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* TheAlcoholic: [[spoiler:Near the end of his life, while he was living in a bear cave, he resorted to making his own alcohol by fermenting berries]].

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* TheAlcoholic: [[spoiler:Near AlcoholicDad: He's a father and, while he [[spoiler:was living in a bear cave near the end of his life, while he was living in a bear cave, he resorted to making his own alcohol by fermenting berries]].
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* GratuitousForeignLanguage: Walks into the Bodega speaking German while dressed as (Italian) alpine skier and coach Ermanno Nogler.

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* SuperGullible: Somehow, Beng-Ha is able to keep ordering tons and tons of sugar and yeast and write it off as supplies for a big bake while never ordering any flour (or ordering very small amounts if questioned about it).

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* SuperGullible: Somehow, Beng-Ha is able to keep ordering tons and tons of sugar and yeast and write it off as supplies for a big bake while never ordering any flour (or ordering very small amounts if questioned about it).it).
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* CatchPhrase: "Now it's gone. Now you can't see it anymore."


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* GratuitousEnglish: Uses it quite a lot when he daydreams.
-->Olle: "One… Two… Three… Ignition"
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* GloryDays: Downplayed; While he does takes pride in following in his father's footsteps as a piste watchman, he can never forget (or let anyone else forget) that he was a promising ski racer in his youth, and still considers beating ski legend Ingemar Stenmark in a kiddie cup in 1977 his life's crowning achievement.

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* GloryDays: Downplayed; While he does takes pride in following in his father's footsteps as a piste watchman, he can never forget (or let anyone else forget) that he was a promising ski racer in his youth, and still considers beating ski legend Ingemar Stenmark in a kiddie cup in 1977 1972 his life's crowning achievement.



* DefrostingIceKing: Is an upstanding and dedicated officer of the law at first, but later gets more relaxed and friendlier with the Marklunds and becomes a close friend of theirs.

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* DefrostingIceKing: Is an upstanding and dedicated officer of the law at first, but later gets becomes more relaxed and friendlier with the Marklunds and becomes a close friend of theirs.after Sven-E saves him from drowning.
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* AmazonChaser: The one time in the series that he expressed any interest in female companionship, he was attracted to a tough-as-nails, hard-charging school teacher.

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* AmazonChaser: The one time in the series that he expressed any interest in female companionship, he was attracted to a tough-as-nails, hard-charging school teacher.teacher[[spoiler: who reminded him of a possible PrecociousCrush, his former teacher Doris]].



* PutOnABus: In the end of season 2, she leaves Svartlien to to attend university.

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* BrutalHonesty: A non-verbal version: When Jan-E approaches her in an incredibly gaudy outfit, she has a laughing fit that lasts until he leaves the room again.
* PutOnABus: In the end of season 2, she leaves Svartlien to to attend university.



* SuperGullible: Somehow, Beng-Ha is able to keep ordering tons and tons of sugar and yeast and write it off as supplies for a big bake while never ordering any flour.

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* SuperGullible: Somehow, Beng-Ha is able to keep ordering tons and tons of sugar and yeast and write it off as supplies for a big bake while never ordering any flour.flour (or ordering very small amounts if questioned about it).
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* YourCheatingHeart: Left his wife in 1973 for a woman in Norway.

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* YourCheatingHeart: Left his wife in 1973 for a woman in Norway.
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* FeetOfClay: [[spoiler:In the end of the second season, he is shown to have fallen even further from grace than the previous episodes indicated; he is now flat broke, too cowardly to actually confront his family after abandoning them and lives in a cave with a hibernating bear]].

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* FeetOfClay: [[spoiler:In the end of the second season, he is shown to have fallen even further from grace than the previous episodes indicated; he is now flat broke, too cowardly to actually confront face his family after abandoning them and lives in a cave with a hibernating bear]].



* ShroudedInMyth: [[spoiler:Many of the stories about him are apparently either exaggerated beyond measure or completely fabricated by Sven-E to keep his legend alive and inspire Jan-E and Olle]].

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* ShroudedInMyth: [[spoiler:Many of the stories about him, such as him being a close personal friend of the king of Sweden or digging out dozens of people buried by an avalanche with his bare hands, are apparently either exaggerated beyond measure or completely fabricated by Sven-E to keep his legend alive and inspire Jan-E and Olle]].
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* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Orange soda.

