Geografens Testamente

The Great Swedish Adventure

January 18, 2011

8Episodes

9.2

Holger Nilsson is forced on a raging treasure hunt to find the seven keys to his world-famous relative Mary Diana Graaf's mythical laboratory. To help him, he has the inventor Mortensen and Mary Diana's quirky GPS computer with pre-recorded riddles and clues written in verse. But what kind of mysterious and malevolent figure lurks in the background?

Episodes

1. The Great Lakes

9.5

January 18, 2011

23 min

Holger Nilsson meets the temperamental engineer Mortensen. Together they set out on a raging treasure hunt through Sweden to find the seven keys to Mary Diana Graaf's mythical laboratory.

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2. The Great Plains

9.0

January 25, 2011

23 min

To solve the riddle, they hike across the Varaslätten and climb one of the country's highest silos. From the steamboat they see the fields of Västergötland. They fly over Skåne, wander through beech forests and over miles of white beaches.

3. The Deep Forests

8.5

February 1, 2011

23 min

To solve the riddle, they ride a raft on Sweden's largest river and cable car over waterfalls. From Värmland, they travel by dog sled through Norrlands and endless pine heaths where the taiga is preserved and the great forest is untouched.

4. The Long Coast

9.5

February 8, 2011

22 min

To solve the riddle, they follow the Norrland coast. They drive through the breathtaking landscape of the High Coast, become shipwrecked on the island of Högbonden and climb high up to Slåttdalsskrevan.

5. The Big Islands

9.0

February 15, 2011

23 min

To solve the riddle we follow Holger and Mortensen as they wander through the great Alvaret on Öland and Visby on Gotland, they wander among narrow alleys and see ruins from the Middle Ages.

6. The Tall Mountains

February 22, 2011

23 min

To solve the riddle, Holger and Mortensen go to the mountains in Dalarna, where Sweden's highest waterfall, Njupeskär, is located. They also visit the mine in Kiruna and hike the Kungsleden down towards Sarek and Rapadalen.

7. The Thousand Islands

9.0

March 1, 2011

22 min

To solve the riddle Holger and Mortensen kayak through the Stockholm archipelago. They sail with an old pilot boat and visit Sweden's westernmost islands, the Väder Islands.

8. The Big Cities

9.7

March 8, 2011

23 min

In the final episode, Holger and Mortensen visit Sweden's three largest cities and their most famous buildings and places in order to finally solve the riddle.

Guest Stars:

Gunilla Nyroos