Pettson & Findus Brand presentation

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An unlikely friendship

Te Swedish literary classic about the old man Petson and his curious cat Findus is hugely popular among children worldwide. Since the first book was published in 1984, another 20 book titles have been released. Te author and illustrator Sven Nordqvist creates humorous and detailed stories.

Facts

• Over 18 million books sold worldwide

• Translated into 55 diferent languages

• Over 3,6 million books sold in Sweden

• 8 diferent Petson & Findus movies have been released so far

• Over 130 000 followers on Instagram, @petsonfindus_ofcial

• Creator Sven Nordqvist has received multiple awards, including the Astrid Lindgren Award and the August Prize

• Meet Petson & Findus at Junibacken, Funnys Äventr, Sundsvalls Museum, Gröna Lund and Julita Gård

• SVT’s annual Christmas calendar 1993 was based on the story ”Tomtemaskinen”

Adventure Curiosit Friendship

Friends of nature

Inventive Activit

Sven Nordqvist

Sven Nordqvist was born 1946 in Helsingborg, Sweden, and has been drawing and painting his whole life. In 1983 Sven Nordqvist won the publisher Opal’s picture book competition with Agaton Öman and Alfabet. In the book, Pannkakstårtan, Petson and Findus were born. It wasn't initially intended to be a series, but somehow the old man and his cat stuck around, and are still some of Sweden's most popular characters today.

During his teenage years, Nordqvist was very inspired by the characters in MAD magazine. He also has an interest in carpentry and technical construction, which has also lef its mark on his character Petson.

Sven Nordqvist's illustrations are characterized by their richness of color and detail, which is difcult to find an equivalent to. Each picture is like its own world full of small characters, and you can look at them for a long time and still find new details that were previously missed. Perhaps that is precisely why the illustrations are so popular and liked by everyone, from small children to adults who have long since lef picture books behind.

Books published

Picture books

Pannkakstårtan - 1984

Rävjakten - 1986

Stackars Petson - 1987

Petson får julbesök - 1988

Kackel i grönsakslandet - 1990

Petson tältar - 1992

Tomtemaskinen - 1994

Tuppens minut - 1996

När Findus var liten och försvann - 2001

Findus flytar ut - 2012

Kan du ingenting Petson? - 2019

På äventr med Petson och Findus - 2021

Factual books

Pyssla med Findus - 1998

Petson och Findus sångbok - 1999

Petson och Findus kokbok - 2004

Sjung med Petson och Findus - 2015

Året runt med Petson och Findus: skapa och

experimentera med naturen - 2023

Carboard books

Känner du Petson och Findus? - 2014

Var är Petson? - 2015

Petson & Findus bygger en bil - 2020

Lilla Pannkakstårtan - 2024

International publishers

Belarus Pup Knihazbar

Bulgaria Fuit

China New Buds

Croatia Planet Zoe

Denmark Carlsen

Belgium Davidsfond

Holland Davidsfond

United Kingdom Hawthorn Press

Eritrea Eretrean Enlightment

Estland Koolibri

Finland Tammi

France Plume de Carote

Faroe Islands Bokadelidin

Georgia Sulakauri

Germany Oetinger

Greece Dioptra Publ.

Hungary General Press

Iceland Idunn

Israel Keren

Italy Camelozampa

Japan World Library

Korea Bestun

Lithuania Tyto Alba Publishing House

Norway Cappelen Damm

Poland Media Rodzina

Brazil Villas-Boas & Moss

Romania Pandora Publishing

Russia Albus Corvus

Sweden Bokförlaget Opal

South Africa Protea Book House

ailand Nanmeebooks

Turkey Ayrinti Publishing House

Ukrain Navachalna

Vietnam Huy Hoang

Awards for Sven Nordqvist

1986 BMF-Barnboksplaketen for Rävjakten

1988 Landsbygdens förfatarstipendium

1989 Te Elsa Beskow Plaque

1992 Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis

1995 BMF-Barnboksplaketen

2001 Bokjuryn category 0–6 years

2002 Bologna New Media Prize

2003 Bokjuryn category 0–6 years

2003 Te Astrid Lindgren Award

2007 Te August Prize for Where is my sister?

2007 BMF-Barnboksplaketen for Where is my sister?

2008 Schullströmska Prize

2014 Expressens Hefaklump

2020 Northern Light Book Awards, category Wordless Picture Book

2020 Northern Light Book Awards, category Best Book Series

2021 Premio Soligato

2024 BMF–Barnboksplaketen

Petson & Findus movies

Petson & Findus - Katen och gubbens år, 1999

Petson & Findus - Katonauten, 1999

Petson & Findus - Tomtemaskinen, 2005

Petson & Findus - Glömligheter, 2008

Petson & Findus - Roligheter, 2014

Petson & Findus - Juligheter, 2016

Petson & Findus - Findus flytar hemifrån, 2018

Petson & Findus - Mucklorna och hur de kom till Petson och Findus, 2023

In addition to books, movies and audiobooks, there are also songs, music, and apps with Petson & Findus.

Petson’s Inventions is a game where you help Petson and Findus to build their inventions through solving puzzles. It is available for mobile devices and PC, and is translated into 13 languages. Four apps are currently available.

Te experience room at Sundsvalls Museum

Te clever old man Petson and the quirk cat Findus are the main characters in this experience room, which has its starting point in the UN's global goals, filled with gadgets, gadgets and the occasional mugle. Here, children can play and tinker in Petson and Findus’ world and at the same time learn about the climate.

Te experience room has been designed together with Lina Sporrong, scenographer, who among other things worked with Petson and Findus’ world at Gröna Lund in Stockholm.

Read more here

© Danne Eriksson

Petson & Findus celebrates 40 years!

In 2024, Petson and Findus turn 40! It will be 40 years since the first book "Pannkakstårtan" came out on the market in 1984. Troughout 2024 we will celebrate this with competitions, new products and other fun things.

During 2024, the publisher Opal is ofering free downloadable material for arts and crafs, cooking recipes, games and more! Read more on Opal's Website

Locations

”Hemma hos Petson & Findus” is a bookable exhibition designed to tour around locations in Sweden. It started in Skellefeå and had around 30 000 visitors. Te upcoming exhibition locations are:

Kristinehamns Historiska museum: 16 Jan 2025 – 27 Apr 2025

Luleå Stadsbibliotek: 3 May 2025 – 27 Aug 2025

Julita

Artwork Examples

Collaborations

Ekelunds Linneväveri
Dacapo Silver
Svensk Husman

https://pettsonochfindus.se/

@pettsonfindus_oficial

https://www.facebook.com/pettsonochfindus

pia.linden@rightsandbrands.com

Pia

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