How Sweden was built
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
Petra Mede
Self
Gert Wingårdh
Self
Mark Isitt
Self
Seasons
E1Villagatan – the dream of owning your own home
Oct 30, 2025
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?
E2Episode 2
Nov 6, 2025
E3Episode 3
Nov 13, 2025
E4Episode 4
Nov 20, 2025
E5Episode 5
Nov 27, 2025
E6Episode 6
Dec 4, 2025
E7Episode 7
Dec 11, 2025
E8Episode 8
Dec 18, 2025
Storyline
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!
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