{{Infobox television | image = | image_size = | image_alt = | caption = | alt_name = | genre = children | creator = Sven Nordqvist | based_on = Pettson and Findus | developer = | writer = Birgit Hageby<br />Sven Nordqvist | director = Torbjörn Ehrnvall | creative_director = | presenter = | starring = Ingvar Hirdwall<br />Ika Nord<br />Björn Granath | voices = | narrator = | theme_music_composer = | open_theme = | end_theme = | composer = | country = Sweden | language = Swedish | num_seasons = 1 | num_episodes = 24 | list_episodes = | executive_producer = | producer = | editor = | location = | cinematography = | camera = | runtime = | company = | channel = Kanal 1, TV2 | first_aired = {{Start date|df=yes|1993|12|01}} | last_aired = {{End date|df=yes|1993|12|24}} | related = {{Plainlist| * Klasses julkalender (1992) * Håll huvet kallt (1994) }} }} '''''Tomtemaskinen''''' (''"The Santa Claus Machine"'') is the Sveriges Television's Christmas calendar in 1993.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://smdb.kb.se/catalog/search?q=Tomtemaskinen&sort=OLDEST|title=Tomtemaskinen|publisher=Svensk mediedatabas|language=Swedish|date=1993|accessdate=6 April 2011}}</ref> The story is based on Sven Nordqvist's books about ''Pettson and Findus''.
== Plot == Pettson has promised the cat Findus that Santa Claus will come for Christmas. He decides to build a "Santa Machine".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.svt.se/barnkanalen/julkalendrar-i-svt/|title=Julkalendrar genom tiderna|publisher=Svensk mediedatabas|language=Swedish|accessdate=2 December 2014}}</ref>
== Reruns == The series was shown as a rerun in SVT 2 between 12 September-9 November 1998.
== Video == The series was released to VHS in 1997 by Independent Entertainment.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://smdb.kb.se/catalog/id/001420161|title=Tomtemaskinen|publisher=Svensk mediedatabas|language=Swedish|date=1997|accessdate=6 April 2011}}</ref> and to DVD in by Pan Vision.
== References == {{Reflist}}
== External links == * [http://tomtemaskinen.com Explore the mechanics of tomtemaskinen], tomtemaskinen.com * {{Sfdb title}} * {{IMDb title}}
Category:1993 Swedish television series debuts Category:1993 Swedish television series endings Category:Sveriges Television's Christmas calendar Category:Television shows based on children's books