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    Swedish Mystery TV Shows

    The 40 most popular swedish mystery TV shows, ranked. Click any show for ratings, reviews, trailers, and where to watch.

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    The Bridge
    TMDB4.0

    The Bridge

    2011

    country: Sweden

    When a body is found on the bridge between Denmark and Sweden, right on the border, Danish inspector Martin Rohde and Swedish Saga Norén have to share jurisdiction and work together to find the killer.

    Wallander
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    Wallander

    2005

    country: Denmark

    Detective Kurt Wallander solves gruesome complex crimes in the city of Ystad, Sweden.

    Beck
    TMDB3.4

    Beck

    1999

    country: Sweden

    Beck follows Swedish police officer Martin Beck and his team as they investigate various crimes.

    Twice in a Lifetime
    TMDB3.1

    Twice in a Lifetime

    1999

    country: Canada

    Prematurely deceased people are given the opportunity to correct something that went wrong in their lives and thus change them for the better.

    Blood Sacrifice
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    Blood Sacrifice

    2026

    country: Sweden

    Following the brutal murder of two police officers, a tenacious detective reluctantly joins forces with his estranged ex-cop father to catch the killer.

    The Sandhamn Murders
    TMDB3.6

    The Sandhamn Murders

    2010

    country: Sweden

    Viveca Stens popular novels come to life in "The Sandhamn Murders", a perfect mix of Nordic crime & the beautiful surroundings of the outer Stockholm archipelago.

    The Glass Dome
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    The Glass Dome

    2025

    country: Sweden

    When her friend's daughter goes missing, criminologist Lejla joins the search — and must confront the haunting trauma of her own childhood abduction.

    Millennium
    TMDB3.8

    Millennium

    2010

    country: Denmark

    Investigative journalist Mikael Blomkvist is drawn into an endlessly dark world, with enigmatic hacker Lisbeth Salander his only guide.

    Stockholm Requiem
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    Stockholm Requiem

    2018

    country: Sweden

    A series of violent murders paralyze Stockholm. Private investigator Fredrika Bergman and her colleagues seek out to solve these crimes, but soon their existence is put under threat.

    Mullvaden
    TMDB4.3

    Mullvaden

    2000

    country: Sweden

    No overview available

    Thicker Than Water
    TMDB3.4

    Thicker Than Water

    2014

    country: Sweden

    The beautiful island of Sunnanö in the Swedish archipelago is home to a popular B&B run by Anna-Lisa and her son Oskar. Anna-Lisa has summoned her daughter Jonna, an actress, and son Lasse, an opportunist, to the island. It is the first time in years that they are together again. When Anna-Lisa is found dead one morning, the siblings learn that she had terminal cancer: Her will stipulates that all three siblings must run the family B&B together for a year, or they won't inherit it at all. It is a mother’s last effort to reunite her children. But it will also confront them with the family’s unsolved past, present forces of attraction, and a very dark secret buried in a most unfortunate place...

    The Lawyer
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    The Lawyer

    2018

    country: Sweden

    Frank Nordling is a young and exceptionally promising defense lawyer. When Frank learns the truth behind his parents' death, his whole world unravels. As children, Frank and his sister Sara witnessed their parents die in an explosion caused by a car bomb. As Frank finds out, they were murdered by one of the leaders in Copenhagen's criminal underworld, Thomas Waldman. In order to avenge his parents Frank must infiltrate Waldman's organization and become his personal lawyer and trusted confidant. To avoid putting those close to him in danger, Frank has to keep up appearances and play the game. But can he handle it? Is it worth the price? And who's really tricking whom?

    Sanctuary
    TMDB3.0

    Sanctuary

    2019

    country: Sweden

    Hel receives an invitation to visit her estranged twin Siri at an exclusive residential sanatorium set against the idyllic setting of the Italian Alps. Tension soon rises when Hel refuses Siri’s plea for help in taking care of some business by swapping places with her for a few days. Much to her horror, Hel wakes up the next day to find Siri gone. She soon realizes that Siri isn’t coming back, and that the clinic is far from a place of recovery.

    Blue Eyes
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    Blue Eyes

    2014

    country: Sweden

    High adrenaline Swedish political thriller from the creative talent behind Humans – An extreme right-wing party is heading towards its best election result when the chief of staff at the Justice Department disappears without a trace. Racism, immigration and nationalism are explored in this series praised by New York Times.

