"Rest in peace". This is how the police start Huddinge's emotional posts on Facebook on the occasion of the passing of TV legend Arne Weise.

It is Arne Weise's efforts as a Christmas host in SVT from 1972 to 2002 that many focus on when generations of viewers remember the TV icon in social media. One who remembers is Inspector Reine Berglund, who describes the feeling of having to work as a police officer on Christmas Eve.

A feeling that became easier thanks to Arne Weise.

"Warmth and community have often been found anyway, thanks to Arne Weise's unforgettable voice and warm words," the police write in the post.

"Now we light a candle for you - thank you for everything and rest in peace!"