2001 in Sweden

none November 2023 2001 Events from the year 2001 in Sweden Incumbents Monarch – Carl XVI Gustaf Prime Minister – Göran Persson Events November 2014 January 1 January - The name day list is updated.https://www.isof.se/lar-dig-mer/kunskapsbanker/lar-dig-mer-om-personnamn-i-sverige/namnsdagar-i-almanackan Namnsdagar i almanackan Institut för språk och folkminnen Swedish 26 August 2020 15 January 2022 1 January - The Swedish Defence Research Agency is established.https://www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/VR1wr6/4-av-10-tror-pa-utomjordiska-besokare 4 av 10 tror på utomjordiska besökare Aftonbladet Swedish 23 April 2001 17 January 2022 6 January - Landskrona Station is opened.https://www.hd.se/2021-01-07/tjugo-ar-sedan-landskrona-station-invigdes Tjugo år sedan Landskrona station invigdes Helsingborgs Dagblad Swedish 7 January 2021 17 January 2022 16 January - The music concert Artister mot nazister is held in Globen.https://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/tv/a/0E4llM/artistuppbad-i-jattegalan-mot-nazister Artistuppbåd i jättegalan mot nazister Aftonbladet Swedish 22 January 2001 15 January 2022 18 January - Nicola Vasmatzis is shot dead in a restroom at Bromma Gymnasium in Stockholm.https://sverigesradio.se/avsnitt/828151 Dödsskjutningen på Bromma gymnasium Sveriges Radio Swedish 8 January 2017 15 January 2022 19 January - Lennart Daleus resigns as leader of the Centre Party.https://www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/G1Qg2J/lennart-daleus-slutar-som-partiledare Lennart Daléus slutar som partiledare Aftonbladet Swedish 19 January 2001 15 January 2022 February 11 February - Several houses from the 18th century burn down on the Arkadien block in eastern Jönköping.http://maltell.se/historia/databas/search/kronologiviewmobill2000.php Årtal och händelser i Jönköping Maltell Swedish 31 July 2013 15 January 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20130731013728/http://maltell.se/historia/databas/search/kronologiviewmobill2000.php 31 July 2013 dead March 7 March - The Minister of Commerce and Industry Leif Pagrotsky and the Member of the European Parliament Marit Paulsen each get a cake thrown at their necks at a debate evening in Lund.https://www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/7ljqwv/flera-kanda-tartningar-i-sverige--fran-kungen-till-ringholm Flera kända tårtningar i Sverige – från kungen till Ringholm Aftonbladet Swedish 18 August 2014 16 January 2022 15 March - The Alcohol Committee is established.https://www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/ka6Kqv/ungdomar-sops-fulla-i-statens-reklamfilm Ungdomar söps fulla i statens reklamfilm Aftonbladet Swedish 10 January 2002 17 January 2022 19 March - Maud Olofsson is elected leader of the Centre Party at a party conference.Democracy in Scandinavia: Consensual, Majoritarian Or Mixed? 187 David Arter Manchester University Press 2006 https://books.google.com/books?id=iLH4C0mUAC4C 9780719070471 After the 2002 election, the Centre Party's first electoral upturn since 1973 was attributed to the "Maud effect."The Presidentialization of Politics: A Comparative Study of Modern Democracies 190 Paul Webb 2007 Oxford University Press https://books.google.com/books?id=fp0VDAAAQBAJ 9780199218493 25 March - Sweden joins the Schengen Area.https://www.riksdagen.se/sv/dokument-lagar/dokument/skriftlig-fraga/toppmotet-i-stockholm-den-23-24-mars_GO11767 toppmötet i Stockholm den 23-24 Mars Riksdagen Swedish 21 February 2001 15 January 2022 April 17 April - The Minister for Finance Bosse Ringholm is caked by a 21-year-old member of the Stockholm Cake Brigade when making the budget walk on Drottninggatan.https://www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/7ljqwv/flera-kanda-tartningar-i-sverige--fran-kungen-till-ringholm Flera kända tårtningar i Sverige – från kungen till Ringholm Aftonbladet Swedish 18 August 2014 16 January 2022 May 22 May - The Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants is signed in Stockholm.https://www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/vm6Ejw/nyarsfyrverkeri--en-giftbomb Nyårsfyrverkeri – en giftbomb Aftonbladet Swedish 28 December 2010 17 January 2022 29 May - Norrtåg is founded.https://norrtagab.se/norrtag-ab/historia-framtid/ Historia Norrtåg Swedish 16 January 2022 16 January 2022 16 January 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220116212428/https://norrtagab.se/norrtag-ab/historia-framtid/ dead June 14 June - 16 June - A European Council meeting is held in Gothenburg which causes the Gothenburg Riots.https://www.svt.se/nyheter/lokalt/vast/motet-mellan-motparterna-20-ar-efter-goteborgskravallerna Här möts polischefen och protestledaren – 20 år efter Göteborgskravallerna SVT Swedish 14 June 2001 15 January 2022 July 1 July - A new citizenship law is put into effect which allows Multiple citizenship.https://www.riksdagen.se/sv/dokument-lagar/dokument/svensk-forfattningssamling/lag-200182-om-svenskt-medborgarskap_sfs-2001-82 Lag (2001:82) om svenskt medborgarskap Riksdagen Swedish 1 March 2001 16 January 2022 28 July - 5 August - Sweden's first major and international scout camp, SCOUT 2001, is held in Rinkaby, Kristianstad.https://www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/On3KzA/kungens-vilda-fest-med-e-type-i-natt