguson Shane Booth
8 Finale John Stenson, Rebecca Redner, then Matthew Anderson.

The winner of Allt för Sverige season 3 was Lori Ferguson, who met her relatives from Skåne in southern Sweden.

Season 4 (2014)

Season four was filmed over summer 2014.

Contestants

Episodes

Episode Location(s) Special Day Eliminated
1 Malmö Katie Malik, Leslie Longoria No elimination
2 Pjätteryd Troy Bankord, Amanda Vinicky Amanda Vinicky
3 Gävle George Strid, Courtney Schlagel Leslie Longoria
4 Uppsala Jennette Landes Troy Bankord
5 Kiruna Nick Jones Nick Jones
6 Nyköping Nate Butler Nate Butler
7 Gällnö John Olson Jennette Landes
8 Stockholm Courtney Sclagel, George Strid, Katie Malik

The winner of season four was John Olson who met 120 relatives in Trollhättan, Västergötland. Katie Malik, George Strid and Courtney Sclagel came in 2nd, 3rd and 4th places, respectively.

Christmas Special 2014

In the Christmas special four Americans from previous seasons visit Sweden in winter, but without having to compete for a single prize. Guy Clark (Season 1), Rebecca Redner (Season 3), Katie Malik (Season 4), and Nick Jones (Season 4) are able to meet with Swedish relatives as well as sample Swedish Christmas traditions. Anders Lundin hosts.[35]

Season 5 (2015)

Season five casting calls opened in December 2014. It was filmed in Sweden over the summer of 2015.

Contestants

Episodes

Episode Air date Location(s) Special Day Eliminated
1 1 November 2015 Gräsmark Karen Berg-Roylance, Charles Wassberg No elimination
2 8 November 2015 Linköping James Morgan, Brooke Langton James Morgan[36]
3 15 November 2015 Åland Kurt Engstrom, Nathan Arling Brooke Langton
4 22 November 2015 Vaxholm Jamie Lystra Jenna Wroblewski
5 29 November 2015 Strängnäs Beverly Wassberg Nathan Arling[37]
6 6 December 2015 Stockholm Alexis Bunten Kurt Engstrom
7 13 December 2015 Tjörn John Winscher Alexis Bunten
8 20 December 2015 Örebro Karen Berg-Roylance, Beverly Wassberg, Charles Wassberg, Jamie Lystra

The winner of season five was John Winscher, who met his relatives on the island of Tjörn, Västra Götaland. Jamie Lystra, Beverly and Charles Wassberg, and Karen Berg-Roylance came in 2nd, 3rd, and 4th places, respectively.

Season 6 (2016)

Season six casting calls opened in December 2015. It will be filmed in Sweden in May and June 2016.

US casting

Casting each year is announced through The Great Swedish Adventure.[38]

References

  1. "Janis Babcock - Allt för Sverige". SVT.se. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
  2. "Eric Chellen - Allt för Sverige". SVT.se. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
  3. "Guy Clark - Allt för Sverige". SVT.se. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
  4. "Shastin Corona - Allt för Sverige". SVT.se. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
  5. "Brian Gerard - Allt för Sverige". SVT.se. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
  6. "Jennifer Grannis - Allt för Sverige". SVT.se. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
  7. "Kirstin Highfield - Allt för Sverige". SVT.se. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
  8. "Greg Magnuson - Allt för Sverige". SVT.se. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
  9. "Jessica Pleyel - Allt för Sverige". SVT.se. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
  10. "Brett Ratell - Allt för Sverige". SVT.se. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
  11. "Allt för Sverige". Allt för Sverige. SVT. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
  12. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "De ska hitta sina svenska rötter". Aftonbladet. Aftonbladet. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
  13. "Deltagarinformation: Walter Beck". SVT.se. 18 October 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
  14. "Deltagarinformation: Vernon Neil Ferguson". SVT.se. 18 October 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
  15. "Deltagarinformation: Karen Peterson French". SVT.se. 18 October 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
  16. "Deltagarinformation: Thure Gustafsson". SVT.se. 18 October 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
  17. "Deltagarinformation: Travis Scott McAfee". SVT.se. 18 October 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
  18. "Deltagarinformation: Anna Mohr". SVT.se. 18 October 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
  19. "Deltagarinformation: Meghan Reilly". SVT.se. 18 October 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
  20. "Deltagarinformation: Matthew Lidfors Robinson". SVT.se. 18 October 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
  21. "Deltagarinformation: Kelsey Stiles". SVT.se. 18 October 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
  22. "Deltagarinformation: Debra Sisneros Sutherland". SVT.se. 18 October 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
  23. "De ska hitta sina svenska rötter". Aftonbladet. Aftonbladet. Retrieved October 15, 2012.
  24. http://www.svt.se/allt-for-sverige/tio-nya-amerikaner-upptacker-sverige-1
  25. "Dawn Anderson - Allt för Sverige". SVT.se. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
  26. "Matthew Anderson - Allt för Sverige". SVT.se. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
  27. "Eric Basir - Allt för Sverige". SVT.se. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
  28. "Shane Booth - Allt för Sverige". SVT.se. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
  29. "Laura McIntyre - Allt för Sverige". SVT.se. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
  30. "Lori Ferguson - Allt för Sverige". SVT.se. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
  31. "Michael Peterson - Allt för Sverige". SVT.se. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
  32. "Rebecca Redner - Allt för Sverige". SVT.se. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
  33. "John Stenson - Allt för Sverige". SVT.se. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
  34. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 http://www.skanskan.se/article/20140525/NOJE/140529669/1017/-/soker-skanska-rotter-i-svt
  35. http://www.svt.se/allt-for-sverige/julspecial
  36. http://www.svt.se/allt-for-sverige/se-program/allt-for-sverige-sasong-5-avsnitt-2
  37. http://www.svt.se/allt-for-sverige/se-program/allt-for-sverige-sasong-5-avsnitt-5
  38. http://www.greatswedishadventure.com/

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