An “Allt för Sverige” Watch Party — Featuring One of the Participants!
Emily Anderson, a local Swedish-American, was selected as one of only eight Americans to compete in the upcoming season of Allt för Sverige (also known as The Great Swedish Adventure). Allt för Sverige is a popular Swedish reality TV show that brings together Americans with Swedish ancestry who travel to Sweden to discover their family history, explore their ancestral homeland, and learn about Swedish culture and traditions.
This past May, Emily traveled to Sweden to immerse herself in rugged cultural challenges, intensive language trials, and traditional customs. One by one, contestants are eliminated until the ultimate winner receives the life-changing grand prize: meeting their long-lost living relatives who still reside in the homeland.
After months of keeping her incredible journey under wraps, the highly anticipated season is officially about to premiere on Swedish television next week. We welcome anyone who would like to join us for a watch party together with Emily and her family here in Viking Hall.
For Emily and her family, this journey carries an incredibly deep, emotional weight. Both sides of her family possess proud Swedish roots, but all of their elder relatives—including parents—have sadly passed away. Thirteen years ago, Emily and her sister packed up their lives on the East coast and embarked on a grueling cross-country road trip to California on a total wing and a prayer, navigating a lifetime of intense trials and tribulations. Emily’s selection for the show has been a lifelong dream come true for them, bringing a powerful sense of healing, closure, and ancestral reconnection back to their family line.
Our first Watch Party will take place on Monday, November 9, where we will watch the first two episodes.
- 5:00 pm – Doors open for a potluck dinner och social time
- 5:30 pm – Introduction by Emily on how she came to be on “Allt för Sverige”
- 6:00 pm – Watch episode 1
- 6:45 pm – Fika and a quick Q&A
- 7:00 pm – Watch episode 2
Please come join us!
