Åsa-Nisse

The character Åsa-Nisse, literally Nils on the Ridge or Ridge-Nisse, is a somewhat elderly man living with his wife Eulalia on a farm in the countryside village of Knohult in Småland.

To the dismay of his wife, Åsa-Nisse never really seems to produce an honest day's work, and instead his activities seem to focus on various antics where he is accompanied by his friend and side-kick Klabbarparn.

One of their favourite activities is poaching, while managing to stay one step ahead of the law, personified by the local policeman.

In 1944 the character was adapted into a comic strip drawn by Gösta Gummesson,[1] with dialogue written by various authors including Gits Olsson, Bengt Linder, Leif Bergendorff, Olle Nilsson and Pidde Andersson.

[2] John Elfström portrayed Åsa-Nisse in 19 of the 20 films and Arthur Rolén played the side-kick Klabbarparn (Ågren) in 18.