Legendary hostess Lennart Hyland was born in Tranås on September 24, 1919. On Tuesday, the anniversary is celebrated with a gathering at Hyland's square, at Hylandsbysten, at 3 pm
Lennart Hyland was hugely popular and the host of a variety of entertainment programs in both radio and television.
As a self-taught 25-year-old, he made unique social media reports, revolutionized the sports journalism on the radio, and in the 1950s reached millions of listeners with the Saturday Carousel Entertainment. He died in March 1993, aged 73.
You can see more about Lennart Hyland in a new documentary available on svtplay.