A 'Profound' Experience On A Swedish Reality Show

A Minneapolis novelist found a deep connection to her Swedish heritage while competing on a popular reality show.

[tomasberg]

Just love this show. Have watched every episode of all seasons.

[boringpolitician]

1:29 - "I was actually pretty good at that one", "She's being humble, she was essentially the best"
Uh... In Sweden that doesn't fly under "humble". That's "kaxig". Humble is, to a Swede, "I did ok, I could have done better".

[octaviolove]

Franson is swedish name, it was probably spelled Fransson tho!

[tlelarsson]

I'm a Swede and we love the show "Allt för Sverige". The americans with such a open manner searching their roots and discovering them.
Swedes have very strong relations to america and americans in general.

[christopherx]

Swede here. I enjoy the show, but the competitions in it are a bore. What I find interesting is the culture crash, how Americans react to things Swedes take for granted and vice versa.

[migrandin]

I'm Swedish and I find reality shows distasteful. But every time "Allt för Sverige" is on, I'm glued to the set (or computer) and I haven't missed a single episode of any of the many seasons of this show.

[lars]

Good story. That girl looks like my sister.

[RandomerFellow]

The contestants are really good representatives of the US and my perceptions of the American people become more positive with each season I watch. Of course there is acting in the show but it does not detract from the overall impression.
// The Swede

[iteration-u]

Ah yes, I actually live in Sweden and have so for 11 years. I also have Swedish roots.

[mn]

My husband's american family did not make the cut. So my husband in Sweden tool contact with his relatives in America.

[johanlarsson]

Is it possible to watch the show in the US?

[MrJol]

1:59 just gotta look at her to know shes swedish lol. would fit right in in malmo

[bjorreb]

The show is originaly from Norway. SVT the swedish public service tv channel have bought the right to make the swedish version. Between 1850 and 1920 it was 25 % of swedes that emigrated and most of them to USA. I love that show but I don't know if any of my relatives left too.

[MrJol]

i hope the losers like still got to meet their distant relatives lol .

[Bodiddly]

one in the comment section ( the one ) that have to go there.... sigh 🙄😒

[BurninSven]

I am not sure that very many over here watched it actually. I did a few times though

[astral]

The best television ever made in Sweden

[bodan]

To be fair, the program is originally an norwegian idea.

[beorlingo]

She doesn't look Swedish. She looks Meg Ryanish.

[marome]

I really hate the show "Allt för Sverige", the host keeps making fun of the contestants from USA and gives them ridiculous challenges and ideas about Sweden. And then only 2 of them get to meet their Swedish relatives?! It's absolutely abuse in my Swedish opinion!