Models by country and fashion week

Swedish models at London Fashion Week

As of 22 October 2026, 87 Swedish models have walked at least one show in London since 2002. 15 of them have walked ten or more there. Sara Blomqvist leads with 26 London shows across 17 seasons.

Share figures use the 3,986 of 5,168 models on record in London since 2002 whose nationality is on record.

Models on record 87
Ten or more shows in London 15
Cast in Fall/Winter 2026 3
Cast in Spring/Summer 2027, latest season 3
First season on record SS08
Latest season on record SS27

Most cast Swedish models at London Fashion Week

Ranked by shows walked in London since 2002, one credit per show. Ties keep alphabetical order. How shows are counted

87 models on record in London. Showing the first 10 of 25 listed here.

Most cast Swedish models at London Fashion Week, ranks 1 to 10, by shows in London since 2002
Rank Model Shows in London Seasons London span Houses in London
1 Sara Blomqvist 26 17 SS08 to SS26 Erdem , Christopher Kane , Roksanda
2 Hedvig Palm 23 7 FW12 to SS16 Alexander McQueen , J.W. Anderson , House Of Holland
3 Malaika Holmén 15 5 FW20 to FW23 Molly Goddard , David Koma , Erdem
4 Agnes Lagercrantz 13 4 FW24 to SS26 Simone Rocha , Kent & Curwen , Erdem
5 Tilda Lindstam 13 3 SS13 to SS14 Peter Pilotto , Christopher Kane , Alexander McQueen
6 Frida Westerlund 12 3 FW16 to FW17 Alexander McQueen , David Koma , Christopher Kane
7 Linn Arvidsson 12 7 FW13 to FW16 Erdem , Giles , J.W. Anderson
8 Ville Sydfors 12 4 FW16 to FW19 J.W. Anderson , Alexander McQueen , Burberry
9 Emmy Rappe 11 3 SS15 to SS17 Daks , Christopher Kane , Preen By Thornton Bregazzi
10 Truls Martinsson 11 3 SS16 to SS17 Sean Suen , J.W. Anderson , Coach
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Most cast Swedish models at London Fashion Week, ranks 11 to 25, by shows in London since 2002
Rank Model Shows in London Seasons London span Houses in London
11 Amanda Ljunggren 10 6 SS19 to FW22 Paul & Joe , Eudon Choi , John Lawrence Sullivan
12 Carl Hjelm Sandqvist 10 4 SS16 to FW17 Xander Zhou , Wales Bonner , Vivienne Westwood
13 Jack Ekman 10 2 FW19 to SS20 Margaret Howell , Roksanda , Ashish
14 Kristoffer Hasslevall 10 5 SS14 to SS16 Xander Zhou , Christopher Shannon , J.W. Anderson
15 Liv Walters 10 9 SS21 to SS25 Nensi Dojaka , Burberry , 16Arlington
16 Adela Stenberg 9 3 SS17 to FW20 Emilia Wickstead , Julien Macdonald , Margaret Howell
17 Carolina Sjöstrand 9 3 FW13 to SS15 Barbara Casasola , Alexander McQueen , J.W. Anderson
18 Andrea Östlund 8 3 FW23 to SS25 Erdem , Simone Rocha , J.W. Anderson
19 Hank Akerlund 8 5 SS24 to SS27 Simone Rocha , Burberry , Kent & Curwen
20 Indira Tamas 8 3 FW17 to FW19 Margaret Howell , Emilia Wickstead , Christopher Kane
21 Mohamed Nuur 8 4 FW24 to SS27 Kent & Curwen , Aaron Esh , Jawara Alleyne
22 Sanna Backstrom 8 3 SS14 to FW16 Daks , Bora Aksu , Natasha Zinko
23 Anna-Lena Akerstrand 7 2 SS24 to FW24 Roksanda , Eudon Choi , Huishan Zhang
24 Ellinor Arveryd 7 4 SS17 to FW19 Eudon Choi , Vivienne Westwood , Erdem
25 Josefin Gustafsson 7 2 FW14 to SS15 Emilia Wickstead , House Of Holland , Fyodor Golan

Seasons count every season label in London, Resort and Pre-Fall included.

