in 1972, dixelius started his career in journalism as a reporter on the local public service tv station in gothenburg (västnytt) and later in sundsvall (mittnytt). he is best known as a moscow correspondent for swedish public radio and television in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. he also worked for tv4 in the 1990s and for viasat during the sochi winter olympics in 2014.