2021 in Sweden
Incumbents
Events
Ongoing — COVID-19 pandemic in Sweden
- 31 January – Sweden loses to Denmark in the final of the 2021 World Men's Handball Championship, winning silver in the competition.[1][2]
- 3 March – Vetlanda stabbing attack: A man in his twenties injures 7 people[3] with an axe in Vetlanda. He was shot and wounded by police before being arrested.[4][5]
- 22–28 March – 2021 World Figure Skating Championships were held in Stockholm.[6]
- 1 April - Kalix train station is opened.[7]
- 21 June – Swedish government crisis.[8]
- 29 June – Sweden national football team are knocked out of the UEFA Euro 2020 competition at the Round of 16 by Ukraine.[9]
- 8 July - A single-engine DHC-2 Beaver carrying 8 skydivers plus 1 pilot crashed shortly after takeoff from Örebro Airport. All 9 people died.[10]
- 22 August - Stefan Löfven announces that he will resign as Prime Minister in November 2021.[11]
- 28 September - An explosion occurs in Annedal in Gothenburg.[12]
- 3 October - Lars Vilks dies together with two guards in a car crash on European route E4 in Markaryd.[13]
- 14 October - The Swedish Police Authority presents a new list of Vulnerable areas, Klockaretorpet in Norrköping and Rannebergen in Gothenburg are removed while Valsta, Fisksätra, Visättra and Grantorp in Stockholm are added.[14]
- 30 November: Magdalena Andersson replaces Stefan Löfven as Prime Minister of Sweden, making her the first woman ever to hold that position.[15]
- 27 November to 5 December – 2021 Women's World Floorball Championships in Uppsala.[16]
- 6 December - A photo published by Nyheter Idag of the Minister for Public Administration Ida Karkiainen doing a Nazi salute in 2004 becomes a political scandal.[17][18]
- 13 December - Two vessels collide of the coast of Ystad.[19]
Anniversaries
- 400 years since the establishment of Gothenburg as a city, getting town privileges in 1621.[20] The planned Gothenburg quadricentennial jubilee has been postponed till 2023, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Deaths
January
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- 10 January – Thorleif Torstensson, singer (b. 1949).[21]
- 11 January – Tord Peterson, actor (b. 1926).[22]
- 12 January – Mona Malm, actress (b. 1935).[23]
- 16 January – Lars Westman, writer (b. 1934).[24]
- 18 January – Thorsten Johansson, Olympic sprinter (b. 1950).[25]
- 21 January
- Evert Båge, military officer (b. 1925).[26]
- Solveig Nordström, archeologist (b. 1923).[27]
- 24 January
- Gunnel Lindblom, actress (b. 1931).[28]
- Sigvard Marjasin, civil servant (b. 1929).[29]
- 26 January – Lars Norén, playwright, novelist and poet (b. 1944).[30]
- 27 January – Gert Blomé, ice hockey player (b. 1934).[31]
- 28 January – Annette Kullenberg, journalist and author (b. 1939).[32]
February
- 3 February – Margreth Weivers, actress (b. 1926).[33]
- 4 February – Frank Baude, politician, leader of the Communist Party (b. 1936).[34]
- 13 February – Olle Nygren, speedway rider (b. 1929).[35]
- 19 February – Ebba Andersson, footballer (Öxabäcks, national team) (b. 1935).[36]
March
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- 5 March
- Stig Malm, trade unionist, chairman of LO (1983–1993) (b. 1942).[37]
- Birgitta Rasmusson, television personality and cookbook author (b. 1939).[38]
- 6 March – Bengt Åberg, motocross racer (b. 1944).[39]