    Ängelby
    TMDB3.2

    Ängelby

    2015

    country: Sweden

    Vera, a mother of two children, is left by her husband and looses her job all at once. She gets a job offer in another town, grabs her children and their belongings and moves there for a fresh new start in life. Before she gets there she hits a boy with her car. In chock, she assumes the boy to be dead. But is it really Vera who killed him?

    White Wall
    TMDB3.3

    White Wall

    2020

    country: Finland

    A disused mine is being repurposed into the world's largest nuclear waste disposal site when an explosion occurs. The explosion exposes an unearthly white wall.

    Before We Die
    TMDB3.6

    Before We Die

    2017

    country: Sweden

    The police woman Hanna Svensson has a strained relationship to her son after having arrested him for drug dealing. Her married police man lover disappears, possibly kidnapped by MC gangs, although ties to Bosnia also appear.

    The Traitors Sweden
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    The Traitors Sweden

    2023

    country: Sweden

    Exciting murder mystery game where participants are put to tough psychological tests to figure out who the traitors are. Tip: Don't trust anyone!

    Springfloden
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    Springfloden

    2016

    country: Sweden

    A homeless former detective and an aspiring police officer join forces to solve a cold case in which a pregnant woman was buried alive on a beach on North Koster Island.

    To Cook a Bear
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    To Cook a Bear

    2025

    country: Sweden

    In Northern Sweden, 1852, a new pastor and his family arrive in Kengis, a village riddled with disorder.

    Rig 45
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    Rig 45

    2018

    country: Sweden

    When Andrea, a damage regulator from Benthos Oil, is sent out to Rig 45 two days before Christmas to investigate a fatal accident, the rig is hit by a hurricane and all communications lost. Soon, the crew realize that the accident is in fact a murder, and they now know that they are in real danger.

    Rød snø
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    Rød snø

    1985

    country: Norway

    November, 1942, during the war. Anne Eriksen, a young Norwegian woman living in Gothenburg, is on her way to visit good friends in Dalsland – a visit that will have unexpected consequences. The destination of her journey is Linds Pensionat in Nössemark. She is welcomed by Ruth Lind, her son Evert, and the guests at the guesthouse. Peace and idyll reign in the remote guesthouse. But its proximity to occupied Norway makes the tranquility fragile...

    Land of Sin
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    Land of Sin

    2026

    country: Sweden

    When a teenager goes missing, a detective with personal ties to the case joins a tense investigation that reveals fierce loyalties and old family feuds.

    Red Election
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    Red Election

    2021

    country: Denmark

    Danish secret service agent Katrine Poulson and British spy Beatrice Ogilvy are thrown together in a race against time. As a terrorist plot against the British PM unfolds, Poulson and Ogilvy are tangled up in a web of lies, murder and power struggles; they can't trust anyone, and they soon realise the deadly conspiracy could be part of a far-reaching geopolitical masterplan.

    Black Lake
    TMDB2.9

    Black Lake

    2016

    country: Sweden

    An unsettling chain of events are set into motion when a group of young friends an visit an abandoned ski resort in the far reaches of Sweden. The remote and neglected Black Lake has been closed for years when Johan invites his friends to stay there. He dreams of reopening the isolated hotel and restoring it to a luxury ski resort, but what begins as a fun research trip soon takes a sinister turn as the group is gripped by a series of unexplained and disturbing events. They soon uncover the real reason Black Lake was abandoned all those years before, and solving the mystery rapidly becomes a matter of life and death.

    The Machinery
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    The Machinery

    2020

    country: Norway

    Olle Hulten wakes up drunk on the ferry between Sandefjord and Strömstad. In his car is a gun and a lot of money. Simultaneously the police is chasing a robber whom have hijacked a car and is holding the security guard at gunpoint.

    Black Widows
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    Black Widows

    2016

    country: Denmark

    Three women are gathered at a cabin with their three colleague husbands when they watch the men blow up in the boat just going out fishing. A police man investigates the widows, who will have to try to explain what happened.

    Rebecka Martinsson
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    Rebecka Martinsson

    2017

    country: Sweden

    Rebecka Martinsson from Kiruna has not really found herself despite her big successes at a law firm in Stockholm. When a friend from her childhood passes away, Rebecka returns to Kiruna where she's drawn into a thrilling hunt for a killer.

