Björn Kjellman (born 4 June 1963 in Östra Grevie, Scania) is a Swedish actor and singer who trained at the Theatre Academy in Malmö and has worked on stage and screen since the mid-1980s. He is widely known for roles in films such as Livet är en schlager and Adam & Eva, TV series including Kärlek & anarki and Heder, and for hosting the Guldbagge Awards ceremony three times. Broad Swedish audiences also recognise him as ICA-Stig, the grocer character he played in ICA's long-running TV commercials from 2021 to early 2026.
Kjellman plays an ageing Bellman opposite Hanna Dorsin in Folkoperan's anniversary opera-cabaret Jag är Ulla Winblad, which opened in autumn 2025.
Kjellman left the role of ICA-Stig in ICA's TV commercials after five years, with ICA confirming the departure was his own decision.
Actor Mikael Tornving was announced as Kjellman's successor in the ICA-Stig role.
operain progress
Folkoperan's jubilee production about the woman who inspired Bellman's songs. An aging Bellman seeks out Ulla and awakens memories of 18th-century Stockholm in this grand opera with music by Andrea Tarrodi.
cinemain progress
A documentary about the Italian region of Piedmont screens at Kino 2 in Lund.
festival(2 days)
Melodifestivalen arrives in Göteborg with new hosts Oscar Zia and Björn Kjellman. Choose between the Friday dress rehearsal, a family-friendly Saturday matinee, or the Saturday evening broadcast.
classicalThree classical chamber music masterworks performed by leading European musicians at Konserthuset Stockholm.
concertFairplay Chamber Music marks a decade with a lunchtime concert exploring harmonious soundscapes.