Sven Lundberg

as Nils Holgersson

Max von Sydow

as The Father

Annika Tretow

as The Mother

Jarl Kulle

as Mårten Gåskarl (voice)

Naima Wifstrand

as Mor Akka (voice)

Yvonne Lombard

as Dunfin (voice)

Georg Funkquist

as Gorgo (voice)

Holger Löwenadler

as Karl XI (voice)

Olof Sandborg

as Bataki (voice)

Toivo Pawlo

as Smirre Fox (voice)

Åke Fridell

as Dog on Leash (voice)

Erik Hell

as The Hunter

John Norrman

as Janitor at Skansen

Elsa Ebbesen-Thornblad

as First Owl (voice)

Hanny Schedin

as Second Owl (voice)

Manne Grünberger

as Tomte (voice)

Gösta Ekman

as Student in Uppsala

John Elfström

as Rosenbom (voice)

Birger Åsander

as The Fisherman

Christina Schollin

as The Office Girl

Birger Lensander

as A Worker

Anita Wall

as Girl in Window

Birgitta Alm

as Girl in Window

Carl Andersson

as A Farmer

King Gustav VI Adolf

as Self - The King