Svenska nyheter

Svenska nyheter (Swedish for Swedish News) is a Swedish weekly satirical comedy programme broadcast on SVT1, making fun of that week's latest news stories. The show was hosted by comedian Jesper Rönndahl during season 1 to 3 (2018 – 2019; there are two seasons per year).[1] Kristoffer Appelquist was the host[2] season 4 to 10 (2019 – 2022). Messiah Hallberg is the new host beginning with season 11 (2023).

Svenska nyheter
Jesper Rönndahl during the recording of season 3 of Svenska nyheter in 2019.
Genrenews, entertainment
Presented byJesper Rönndahl
Kristoffer Appelquist
Messiah Hallberg
Country of originSweden
Original languageSwedish
No. of seasons11
No. of episodes104
Production
Production companySveriges television
Release
Original networkSVT1
Original releaseMarch 9, 2018 (2018-03-09) –
present

In September 2018, the show received international attention when it made fun of China and Chinese customs.[3][4]

In October 2022, the show again received international attention when it made fun of Turkish president Recep Erdoğan.[5] The turkish foreign ministry summoned Swedens ambassador to Turkey, to provide a complaint about the shows joked about the president.[6] Sweden had just before applied for NATO membership as protection against a possible invasion by Russia, membership applications must be approved by all members, something Turkey has hesitated on.

Episodes

Season 3 (2019)
Episode Topics Air date
1 New government, Januariavtalet, work tax rates capital tax rates,
2 Migration politics, organ donation
3 Yellow vests Sweden, organ donation, climate change, nuclear power
4 Gambling addiction, death shootings, integration, demographic changes by 2028
5 Swedish Isis members returning to Sweden
6 Swedish Isis members returning to Sweden
7 Isis video follow-up, Postnord (pexit)
8 Nämndemän, school disciplinary issues
9
10 Jesper announces that he will not be host of next season

References
  1. "Swedish TV satire on Chinese tourists sparks Beijing protest". Reuters. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
  2. da Silva, Tali (21 May 2019). "Kristoffer Appelquist blir ny programledare för Svenska nyheter". SVT Nyheter [SVT News] (in Swedish). Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  3. "Beijing protests Swedish TV satire about Chinese tourists". The Guardian. 25 September 2018. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
  4. Steven Jiang; Serenitie Wang. "Beijing accuses Sweden of racism amid escalating diplomatic row". CNN. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
  5. "Turkey summons Swedish envoy over 'insulting content' about Erdogan on TV -Anadolu". 5 October 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2022 – via Reuters.
  6. "Turkey slams 'ugly' Swedish satire mocking Erdogan". Middle East Eye. Retrieved 7 October 2022.


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