Svt Uppdrag Granskning

Editorial tone

Meticulous, factual, incorruptible. Uppdrag granskning is Sweden's most important investigative format — the journalistic conscience of the nation. Tone is sober-Scandinavian: no sensationalism, methodical revelation instead. The facts speak for themselves. Confrontational interviews are calm but inescapable — Swedish politeness with a steel core. The viewer is respected, not manipulated. Every claim is watertight. Transparency about methodology is part of the DNA.

What this format covers

• ●Political scandals: misuse of public funds, corruption
• ●Economic crime: tax evasion, accounting fraud, cartels
• ●Corporate accountability: IKEA, H&M, Ericsson — Swedish corporations globally
• ●Organized crime and gang crime in Sweden
• ●Healthcare system: care scandals, drug safety
• ●Migration and integration: system failures, bureaucratic failures
• ●Environmental scandals: industrial pollution, greenwashing

What this format does NOT want

• ●Social reportage without investigative core
• ●Science documentaries
• ●Cultural or artistic portraits
• ●Historical retrospectives without current relevance
• ●Human-interest stories without systemic dimension
• ●Topics without solid evidence base

Visual expectations

Sober, Scandinavian investigative style. Documents, data visualizations, graphics. Confrontational interviews in matter-of-fact settings. On-site research with observational camera. No dramatic staging — the facts are the drama. Clear, uncluttered visual language. Undercover footage only when legally and ethically defensible. Reference: Scandinavian quality journalism — Panorama (ARD) meets Nordic aesthetics.

Expected exposé structure

1. Titel (working title)
2. Sammanfattning (summary: what is being revealed, why is it relevant?)
3. Bevisläget (evidence base: which documents, data, witnesses are available?)
4. Källor (sources: whistleblowers, insiders, public registers)
5. Metod (methodology: how was research conducted, what access exists?)
6. Samhällsrelevans (societal relevance: who is affected, what changes?)
7. Tidsplan och budget (timeline and budget)
8. Journalist/regissör, produktionsbolag, CV (journalist/director, production company, CV)

Example productions

• Uppdrag granskning: IKEAs skatteparadis (IKEAs Steuerparadies, 2016)
• Uppdrag granskning: Pandora Papers — svenska kopplingar (2021)
• Uppdrag granskning: Gängvåldet — systemets misslyckande (2022)
• Uppdrag granskning: Karolinska — skandalen (Der Karolinska-Skandal, 2016)
• Uppdrag granskning: H&M — löftena och verkligheten (2019)
• Uppdrag granskning: Ericsson i Irak — mutorna (Ericsson im Irak, 2022)