Series synopsis
How Sweden was built, also known as Så byggdes Sverige is a documentary television series that premiered on SVT1 on October 30, 2025. It stars Petra Mede, Gert Wingårdh and Mark Isitt.
An entertaining series about how our Swedish houses, homes, and cities have developed, and what they might look like in the future. The series' guide, Petra Mede, and architecture experts Gert Wingårdh and Mark Isitt take us on a journey through time, starting 100 years ago and continuing 100 years into the future. Come along to the village street, the big city, the industrial town, the countryside, the dream cottage, the suburbs, the city center, and the village!
Premise
An entertaining series about how our Swedish houses, homes, and cities have developed, and what they might look like in the future. The series' guide, Petra Mede, and architecture experts Gert Wingårdh and Mark Isitt take us on a journey through time, starting 100 years ago and continuing 100 years into the future. Come along to the village street, the big city, the industrial town, the countryside, the dream cottage, the suburbs, the city center, and the village!
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Petra Mede as Self
- Gert Wingårdh as Self
- Mark Isitt as Self
Guest cast
- Henrik Nerlund as Self
- Cecilia Björk as Self
- Jenny Björkman as Self
- Lars Trägårdh as Self
- Per Svensson as Self
- Elsa Billgren as Self
- Micael Dahlén as Self
- Sara Kristoffersson as Self
- Maja Larsson as Self
- Gustav Bergström as Self
- Gustav Almqvist as Self
- Pernilla Hagbert as Self
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 8 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 8 | October 30, 2025 | December 18, 2025 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Villagatan – the dream of owning your own home The first trip goes to Villagatan, where Petra enjoys the idyll of her own home in Enskede. Mark runs into Queen Elizabeth among the small cottages of Norra Ängby, and Gert visits the H55 exhibition in Helsingborg. We also step inside a 1970s catalog house and meet Marie and Bill, the couple with the dream home. And what might the Swedish dream home look like in the future? |
October 30, 2025 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | November 6, 2025 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | November 13, 2025 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | SVT1 |
|---|---|
| First aired | October 30, 2025 |
| Last aired | December 18, 2025 |
| Status | continue |
| Schedule | Thursday |