Based on a script by the Swedish author Astrid Lindgren, the story is about a number of characters living in the archipelago outside Stockholm.
A central character is a plump and sunny little girl nicknamed Tjorven.
[1] In the movies of Saltkråkan the character was portrayed by Swedish actress Maria Johansson.
In Stieg Larsson's The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, 'Tjorven' appears also as the name for a cat character Mikael Blomkvist finds during his stay at a guest house.
Tjorven was also one of many nicknames for a woman who was accused of eating children in Romania.