Swedish models at London Fashion Week, season by season

  • 2 FW21
  • 3 SS22
  • 5 FW22
  • 6 SS23
  • 7 FW23
  • 7 SS24
  • 6 FW24
  • 9 SS25
  • 6 FW25
  • 7 SS26
  • 3 FW26
  • 3 SS27

Distinct Swedish models with at least one show in London that season, every category. Oxblood marks the highest season; a hairline marks a season with none on record. Resort and Pre-Fall rows are not counted.

Share of London runway appearances

Swedish models took 0.57% of London runway appearances in Spring/Summer 2027, the latest season on record, from 3.8% in 2013.

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Year Swedish Share With nationality Appearances
2013 28 3.8% 733 855
2014 35 2.5% 1,417 1,703
2015 51 2.7% 1,916 2,438
2016 54 2.9% 1,845 2,487
2017 46 2.8% 1,656 2,127
2018 13 0.86% 1,505 1,942
2019 40 1.7% 2,308 2,866
2020 31 1.4% 2,216 2,656
2021 5 3.0% 164 201
2022 14 1.5% 945 1,156
2023 21 1.2% 1,691 1,948
2024 25 1.4% 1,803 2,027
2025 35 2.4% 1,486 1,698
2026 21 1.5% 1,394 1,587
2027 (SS27 only) 3 0.57% 528 596

Source: Tectova runway database · N = 528 London appearances with a nationality on record in SS27, of 596 · read 22 October 2026

One appearance per model per show in London, every category, by season year. Share = Swedish appearances divided by appearances whose model has a nationality on record. From 2013, the first year with 500 or more London appearances on record.

Swedish models new to London Fashion Week

Swedish models whose first London season is Spring/Summer 2026 to Spring/Summer 2027, ranked by London shows since that debut. Definition

Swedish models whose first London season is Spring/Summer 2026 to Spring/Summer 2027
Rank Model Shows since debut First London season First Big Four season Houses in London
1 Lainey Hearn 5 Spring/Summer 2026 Spring/Summer 2023 Mithridate , Aaron Esh , Dilara Findikoglu
2 Arvid Kaldo 4 Spring/Summer 2026 Spring/Summer 2026 Simone Rocha , Derrick , Thevxlley
3 Asta Stensson 1 Spring/Summer 2026 Spring/Summer 2018 Natasha Zinko
4 Danial Khan 1 Spring/Summer 2027 Spring/Summer 2027 Alexander McQueen
5 Elio Berenett 1 Spring/Summer 2026 Fall/Winter 2022 Conner Ives

A debut here means the first London season this record can see. The next column shows whether the model had already walked another Big Four city.

Houses in London that cast the most Swedish models

Every show in London since 2002.

Casting directors in London who cast the most Swedish models since 2025

  • Anita Bitton 2 Swedish models · 3 appearances · 3 shows
  • Helena Balladino 2 Swedish models · 2 appearances · 1 show
  • Jussi Vuorenlehto 2 Swedish models · 2 appearances · 1 show
  • Piergiorgio Del Moro 2 Swedish models · 2 appearances · 1 show
  • Emma Matell 1 Swedish model · 1 appearance · 1 show
  • Rosie Vogel 1 Swedish model · 1 appearance · 1 show
  • Shelley Durkan 1 Swedish model · 1 appearance · 1 show

Shows in London since 2025 with a casting credit on record. Roughly three in ten cast-bearing shows carry one, so this is a partial view.

Questions this page answers

Who is the most cast Swedish model at London Fashion Week?

Sara Blomqvist, with 26 shows in London on public record since 2002, across 17 seasons, as of 22 October 2026.

How many Swedish models walked London Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2027?

3 Swedish models have a show on record in London for Spring/Summer 2027, as of 22 October 2026. The week closed on 21 September 2026 and casts are still being added. 3 walked in Fall/Winter 2026.

Which houses cast the most Swedish models at London Fashion Week?

Christopher Kane leads with 19 documented appearances by 13 Swedish models in London, followed by J.W. Anderson and Burberry.

Counts are runway shows walked in London on public record since 2002, one credit per show, every category. Nationality is as recorded; dual nationals appear on both country pages. Updated 22 October 2026. Full methodology.

Cite as: Tectova, “Swedish models at London Fashion Week”, 22 October 2026, tectova.com/talent/from/sweden/london.