Pettson & Findus
By Sven Nordqvist
Pettson and Findus is a series of children’s books written and illustrated by Swedish author Sven Nordqvist. The books feature an old farmer, Pettson, and his cat, Findus, who live in a small ramshackle farmhouse in the countryside.
The first Pettson och Findus book to be published was Pannkakstårtan in 1984 (first published in English in 1985 as Pancake Pie). The Pettson and Findus books have been translated into 55 languages and more than 18 million copies have been sold worldwide!
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Million books sold
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Languages translated to
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Films released so far
+130 000
followers on Instagram
Created by Sven Nordqvist
the award-winning author and illustrator
3,6 Million
books sold in Sweden
About Sven Nordqvist
Sven Nordqvist was born in 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, Pettson 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 left its mark on his character, Pettson.
Sven Nordqvist’s illustrations are characterized by their richness of color and detail, which is difficult 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 left picture books behind. Nordqvist is also the illustrator of Mamma Moo and Crow.
Awards for Sven Nordqvist
1986 BMF-Barnboksplaketten for Rävjakten
1988 Landsbygdens författarstipendium
1989 The Elsa Beskow Plaque
1992 Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis
1995 BMF-Barnboksplaketten
2001 Bokjuryn category 0–6 years
2002 Bologna New Media Prize
2003 Bokjuryn category 0–6 years
2003 The Astrid Lindgren Award
2007 The August Prize for Where is my sister?
2007 BMF-Barnboksplaketten for Where is my sister?
2008 Schullströmska Prize
2014 Expressens Heffaklump
2020 Northern Light Book Awards, category Wordless Picture Book
2020 Northern Light Book Awards, category Best Book Series
2021 Premio Soligatto
2024 BMF–Barnboksplaketten
2025 Adlibris Award, Children’s Book of the Year, age 0-6
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Pettson & Findus App Game
Pettson’s Inventions is a game in which you help Pettson and Findus build their inventions by solving puzzles. The game is available for mobile devices and PC and has been translated into 13 languages. Four apps are currently available.
Pettson & Findus Theatre
Pettson & Findus are represented by several theatre companies. New Pettson & Findus theatre productions are being produced yearly and can be seen touring and in places such as Junibacken in Stockholm.
Theatre companies and shows include Colombine Theatre Publisher, summer theatre tours with Comedy Art Theatre, Pannkakstårtan by Ballongteatern, Pettson & Findus sing-a-long, and Rävjakten by Mycket Nöje.
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