Pippi Longstocking Becomes 80: How Her Victory Begins Around the World

Sweden and the world celebrate the 80th birthday of Pippi Langstrumpf! We were there, where author Astrid Lindgren once grew up and was inspired to her stories. It is a journey back to childhood. Two times three makes four, widewidthwitt and three makes nine! I make the world widewide as I like it!-Pippi Langstrumpf is not only the strongest, richest and cheekiest girl in the world, but probably also the most sung. She is the first heroine from …

Since 1945, the story of Pippi Langstrumpf has inspired readers all over the world. How Astrid Lindgren's figure became a success and why it still has great significance today.

Pippi Longstocking is 80 years old today

It has been more than 75 years since Astrid Lindgren published the first adventures of Pippi Longstocking. To this day, the stories of the little red-haired game catch captivate not only the little readers. How well do you know about the Villa Kunterbunt? Test your knowledge and become a quiz champion!

She was the German voice of Pippi Langstrumpf and sang the title melody. For directors like Fassbinder and Zadek she played with the same passion as for the crime scene or the Eberhofer-Krimis. On the couch we experience an ageless actress who likes to keep her childlike mood.

Pippi Longstocking's 80th birthday is marked with a large-scale celebration at the Swedish Embassy in Oslo.