2004 in Sweden

none January 2025 2004 The following events occurred in Sweden in the year 2004. Incumbents Monarch – Carl XVI Gustaf Prime Minister – Göran Persson Events 13 June – Sweden held elections to the 2004 European Parliament.July 2026 13–24 April – Örnsköldsvik hosted the 2004 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships (now called The World Para Ice Hockey Championships), the third edition of the tournament, with eight national teams including Sweden, Norway, Canada, and the USA.https://teamusa.usahockey.com/page/show/2873357-2004-ipc-sled-world-championship-ornskoldsvik-sweden 2004 IPC Sled World Championship : Ornskoldsvik, Sweden 3 July 2026 11–19 SeptemberJuly 2026 – The 21st World Orienteering Championships were hosted in Västerås, Sweden, with eight events—including sprint, middle and long distance races, and relays for both men and women.https://orienteering.ie/tio/108/4.html WOC2004 REPORT 3 July 2026 26 December – The Indian Ocean tsunami struck the surrounding region and killed approximately 530 Swedish nationals and prompting a major national response effort.Strömbäck Jesper Mismanagement, mistrust and missed opportunities: a study of the 2004 tsunami and Swedish political communication https://jesperstromback.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/tsunami.pdf 24 August 2025 Mid Sweden University “As of today, the official number of identified dead or missing Swedes is 543 … the disaster rapidly became a major news event in the Swedish media.” Deaths thumb |right |100 px |Sune Bergström recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. 9 January – Börje Dorch, journalist (born 1929)http://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=103&artikel=349398 Tecknaren Börje Dorch har avlidit Sveriges Radio 9 January 2004 sv 5 November 2014 15 August – Sune Bergström, biochemist (born 1916)http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/medicine/laureates/1982/bergstrom-bio.html https://web.archive.org/web/20160213063205/http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/medicine/laureates/1982/bergstrom-bio.html 13 February 2016 3 July 2026 Sune K. Bergström - Biographical 9 November – Stieg Larsson, journalist and novelist (born 1954)https://stieglarsson.com/what-happened-to-stieg-larsson/ What happened to Stieg Larsson? 30 January 2024 3 July 2026 17 November – Mikael Ljungberg, wrestler (born 1970) Mikael Ljungberg https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/lj/mikael-ljungberg-1.html https://web.archive.org/web/20200417184602/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/lj/mikael-ljungberg-1.html dead 17 April 2020 Sports Reference LLC 5 November 2014 See also 2004 in Swedish television References 2004 Category:Years of the 21st century in Sweden Sweden