- 7 March – Lars-Göran Petrov, heavy metal singer (Entombed, Entombed A.D., Firespawn) (b. 1972).[40]
- 15 March – Ehrling Wahlgren, weightlifter and reality television contestant (Expediton Robinson) (b. 1946).[41]
- 16 March – Berit Carlberg, stage actress (Nine) (b. 1942).[42]
- 26 March – Lennart Larsson, cross country skier, Olympic bronze medalist (1956) (b. 1930).[43]
- 28 March
April
- 1 April – Nemam Ghafouri, physician, activist and humanitarian (b. 1968).[46]
- 4 April – Ingela Lind, art critic and author (b. 1943).[47]
- 6 April – Maj Britt Theorin, politician, MP (1971–1995) and MEP (1995–2004) (b. 1932).[48]
- 10 April
- Börje Holmberg, educator and writer (b. 1924).[49]
- Bosse Skoglund, drummer (Peps Persson) (b. 1936).[50]
- 11 April – Berta Magnusson, writer and playwright (b. 1928).[51]
- 14 April
- Sköld Peter Matthis, doctor and left-wing political activist (b. 1937).[52]
- Inga Sarri, actress (b. 1934). [53]
- 20 April – Sven-Olof Olson, Air Force officer (b. 1926).[54]
- 24 April – Riitta Vainionpää, textile artist (b. 1952).[55]
May
- 5 May – Bertil Johansson, footballer (IFK Göteborg, national team) (b. 1935).[56]
- 10 May
- Lars-Gunnar Bodin, electronic musician (b. 1935).[57]
- Svante Thuresson, jazz musician ("Nygammal vals") (b. 1937).[58]
June
- 9 June – Torgny Björk, musician, composer and singer (b. 1938).[59]
- 11 June – Sara Wedlund, Olympic long-distance runner (1996) (b. 1975).[60]
- 13 June – Sven Erlander, mathematician (b. 1934).[61]
- 16 June
- Bengt Göransson, politician (b. 1932).[62]
- Anders Nunstedt, music journalist (b. 1970). [63]
- 19 June – Ove Emanuelsson, Olympic sprint canoer (1960, 1964, 1968) (b. 1941).[64]
- 23 June – Med Reventberg, actress (Ronia, the Robber's Daughter) (b. 1948).[65]
- 27 June – Peps Persson, musician (b. 1946).[66]
- 30 June – Inge Danielsson, footballer (Helsingborg, Ajax, national team) (b. 1941).[67]
July
- 18 July – Tommy Engstrand, sports journalist and television host (b. 1939).[68]
- 20 July
- Curt-Eric Holmquist, conductor (Lotta på Liseberg), Eurovision Song Contest winner (1984) (b. 1948).[69]
- Lars Weiss, journalist and news editor (b. 1946).[70]
- 23 July – Claes Reimerthi, comic writer (The Phantom) (b. 1955).[71]
- 31 July – Kenneth Johansson, politician and MP (1998–2012) (b. 1956).[72]
August
- 4 August
- Åke Lundqvist, actor (Beck – Mannen med ikonerna) (b. 1936).[73]
- Anders Pettersson, musician (Lasse Stefanz) (b. 1952).[74]
- 10 August – Gun Ädel, Olympic cross-country skier (1964) (b. 1938).[75]
- 11 August – Göran Zachrisson, sports journalist, cancer (b. 1938).[76]
- 25 August - Gunilla Bergström, author of Alfie Atkins (b.1942).[77]
October
- 21 October - Einár, 19, rapper (shot)[78]
- 27 October - Benjamin Vallé, 47, musician (Viagra Boys)[79]
References
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- Browne, Ken (31 January 2021). "Mikkel Hansen and Niklas Landin lead Denmark to second straight world title". Olympic Channel. Archived from the original on 31 January 2021. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
- "03 mars 15:33, Polisinsats/kommendering, Vetlanda". Swedish Police Authority (in Swedish). 2021-03-03. Archived from the original on 2021-03-04. Retrieved 2021-03-04.
23.36 Uppdatering gällande antalet skadade. Siffran på antalet skadade som drabbades av den misstänkte gärningsmannen är sju. Tidigare har uppgifter om åtta skadade personer förekommit.