    Modus
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    Modus

    2015

    country: Sweden

    During a snowy Christmas season in Sweden, psychologist and profiler Inger Johanne Vik finds not only herself but also her autistic daughter drawn into the investigation of a number of disturbing deaths, through which she meets detective Ingvar Nyman of “Rikskrim,” a Swedish national police force.

    Spökjakt
    TMDB3.8

    Spökjakt

    2019

    country: Sweden

    Swedish celebrities Jocke & Jonna's journey exploring well-known haunted places around Sweden and Europe

    The Åre Murders
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    The Åre Murders

    2025

    country: Sweden

    A Stockholm detective under internal investigation heads to a ski resort to unwind, until a young girl's disappearance compels her back to work.

    Blood Cruise
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    Blood Cruise

    2025

    country: Sweden

    Ordinary booze-cruise between Sweden and Finland turns into a terrifying events, when the ferry is suddenly cut off from the outside world. There is no way to contact the mainland and nowhere to escape.

    End of Summer
    TMDB3.6

    End of Summer

    2024

    country: Sweden

    On a summer's evening in 1984, a five-year-old boy vanishes in rural southern Sweden. The police investigation fails to find the truth, leaving behind rumors, suspicion, and a grieving family. Twenty years later, the boy's older sister Vera is leading a group therapy session in Stockholm, when a young man describes a strangely familiar childhood memory of a disappearance. A shaken Vera travels home to her fractured family to uncover, once and for all, what really happened in the summer that never ended.

    The Hunters
    TMDB3.5

    The Hunters

    2018

    country: Sweden

    Erik returns to the northernmost of Sweden after a lifetime with Stockholm police save The Hunters (1996) and False Trail (2011). Retirement doesn't become him so he helps his nephew Peter, a rookie at the local police.

    Snow Dreams
    TMDB2.8

    Snow Dreams

    2024

    country: Sweden

    The snow is mysteriously missing from ski resort Gavmofjäll, leading 14-year old sámi girl Ristin and her little sister Aila on a quest deep into the ancient secrets of the mountain to save their family from catastrophe.

    Polisen i Strömstad
    TMDB4.0

    Polisen i Strömstad

    1982

    country: Sweden

    No overview available

    Snow Angels
    TMDB3.0

    Snow Angels

    2021

    country: Sweden

    Two days before Christmas, while Sweden is paralyzed by a heavy snowstorm, five-week-old baby Lukas inexplicably disappears from his home. Experienced police officer Alice thinks that something is not right in the parents' stories.

    Deliver Me
    TMDB3.1

    Deliver Me

    2024

    country: Sweden

    When teenagers Billy and Dogge are recruited by a local gang, the friends face a violent world they are too young to protect themselves from.

    Agatha Christie's Hjerson
    TMDB3.0

    Agatha Christie's Hjerson

    2021

    country: Sweden

    Swedish murder investigator Sven Hjerson forms an unexpected detective duo with stubborn TV producer Klara after several years of isolation. Will she also manage to recruit him for her new TV show?

    Cryptid
    TMDB2.9

    Cryptid

    2020

    country: Sweden

    As a chain of horrific and inexplicable events start to unfold in their small town on the northern hemisphere, an ensemble of high school students will be forced to face their darkest fears in order to overcome a supernatural force feeding on chaos and the misery of mankind.

    About Swedish Mystery TV Shows

    Swedish television

    Swedish television exported Nordic noir — bleak landscapes, procedural patience, institutional rot — and in doing so set the template a generation of European crime drama followed.

    Mystery

    Mystery series stretch a central question across a season, which lets them develop suspects and setting far past what a film allows. The form's risk is the ending, and its reward is the slow build.

    In this list

    Years covered
    1982–2026
    Best reviewed
    The Bridge (8.1)
    Often also
    Drama, Crime, Reality
    Longest run
    12 seasons

    Common questions

    What are the best Swedish mystery TV shows?
    By popularity across Flickfolio and TMDB, the top picks right now are The Bridge, Wallander, and Beck. The full ranked list of 40 sits above — open any show for ratings, reviews, and streaming availability.
    How is this list ranked?
    Swedish mystery TV shows are ordered by overall popularity, which blends how often a title is viewed, searched, and logged. It updates as viewing habits shift, so the list reflects what people are actually watching rather than a fixed critical canon.
    Where can I watch these TV shows?
    Every show page lists current streaming, rental, and purchase options for your region, alongside community ratings and reviews from Flickfolio members.

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