Selmas saga

Swedish TV series or program

Tusen år till julafton (2015)
Jakten på tidskristallen (2017)

Selmas saga was the Sveriges Television's Christmas calendar for 2016.^[1]

The knitted tuque worn by Selma Traskvist, the main character, in the series led to a temporary knitting boom.^[2]

The series was later sold to France, the Netherlands, Russia, the Czech Republic^[3] and Slovakia.^[4]

Plot

The series is inspirerd by steampunk and set a fictional era, inspired by the early 20th century^[5]

It follows Selma Traskvist, an 8 years old young girl who goes out on an adventure in the airship "Valborg" from Sweden to the Arctic along with quirky professor Efraim von Trippelhatt trying to find Santa Claus.^[6]

Roles

Ester Vuori - Selma
Johan Ulveson - Efraim von Trippelhatt
Sofia Bach - Nordenstierne
Pierre Tafvelin - Fabrikören Theodor Julius Hermelin
Mikael Riesebeck - Pappa Traskvist
Lotta Östlin - Mamma Traskvist
Björn Gustafson - Morfar Otto
Vilda Carleblank - Selmas lillasyster Signe
Leo Hellenius - Rupert
Viktor Friberg - Antikhandlare
Stefan Roos - Kettil Felterus
Shima Niavarani - Tomtevettingen
Marienette Dahlin - Husvärdinnan
Lisette Pagler - Journalisten
Ing-Marie Carlsson - Valborg (Countess of Gruus)
Nicke Wagemyr - Greven
Meg Westergren - Alamandha
Nils Eklund - Grimundius
Carl Carlswärd - Herr Stubbgrå

References

^ [email protected], Erika Hallhagen (29 November 2016). "Årets julkalender – en påse lättslukade julgotter". Svenska Dagbladet. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
^ Åsa Svennebäck (21 December 2016). "Julkalendern har skapat stickfeber" (in Swedish). Sveriges Television. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
^ Mattias Bergqvist (1 February 2019). "Nya framgångar för "Selmas Saga"". Expressen (in Swedish). Retrieved 21 January 2020.
^ ""Selma's journey begins, will she manage to deliver an important wish to Santa ?"". RTVS.sk (Slovak public broadcaster RTVS) (in Slovak). 28 November 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
^ Petter Lindgren (30 November 2016). "Ett lyft för julen" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
^ "Sammanfattning: SVT:s julkalender 2016, "Selmas saga", avsnitt 14". Dagens Nyheter. 14 December 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2016.