[23:36 Update regarding the number of injured. The number of injured by the suspected perpetrator is seven. There have previously been reports of eight injured people.] - "Man injures 8 with ax in Sweden before being shot, arrested". Associated Press. 3 March 2021. Archived from the original on 3 March 2021. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
- Tolf, Johannes; Schau, Oscar (3 March 2021). "Efter attacken: Tre har livshotande skador". SVT Nyheter (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 3 March 2021. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
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- "Helt nytt resecentrum i Kalix när pendeltågen börjar rulla igen" (in Swedish). SVT. 1 April 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
- Henley, Jon (21 June 2021). "Swedish PM Stefan Löfven loses no-confidence vote". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
- "Sweden-Ukraine - UEFA EURO 2020 - UEFA.com". UEFA.com. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
- "Skydivers killed in Swedish plane crash". BBC. 9 July 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
- "Stefan Löfven steps down as Sweden's PM after seven years" (in Swedish). Guardian. 22 August 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
- "Dagarna som skakade Göteborg" (in Swedish). Göteborgs-Posten. 6 October 2021. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
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- "Här heilar civilminister Ida Karkiainen till vit makt-musik" (in Swedish). Nyheter Idag. 6 December 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
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- ""Änglagård"-skådisen Tord Peterson är död". Expressen (in Swedish). Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- "Skådespelaren Mona Malm är död". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 16 January 2021.
- "Journalisten och författaren Lars Westman död". Aftonbladet.
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- "Evert Båge". familjesidan.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 15 February 2021.
- Martínez, Cristina (January 22, 2021). "Fallece Solveig Nordström, la arqueóloga que salvó Lucentum". Información.
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- "Kommunistprofilen Frank Baude är död – blev 83 år". svt.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 15 February 2021.
- "Motorsport-legendaren "Varg-Olle" är död". svt.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 15 February 2021.
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- ""Hela Sverige bakar"-profilen Birgitta Rasmusson är död – blev 81 år gammal". Expressen (in Swedish).
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- "Entombed A.D. frontman LG Petrov has died". Kerrang!.
- Ohlsson, Jan (March 18, 2021). "Kroppsbyggaren Ehrling Wahlgren är död – hittades i sitt hem i Ystad". Ystadsallehanda (in Swedish).
- "Berit Carlberg död – blev 79 år gammal". Expressen (in Swedish).
- "Svenske VM-guldmedaljören död". Aftonbladet (in Swedish).
- Henriksson, Simon (29 March 2021). "Frontman i uppskattat Kalmarband är död".
- "Journalisten Ingmar Glanzelius död" (in Swedish).
- "Kurdish-Swedish humanitarian Nemam Ghafouri dies from Covid-19 in Stockholm". The National. April 2, 2021.
- "Konstkritikern och författaren Ingela Lind är död". SVT.se. 4 April 2021.
- "Maj Britt Theorin har gått ur tiden". Aftonbladet.
- "In memory of Börje Holmberg". ICDE.
- "Trummisen Bosse Skoglund är död". SVT.se.
- "Kulturprofilen Berta Magnusson är död". SVT.se.
- "Vänsterprofilen Sköld Peter Matthis död i olycka". Expressen.
- "Skådespelaren Inga Sarri är död – blev 86 år". Aftonbladet.
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- "Trubaduren Torgny Björk är död". SVT.se (in Swedish). 10 June 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
- "Före detta löparstjärnan Sara Wedlund död – blev 45 år". SVT.se (in Swedish). 19 June 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
- "Förre Liu-rektorn Sven Erlander död". Corren (in Swedish). Retrieved 15 June 2021.
- "Tidigare kulturministern Bengt Göransson är död". SVT.se (in Swedish). 16 June 2021. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
- "Anders var alltid ett långfinger åt döden". Expressen (in Swedish). 17 June 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
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- "Kapellmästaren Curt-Eric Holmquist är död". Göteborgs-Posten (in Swedish). 21 July 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
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- "Göran Zachrisson är död – blev 83 år". www.expressen.se.
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