Allt för Sverige


Allt för Sverige is a Swedish Emmy Award-winning reality show based on the original Norwegian format The Great Norway Adventure, also called 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. The program provides the participants more information about their ancestral families by visiting some locations their ancestors lived. The cast members learn about the country's culture, customs, food, and quirks. As the episodes in the season progress, cast members leave the show after losing challenges and therefore find out less about their ancestry. Each season's winner gets a family reunion with their current relatives who stayed behind in Sweden.
The host of the program is Anders Lundin.
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Season 1 (2011)

Contestants

Episodes

The winner of Allt för Sverige season 1 was 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 in 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 episode.

Season 2 (2012)

Season two began airing on 28 October 2012 at 8:00 PM on SVT1.

Contestants

Episodes

The winner of Allt för Sverige season 2 was Anna Brita Östman Mohr, who met her relatives from the High Coast valley in central Sweden.

Season 3 (2013)

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

Contestants

Episodes

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

Season 4 (2014)

Season four was filmed over summer 2014.

Contestants

Episodes

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

Christmas Special 2014

In the Christmas special four Americans from previous seasons visit the town of Gällivare in northern Sweden in winter, but without having to compete for a single prize. Guy Clark, Rebecca Redner, Katie Malik, and Nick Jones are able to meet with Swedish relatives as well as sample Swedish Christmas traditions. Anders Lundin hosts.

Season 5 (2015)

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

Contestants

Episodes

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 was filmed in Sweden in May and June 2016.

Contestants

Episodes

The winner of season six was Sarah Steinman, who met her relatives near Skara, Västra Götaland. Micka Cain, Patrick Glass, and Steven Swanson came in 2nd, 3rd, and 4th places, respectively.

Season 7 (2017)

Season seven casting calls opened in December 2016. It was filmed in Sweden in May and June 2017. The seventh season of Allt för Sverige premiered on October 22, 2017 and was broadcast on SVT1.

Contestants

Episodes

The winner of season seven was Dylan Ratell, who met his relatives near Näshulta, Södermanland. Tori Allen, Cosondra Sjostrom, and Ann Oswald came in 2nd, 3rd, and 4th places, respectively.

Season 8 (2018)

Season eight casting calls opened in December 2017. It was filmed in Sweden in May and June 2018. The eighth season of Allt för Sverige premiered on September 16, 2018 and was broadcast on SVT1 and SVT Play.

Contestants

Episodes

The winner of season eight was Kyle Johnson.

Season 9 (2019)

Season nine casting calls opened in December 2018. It was filmed in Sweden in May and June 2019. The ninth season of Allt för Sverige premiered on October 27, 2019 and was broadcast on SVT1 and SVT Play.

Contestants

Episodes

The winner of season nine was Jennifer Buhrow.

Season 10 (2022)

The tenth season of Allt för Sverige premiered on January 16, 2022 and was broadcast on SVT1 and in SVT Play.

Contestants

Episodes

The winner of season ten was Erika Newell.

Season 11 (2023)

The eleventh season of Allt för Sverige premiered on October 16, 2023 and was broadcast on SVT1 and in SVT Play.

Contestants

Episodes

The winner of season eleven was Kirsten Holmberg, who met her relatives near Svaneholm Castle, Skåne. Daniel Ray Hilsinger, Billie King, and Michael Jackson came in 2nd, 3rd, and 4th places, respectively.

Season 12 (2024)

The twelfth season of Allt för Sverige premiered on November 2, 2024 and was broadcast on SVT1 and in SVT Play.

Contestants

Episodes

The winner of season twelve was Julie Evans.

Season 13 (2025)

The thirteenth season of Allt för Sverige premiered on October 20, 2025 and was broadcast on SVT1 and in SVT Play.

Contestants

Episodes

The winner of season thirteen was Trent Rydberg, who met his relatives at Årås Säteri in Västergotland. Andrew Björklund, Jacob Eriksson, and Shérie Helland came in 2nd, 3rd, and 4th places, respectively.

US casting

Casting each year is announced through The Great Swedish Adventure.