# The best Swedish films of all time

From The Phantom Carriage to Sami Blood: the top of FLM magazine's poll of 72 film historians and critics (FLM, Sveriges Radio, MovieZine).

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- Oct 1, 2026 · Viktor Lindberg
- https://even.best/en/l/2794/the-best-swedish-films-of-all-time

## Top 13

1. **The Phantom Carriage (1921)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Victor Sjöström; first in FLM's poll.
2. **A Swedish Love Story (1970)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Roy Andersson, a summer romance.
3. **Persona (1966)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Ingmar Bergman, an actress and a nurse.
4. **Raven's End (1963)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Bo Widerberg, 1930s Malmö.
5. **Show Me Love (1998)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Lukas Moodysson, two teenage girls in a small town.
6. **The Girls (1968)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Mai Zetterling.
7. **Girl with Hyacinths (1950)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Hasse Ekman.
8. **Here's Your Life (1966)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Jan Troell, from Eyvind Johnson.
9. **Fanny and Alexander (1982)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Ingmar Bergman; Oscar winner.
10. **Wild Strawberries (1957)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Ingmar Bergman, an ageing professor on a journey.
11. **The Man on the Roof (1976)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Bo Widerberg, a Stockholm police thriller.
12. **Sami Blood (2016)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Amanda Kernell, a Sámi girl in the 1930s.
13. **The Seventh Seal (1957)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Ingmar Bergman, the chess game with Death.

How is this ranking ordered? By people's votes: each ▲ adds a point and each ▼ takes one away. Anyone can vote and add what is missing.