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* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Orange Zingo orange soda.

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* ParentalAbandonment: He took Stor-Erik's disappearance the hardest, primarily because he was PromotedToParent, and his mood became darker afterwards.



* GloryDays: Downplayed; While he does takes pride in following in his father's footsteps as a piste watchman, he can never forget (or let anyone else forget) that he was a promising ski racer in his youth, and still considers beating ski legend Ingemar Stenmark in the "Donald Duck" kiddie cup in 1977 his life's crowning achievement.

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* GloryDays: Downplayed; While he does takes pride in following in his father's footsteps as a piste watchman, he can never forget (or let anyone else forget) that he was a promising ski racer in his youth, and still considers beating ski legend Ingemar Stenmark in the "Donald Duck" a kiddie cup in 1977 his life's crowning achievement.
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* GloryDays: Downplayed; he was a promising professional ski racer in his youth on par with the likes of Ingemar Stenmark and still speaks proudly of it, but also takes pride in following in his father's footsteps as a piste watchman.

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* GloryDays: Downplayed; While he was a promising professional ski racer in his youth on par with the likes of Ingemar Stenmark and still speaks proudly of it, but also does takes pride in following in his father's footsteps as a piste watchman.watchman, he can never forget (or let anyone else forget) that he was a promising ski racer in his youth, and still considers beating ski legend Ingemar Stenmark in the "Donald Duck" kiddie cup in 1977 his life's crowning achievement.
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* AmazonChaser: The one time in the series that he expressed any interest in female companionship, he was attracted to a tough-as-nails, hard-charging school teacher.
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* BrokenAce: The most competent and dedicated piste watchmen of the brothers, but he is driven by the responsibility his father thrust upon him [[ParentalAbandoment leaving the family]].

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* BrokenAce: The most competent and dedicated piste watchmen of the brothers, but he is driven by the responsibility his father thrust upon him [[ParentalAbandoment [[ParentalAbandonment leaving the family]].
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* BrokenAce: The most competent and dedicated piste watchmen of the brothers, but he is driven by the responsibility his father thrust upon him [[ParentalAbandoment leaving the family]].

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* OpenMindedParent: In stark contrast to Sven-E, she is much more open to Olle and Jan-E seeking outside connections and maybe even moving away some day.

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* OpenMindedParent: In stark contrast to Sven-E, she is much more open to Olle and Jan-E seeking outside connections and maybe even moving away from Svartlien some day.




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* TheSmurfettePrinciple: Was the only female main character in the series, until Eva-Lena joined the cast in season 2.




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* HonoraryUncle: Has been a close friend of the Marklund family since the brothers were young and continues to fill this role for them.



* ThePatriarch: Was this for the Marklund family before he left Svartlien.




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* YourCheatingHeart: Left his wife in 1973 for a woman in Norway.




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* PutOnABus: In the end of season 2, she leaves Svartlien to to attend university.

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!!The Marklund brothers in general
* HeroWorshipper: Of their father, Stor-Erik, in large part thanks to Sven-E keeping his legend alive.




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* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: Along with Jan-E, the Manly Man to Olle's Sensitive Guy.



* SmallTownBoredom: He dreams of the big city and tries several times to either leave Svartlien or get some of the big city to come to it.

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* SmallTownBoredom: He dreams of the big city and tries several times to either leave Svartlien or get bring some of the big city to come the area.
* GloryDays: Downplayed; he was a promising professional ski racer in his youth on par with the likes of Ingemar Stenmark and still speaks proudly of it, but also takes pride in following in his father's footsteps as a piste watchman.
* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: Along with Sven-E, the Manly Man
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Olle's Sensitive Guy.




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* TheDitz: Can come off as imaginative and scatterbrained sometimes.
* ManChild: His status as the youngest brother tends to get emphasized; one way this is shown is the fact that he usually drinks non-alcoholic orange soda while his older brothers have alcohol.
* NiceGuy: Very friendly and respectful to almost everyone.
* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: The Sensitive Guy to Sven-E and Jan-E's Manly Man.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Orange soda.




