Petra Maria Mede (pronounced [ˈpêːtra ˈmêːdɛ]; born 7 March 1970) is a Swedish comedian, dancer, actress and television presenter.

She worked as a tourist guide in Stockholm before moving to comedy aged around 35, taking part in a contest for emerging comedians in 2005.

In 2008, she and Anna Maria Granath wrote the parody book Mer självkänsla än du kan hantera (More Self-Esteem than You Can Handle).

[2] She hosted Melodifestivalen 2009, where the Swedish entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 was chosen[4] and was voted Sweden's best female comedian the same year.

[2] Mede has regularly worked for SVT since 2011, hosting Julvärd [sv], the broadcaster's Christmas Eve special, in 2013,[2] and the Guldbagge Awards in 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018.

[2] In 2015, Mede, along with Graham Norton, hosted the Eurovision's Greatest Hits EBU/BBC 60th anniversary concert show recorded on 31 March at the Eventim Apollo, in Hammersmith, London and was later broadcast in 27 countries.

Mede played the role of Katja in the 2017 Netflix series Bonus Family and made an appearance in the 2019 documentary film Hasse & Tage – En kärlekshistoria [sv].