Axel Arnö has been commissioning editor at Sveriges Television (SVT) since 1998. He was previousy a newspaper reporter, working in news, feature and current affairs. Since his move to national television, Axel has been reporter, editor and editoral excecutive. After a short break for music studies in London, Axel was appointed as the managing editor of SVT:s flagship current affairs magazine Striptease. Later he created and managed the investigative documentary strand Dokument inifrån.  
 
Since 2004, Axel works at SVT’s documentary department where he deals with international current affairs, special series and creative documentaries. He has commissioned numerous award winning international co-productions.
 
In 2006, Axel was elected chairman of the EBU Documentary Group. He is a regular at the big documentary festivals and forums where he is frequently seen as moderator.
 
Axel is 53, married, has three kids, two cats, five bikes and lives just outside Stockholm.