diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/svt.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/svt.py
index a48d7858d4..ac52aca7ef 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/svt.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/svt.py
@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@ class SVTBaseIE(InfoExtractor):
                 subtitle_url = sr.get('url')
                 subtitle_lang = sr.get('language', 'sv')
                 if subtitle_url:
+                    if 'open' in subtitle_url:
+                        subtitle_lang += '-forced'
                     sub = {
                         'url': subtitle_url,
                     }
@@ -115,6 +117,26 @@ class SVTPlayIE(SVTBaseIE):
                     )
                     '''
     _TESTS = [{
+        'url': 'https://www.svtplay.se/video/eXYgwZb/sverige-och-kriget/1-utbrottet',
+        'md5': '2382036fd6f8c994856c323fe51c426e',
+        'info_dict': {
+            'id': 'ePBvGRq',
+            'ext': 'mp4',
+            'title': '1. Utbrottet',
+            'description': 'md5:02291cc3159dbc9aa95d564e77a8a92b',
+            'series': 'Sverige och kriget',
+            'episode': '1. Utbrottet',
+            'timestamp': 1746921600,
+            'upload_date': '20250511',
+            'duration': 3585,
+            'thumbnail': r're:^https?://(?:.*[\.-]jpg|www.svtstatic.se/image/.*)$',
+            'age_limit': 0,
+            'subtitles': {'sv': 'count:5', 'sv-forced': 'count:1'},
+        },
+        'params': {
+            'skip_download': 'm3u8',
+        },
+    }, {
         'url': 'https://www.svtplay.se/video/30479064',
         'md5': '2382036fd6f8c994856c323fe51c426e',
         'info_dict': {