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Bye bye Sverige (eng. Bye Bye Sweden) is a three-part Swedish television miniseries depicting the Swedish emigration to the United States that took part between the 1850's and the 1920's.

Plot
Following Erik and Lotta, the series describes the then push and pull factors causing Swedes to leave Sweden and move to the US, such as uncertain food supplies, bad crop growth and a traditional society where no real progress in human development was made.

At various times during each episode, many scientists, historians and book authors make comments and add information.

Cast
Main cast:
 * Erik Haag as Erik
 * Lotta Lundgren as Lotta
 * Olof Wretling as Karl-Oskar
 * Karin "Kakan" Hermansson as Kristina

Scientists, historians and book authors adding information:
 * Richard Tellström
 * Bo Eriksson
 * Yvonne Hirdman
 * Ulf Beijbom
 * Lisa Pelling
 * Eva Dahlman
 * Kristina Ekero Eriksson
 * Anna Maria Forssberg
 * Emma Frans
 * Barry Moreno
 * Lennart Pehrson
 * Gunlög Fur
 * Joy Lintelmalm
 * Ola Larsmo
 * Michael Okey
 * Dag Blanck
 * Sofia Tingsell