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Geografens Testamente: The Great Swedish Adventure
January 18, 2011
8 Episodes
~23 min per episode
Overview
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
8
1
The Great Lakes
Jan 18, 2011
23 min
4.8/5
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
Jan 25, 2011
23 min
4.5/5
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.
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3
The Deep Forests
Feb 1, 2011
23 min
4.3/5
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.
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4
The Long Coast
Feb 8, 2011
22 min
4.8/5
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.
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5
The Big Islands
Feb 15, 2011
23 min
4.5/5
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.
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6
The Tall Mountains
Feb 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.
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7
The Thousand Islands
Mar 1, 2011
22 min
4.5/5
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.
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8
The Big Cities
Mar 8, 2011
23 min
4.8/5
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.
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