# Tomtemaskinen

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| genre                = [children](/source/Children's_television)
| creator              = [Sven Nordqvist](/source/Sven_Nordqvist)
| based_on             = [Pettson and Findus](/source/Pettson_and_Findus)
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| writer               = [Birgit Hageby](/source/Birgit_Hageby)<br />Sven Nordqvist
| director             = [Torbjörn Ehrnvall](/source/Torbj%C3%B6rn_Ehrnvall)
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| starring             = [Ingvar Hirdwall](/source/Ingvar_Hirdwall)<br />[Ika Nord](/source/Ika_Nord)<br />[Björn Granath](/source/Bj%C3%B6rn_Granath)
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| channel              = [Kanal 1](/source/SVT1), [TV2](/source/SVT2)
| first_aired          = {{Start date|df=yes|1993|12|01}}
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| related              = {{Plainlist|
* [Klasses julkalender](/source/Klasses_julkalender) (1992)
* [Håll huvet kallt](/source/H%C3%A5ll_huvet_kallt) (1994)
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'''''Tomtemaskinen''''' (''"The Santa Claus Machine"'') is the [Sveriges Television's Christmas calendar](/source/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](/source/Sven_Nordqvist)'s books about ''[Pettson and Findus](/source/Pettson_and_Findus)''.

== Plot ==
Pettson has promised the cat Findus that [Santa Claus](/source/Santa_Claus) will come for [Christmas](/source/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](/source/SVT_2) between 12 September-9 November 1998.

== Video ==
The series was released to VHS in 1997 by [Independent Entertainment](/source/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](/source/Pan_Vision).

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [http://tomtemaskinen.com Explore the mechanics of tomtemaskinen], tomtemaskinen.com
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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

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