Aktuellt is a once-daily news programme produced by Sveriges Television

Sveriges Television

Sveriges Television AB , Sweden's Television, is a national television broadcaster based in Sweden, funded by a compulsory fee to be paid by all television owners...

 (SVT) and broadcast on its second channel, SVT2

SVT2

SVT2, until 1996 TV2, is one of two television channels broadcast by Sveriges Television in Sweden. It was started by Sveriges Radio in 1969. SVT2 is generally more specialist, compared to SVT1.-History:...

 in Sweden

Sweden

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A junior version of the programme, called Lilla Aktuellt and aimed at children – in which current events are discussed in an educational and simplified manner – is broadcast twice a week .

First broadcast on 2 September 1958, Aktuellt was Sweden's first television news programme. With the start of TV 2 (forerunner of SVT2) in 1969, the name "Aktuellt" disappeared, but was revived in 1972, when the twice-daily pattern of bulletins at 18.00 and 21.00 began – at the time, on TV 1. In 1997 the early edition was moved to SVT2, and from 15 January 2001 the 21.00 edition followed suit. In 2000 editorial responsibility for Aktuellt, for Rapport

Rapport (news programme)

Rapport is one of the two main news programmes from the Swedish television broadcaster Sveriges Television .Rapport's main bulletin is broadcast everyday at 7.30 p. m. on SVT1 and is thirty minutes long...

(SVT1's news programme), and for the content of SVT's news channel, SVT24

SVT24

SVT24 or 24 is a Swedish language TV channel broadcast by Sveriges Television . It started broadcasting in 1999 as a dedicated news channel. In 2003 extended its scope to include other current events-related programmes and sports in the weekends...

, was unified; nevertheless, the name "Aktuellt" continues to be used to designate SVT2's news programmes.

In November 2007 a major reorganisation was made. The 18.00 broadcast was transferred to Rapport while the remaining 21.00 broadcast now concentrates on covering two or three news items. At the same time Aktuellt received an updated studio, updated titles and is now broadcast in widescreen.