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* OpenMindedParent: In stark contrast to Sven-E, she is much more open to Olle and Jan-E seeking outside connections and maybe even moving away some day.
* TeamMom: Also the brothers' literal mom.



* ShroudedInMyth: [[spoiler:Many of the stories about him are apparently either exaggerated beyond measure or completely fabricated by Sven-E to keep his legend alive]].

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* TheAlcoholic: [[spoiler:Near the end of his life, while he was living in a bear cave, he resorted to making his own alcohol by fermenting berries]].
* FeetOfClay: [[spoiler:In the end of the second season, he is shown to have fallen even further from grace than the previous episodes indicated; he is now flat broke, too cowardly to actually confront his family after abandoning them and lives in a cave with a hibernating bear]].
* ShroudedInMyth: [[spoiler:Many of the stories about him are apparently either exaggerated beyond measure or completely fabricated by Sven-E to keep his legend alive]].
alive and inspire Jan-E and Olle]].




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* TheAlcoholic: PlayedForLaughs. While most characters in the series enjoy plenty of homemade liquor throughout the series, Yngve seems to enjoy it more than most.
* DefrostingIceKing: Is an upstanding and dedicated officer of the law at first, but later gets more relaxed and friendlier with the Marklunds and becomes a close friend of theirs.
* VillainyFreeVillain: In his first appearance, he is filling in for the police officer who usually works with the Marklund brothers and who is pretty friendly with them. Unlike the regular officer, he takes his job seriously and quickly finds evidence of a whole bunch of legal violations that he plans to report. While [[ProtagonistCenteredMorality the Marklunds are portrayed sympathetically despite this]], Yngve is just doing his job and serving the law. Afterwards, he has a change of heart.



Beng-Ha's niece, who comes to help him with his duties when his back fails.

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Beng-Ha's niece, who comes to help him with his duties when his back fails.fails.

!!The Soda and Food Bus Driver
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Possibly the sole supplier of food stuffs and other essential supplies to Svartlien; the driver is sometimes spoken to by Beng-Ha on the phone, but is never seen or heard.
* TheGhost: The bus is essential for keeping Svartlien going, but the driver is never seen or heard. The bus only makes a physical appearance in the movie, where it has been [[spoiler:trashed by a polar bear and the driver has run away]].
* SuperGullible: Somehow, Beng-Ha is able to keep ordering tons and tons of sugar and yeast and write it off as supplies for a big bake while never ordering any flour.
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!Main Characters
!!Sven-Erik "Sven-E" Ivar Marklund
-->Played by: Lennart Jähkel
The eldest brother; disciplined, dutiful and generally tough but fair.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He is usually curt, uptight and can go to some pretty bad lengths to keep his brothers from leaving, but is genuinely heroic and caring of those close to him.

!!Jan-Erik "Jan-E" Ivar Marklund
-->Played by: Jacob Nordenson
The middle brother; easy-going, sometimes to a fault, and less devoted to his duties than Sven-E and Olle.
* SmallTownBoredom: He dreams of the big city and tries several times to either leave Svartlien or get some of the big city to come to it.

!!Olof "Olle" Ivar Marklund
-->Played by: Tomas Norström
The youngest brother; friendly, but a bit dim-witted and naive.

!!Gudrun Marklund
-->Played by: Barbro Oborg
Sven-E, Jan-E and Olle's mother, and Stor-Erik's long-since estranged wife.

!!Bengt-Hans, a.k.a. "Beng-Ha"
-->Played by: Pierre Lindstedt
The owner of a local bodega and a close family friend of the Marklunds.

!Recurring and Minor Characters
!!Stor-Erik Marklund
-->Played by: Sten Ljunggren
The Marklund brothers' father. A legendary piste watchman who hasn't been seen in Svartlien for 20 years.
* ShroudedInMyth: [[spoiler:Many of the stories about him are apparently either exaggerated beyond measure or completely fabricated by Sven-E to keep his legend alive]].

!!Yngve Bäck
-->Played by: Carl Magnus Dellow
An initially uptight local police inspector, who quickly befriends the Marklund brothers.

!!Eva-Lena
-->Played by: Margareta Stone
Beng-Ha's niece, who comes to help him with his duties when his back fails.

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