Kungens vilda fest med E-Type i natt Aftonbladet Swedish 5 August 2001 16 January 2022 31 July - Nordea buys Postgirot.https://bankrattsforeningen.org.se/debatt131.html Låt inte Nordea köpa Postgirot ! Dagens Industri Swedish 8 August 2001 15 January 2022 August 1 August - The People's Park in Karlskoga burns down.https://sverigesradio.se/artikel/10303 Parkbrand i Karlskoga Sveriges Radio Swedish 1 August 2001 17 January 2022 15 August - Christina Jutterström becomes new CEO for SVT.https://www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/ngw6Po/christina-jutterstrom-ny-chef-for-svt Christina Jutterström ny chef för SVT Aftonbladet Swedish 27 June 2001 16 January 2022 September 5 September - The Kolbäck Bridge in Umeå is opened.https://sverigesradio.se/artikel/13723 Kolbäcksbron invigd Sveriges Radio Swedish 5 September 2001 17 January 2022 11 September - A massive flood originating from the Selånger River destroys parts of Sundsvall.https://www.smhi.se/klimat/klimatanpassa-samhallet/exempel-pa-klimatanpassning/minskad-oversvamningsrisk-i-sundsvall-fordjupning-1.127029 Minskad översvämningsrisk i Sundsvall, fördjupning SMHI Swedish 15 December 2017 16 January 2022 15 September - Löfbergs Arena in Karlstad is opened.https://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/hockey/a/L0568p/har-ar-landets-hetaste-arena Här är landets hetaste arena Aftonbladet Swedish 24 September 2001 17 January 2022 16 September - The 2001 Church of Sweden elections are held.https://www.sydostran.se/ronneby/kyrkovalet-hoppas-pa-16-aringarna/ Kyrkovalet hoppas på 16-åringarna Sydöstran Swedish 18 June 2001 17 January 2022 October 21 October - Hammarby Fotboll win their first gold in Swedish Championship in football.https://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/fotboll/a/vm5wwm/guldmatchen-minut-for-minut Guldmatchen minut för minut Aftonbladet Swedish 21 October 2001 16 January 2022 November 12 November - One of Sweden's oldest churches Södra Råda Old Church in Gullspång burns down after an arson attack by a 23-year-old murderer.https://www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/J1QBpm/horde-roster-tande-pa-kyrka Hörde röster - tände på kyrka Aftonbladet Swedish 4 October 2003 16 January 2022 December 6 December - The Carlbeck Committee is established.https://www.svd.se/sarskolan-ska-inte-integreras Särskolan ska inte integreras Svenska Dagbladet Swedish 28 March 2007 17 January 2022 Malmström Björn 10 December - The Nobel Prize turns 100 and 161 previous winners are invited for its birthday party.https://www.dn.se/arkiv/kultur/nobel-2001-fortfarande-varldens-viktigaste-pris/ Nobel 2001: Fortfarande världens viktigaste pris Dagens Nyheter Swedish 10 October 2001 16 January 2022 18 December - The Repatriation of Ahmed Agiza and Muhammad al-Zery takes place.https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11976-2004Jul24.html A Secret Deportation Of Terror Suspects The Washington Post English 25 July 2004 17 January 2022 31 December - Jan Malmsjö reads Ring Out, Wild Bells at Skansen due to Margaretha Krooks death.https://svenskahogtider.com/2020/12/28/vem-har-last-nyarsklockan-ring-klocka-ring-flest-ganger/ Vem har läst "Nyårsklockan" (Ring, klocka, ring) flest gånger? Svenska Högtider Swedish 28 December 2020 16 January 2022 Popular culture Film 24 October – Deadline, directed by Colin Nutley, released in Sweden Buy Bye Beauty, documentary film directed by Pål Hollender Sports 24 March-1 April – The Bandy World Championship 2001 for men was played in Sweden and Finland Births 19 June – William Hansson, alpine ski racer.https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/general/athlete-biography.html?sectorcode=al&competitorid=219621 fis-ski.com William HANSSON 17 February 2021 Deaths thumb |right |100 px|Helge Bengtsson, goalkeeper nicknamed "Gripen". 10 February – Helge Bengtsson, footballer (born 1916) 21 February – Philip Sandblom, sailor (born 1903).Philip Sandblom https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sa/philip-sandblom-1.html https://web.archive.org/web/20200417210425/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sa/philip-sandblom-1.html dead 17 April 2020 Sports Reference LLC 16 November 2014 23 April – Lennart Atterwall, javelin thrower (born 1911).Lennart Atterwall Sports-Reference https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/at/lennart-atterwall-1.html https://web.archive.org/web/20200417210256/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/at/lennart-atterwall-1.html dead 17 April 2020 16 November 2014 4 May – Arne Sucksdorff, film director (born 1917).60832 Arne Sucksdorff 7 May – Margaretha Krook, stage and film actress (born 1925).63128 Margaretha Krook 27 May – Agda Rössel, politician and diplomat (born 1910) 16 September – Ann-Margret Ahlstrand, athlete (born 1905) 9 November – Tore Zetterholm, novelist, playwright and journalist (born 1915).Tore Zetterholm Store norske leksikon Godal Anne Marit Anne Marit Godal Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://www.snl.no/Tore_Zetterholm no 16 November 2014 10 November – Carl-Gustav Esseen, mathematician (born 1918) 12 December – Berit Granquist, fencer (born 1909) References 2001 Category:2001 in Sweden Category:Years of the 21st century in Sweden Sweden Category:2000s in Sweden Sweden