Tre Kronor

January 29, 1997 · TV4 · 12 episodes á 50 minutes

Directed by: Peter Nicolaisen · Written by: Cilla Jackert, Michael Hancock · Literature: Peter Emanuel Falck, Christian Wikander · Production Design: Kenneth Høiseth Kolberg · Music: Lasse Holm

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This beloved 100+ episodes Swedish soap opera, running from 1994 to 1999, follows the families in the small community of Mälarviken, Stockholm. The sports center, Tre kronor (three crowns), is the central gathering point where the young people train and many of the parents work. Noomi Rapace, then Noomi Norén, appeared as young runaway Lucinda Gonzales in 12 episodes throughout 1997.

Cast & Characters

Christina Schollin (Birgitta Wästberg), Niklas Olund (Hans-Åke Wästberg), Tommy Bolin (River Wästberg), Bertram Heribertson (Reine Gustavsson), Ing-Marie Carlsson (Mimmi Gustavsson), Mona Andersson (Gunvor Gustavsson), Björn Bjelfvenstam (Verner Johnsson), Mikael Rundquist (Kent Gustavsson), Cecilia Häll (Pamela Karlsson), Bengt Järnblad (Kaj Lindgren), Jonatan Rodriguez (Taggen Lindgren), Polly Kisch (Alva Lindgren), Tina Leijonberg (Pilla Frisk), Fredag Lundqvist (Hugo Frisk), Zoe Larsson (Moa Lindgren), Catherine Hansson (Lena Sjökvist), Paola Oscarsson (Agneta Larsson), Sanna Ekman (Katta Nilsson), Dan Malmer (Bamse Lindstedt), Tomas Laustiola (Charlie Bärnsten), Emil Lindroth (Jojje Bärnsten), Johanna Sällström (Victoria Bärnsten), Mugambwa Sseruwagi (Abby Sali), Sanna Bråding (Tanja Bengtsdotter), Noomi Norén (Lucinda Gonzales), Vivianna Eliasson (Gina Persson), Kalle Heino (Bengt Kassler)

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Production Notes

The series revolved around the Wästberg family and was set in the residential suburb of Mälarviken. It was broadcast in 45-minutes episodes every Wednesday evening in winter and spring for 10 seasons, between 1994 and 1999. It was produced by SF Studios and recorded in their brand-new studios in Kungens Kurva, just outside of Stockholm.

The Wästberg family is comprised of the mother Birgitta (Christina Schollin), father Hans (Ulf Brunnberg), daughter Lisen (Sara Möller) and son Hans-Åke – or Klimax as he’s known (Niclas Olund). In addition, there’s an array of more or less prominent figures who affect the lives of the Wästbergs. Reine and Mimmi Gustavsson (Bertram Heribertson and Ing-Marie Carlsson) are the most memorable, and even got their own feature film in 1997, also produced by SF Studios. The actors all became big stars in Sweden and several of them are still well-known today. Noomi Rapace, who played Linda Gonzales, is the best example but mention should also be made of Johanna Sällström, who played Victoria Bärnsten and tragically passed away in 2007.

“Tre Kronor”‘s success was massive. In a country of 9 million people, episodes regularly attracted more than 2 million viewers, peaking at 2.3 million. The audience was also deeply attached to the show. The brutal ending of the series, when the psychopathic pastor Sten Frisk (Per Ragnar) blew himself up in a suicide bomb taking most of the fictitious town with him, created an outcry.

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