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 TelevisionSVT1 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.
Winner: 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 at 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 show.
Season 2 (2012)
Season two began airing on 28 October 2012 at 8:00 PM on SVT1.
John Olson, 30, waiter / writer / actor, Indianapolis, Indiana.
Courtney Schlagel, 25 years, Dallas, Texas.
Amanda Vinicky, aged 32, political reporter, Springfield, Illinois.
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.
James Morgan, 42, medical student, Andersonville, Chicago
Beverly Wassberg, 65, retired, Plano, Texas
Charles Wassberg, 66, retired, Plano, Texas
John Winscher, 33, actor and motion capture artist, Atlanta, Georgia
Jenna Wroblewski, 20, student, Madison, Wisconsin
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.
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
Victoria "Tori" Allen, 28; waitress; Denver, Colorado
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
Kevin Chown, 48; Rock Musician; Escanaba, Michigan
