Svenska nyheter

*Svenska nyheter*
Svenska nyheter
	Jesper Rönndahl during the recording of season 3 of Svenska nyheter in 2019.
Genre	news, entertainment
Presented by	Jesper Rönndahl; Kristoffer Appelquist; Messiah Hallberg
Country of origin	Sweden
Original language	Swedish
No. of seasons	11
No. of episodes	104[needs update]
Production
Production company	Sveriges television
Original release
Network	SVT1
Release	March 9, 2018 –; present

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).

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 Sweden's ambassador to Turkey, to provide a complaint about the show's jokes 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 1 (2018)

Season 2 (2018)

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

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

External links

Svenska nyheter on SVT Play (in Swedish)
Svenska nyheter at IMDb

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[1] "Swedish TV satire on Chinese tourists sparks Beijing protest". Reuters. Retrieved 25 September 2018.

[svt1-2] 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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