Fredrik Önnevall

Fredrik Önnevall, (born 1 November 1973) is a Swedish journalist and television presenter. He speaks fluent Chinese and was Sveriges Television's first correspondent in Beijing between 2005 and 2008, and was their commentator there during the opening ceremony at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Önnehvall has presented the Sveriges Television shows Kinas mat and Fosterland, which also focused on China. During the late 1990s he worked as a reporter and editor for the Sveriges Television local news show Sydnytt which covers news for the Skåne area.

Fredrik Önnevall
Önnevall in 2015
Born
Fredrik Önnevall

(1973-11-01) 1 November 1973
Dalby, Sweden
OccupationJournalist, television presenter

Career

Önnevall studied journalism at Södra Vätterbygdens folkhögskola, and worked at Sydnytt as a reporter and editor in the late 1990s. Between 2005 and 2008 he was Sveriges Television's first correspondent in Beijing.[1][2] Earlier he studied in China and he speaks fluent Chinese.[3][4] He has made documentaries for Packat & klart, and along with Jacob Hård he provided commentary for the 2008 Summer Olympics opening ceremony.[2][5]

He presented the food show "Kinas mat" on Sveriges Television, in the show Önnevall travelled through provinces in China to learn more about the countries food culture.[6] The show was broadcast in two seasons in 2010 and 2012 with eight episodes per season.[6] He has as well presented "Korrespondenterna".[6]

In early 2015, Önnevall was presenter for the show "Fosterland" on Sveriges Television, in the show he meets and interview nationalists in different countries, and targets of the nationalists.[7] Season two of "Fosterland" started broadcasting on 13 January 2016.[8]

During the filming of "Fosterland" a boy came up to Önnevall in Athens, Greece who was a refugee from Syria, he asked Önnevall and his film team if he could help him to get to Sweden where he had some relatives.[9][10] Önnevall brought the boy with him smuggling him to Stockholm knowing that he dealt with illegal actions.[10][11]

On 9 February 2017, Önnevall along with two SVT co-workers was convicted in Malmö court for human smuggling.[10] The verdict was probation and 75 hours community service.[12][13] The verdict was appealed and was set in higher court on 30 October 2017.[12]

In late 2017, Önnevall presented the series "Bästa mannen", broadcast on Sveriges Television, where he travelled around Sweden interviewing men about how it is to be a man in today's society.[14][15]

References
  1. "800 journalister – Södra Vätterbygdens Folkhögskola". www.svf.fhsk.se. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  2. "Fredrik Önnevall tvingades ta ett livsavgörande beslut". Allers. 13 June 2016. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  3. Kinesiska i Sverige – Fredrik Önnevall
  4. "Fredrik Önnevall blir SVT:s man i Kina". Sydsvenskan. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  5. "SVT byter Kina-korre". www.resume.se. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  6. "Fredrik Önnevall letar likheter hos nationalister och nyanlända". GöteborgsPosten. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  7. Nyheter, SVT (30 October 2017). "Fredrik Önnevall: Kommer aldrig ångra det". Sveriges Television. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  8. "SVT journalist found guilty of people smuggling but avoids imprisonment". Radio Sveriges. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  9. Victor, Philip. "Swedish reporter sentenced for smuggling Syrian teen". CNN. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  10. "Swedish journalist faces trial for helping a Syrian boy enter Sweden". The Guardian. Agence France-Presse. 17 November 2016. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  11. "Journalist facing trial is 'confident' he was right to help refugee boy". The Local. 25 January 2017. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  12. "Journalist convicted of smuggling for helping Syrian boy migrate to Sweden". The Guardian. Agence France-Presse. 9 February 2017. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  13. "Fredrik Önnevall döms till samhällstjänst för människosmuggling". hd.se. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  14. SVT söker bästa mannen Dagens Industri Retrieved 27 March 2018
  15. "Ack, ack stackars storstadsmän – igen". Aftonbladet. Retrieved 2 April 2018.

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