1990 in Sweden

none January 2025 1990 Events from the year 1990 in Sweden Incumbents Monarch – Carl XVI Gustaf Prime Minister – Ingvar Carlsson Events January 2 January – Swedish newspapers Kvällsposten and GT merge to form iDag. 3 January – ANC leader Oliver Tambo arrives in Sweden for treatment at a clinic in Stockholm following a stroke in August 1989 and the imminent closure of the London clinic he was at previously.ANC leader in Sweden for treatment - UPI Archives https://www.upi.com/Archives/1990/01/03/ANC-leader-in-Sweden-for-treatment/1897631342800/ 2026-03-24 UPI en1990-01-05 ANC Leader Oliver Tambo Treated in Sweden for Stroke https://www.newspapers.com/article/omaha-world-herald-anc-leader-oliver-tam/194107769/ 2026-03-24 Omaha World-Herald 4 7 January – A Swedish delegation heads to Bulgaria to assess whether it is safe for Bulgarian Turkish refugees to be returned. Following the 1989 expulsion of Turks from Bulgaria, 20,000 refugees had arrived in Sweden since August. The government decides to set limits and 1,000 refugees go on hunger strike in protest.Swedes to Bulgaria before expelling ethnic Turks - UPI Archives https://www.upi.com/Archives/1990/01/07/Swedes-to-Bulgaria-before-expelling-ethnic-Turks/1427631688400/ 2026-04-23 UPI en1990-01-09 Sweden reluctantly sets refugee limits https://www.newspapers.com/article/standard-freeholder-sweden-reluctantly-s/196174747/ 2026-04-23 Standard-Freeholder 12 10 January – Swedish Minister for Finance Kjell-Olof Feldt delivers his final budget package.New parents paid in full during leave https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-times-advocate-new-parents-paid-in/190378128/ Daily Times-Advocate 1990-01-11 2026-02-02 5 12 January – Prime Minister Ingvar Carlsson performs a cabinet reshuffle. Birgitta Dahl is replaced as Minister for Energy by Rune Molin.Swedish nuclear cutback stalled https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-guardian-swedish-nuclear-cutback-sta/190383939/ The Guardian 1990-01-10 2026-02-02 10Riksdagens protokoll 1989/90:50 Fredagen den 12 januari (Riksdagens protokoll 1989/90:50) https://www.riksdagen.se/sv/dokument-och-lagar/dokument/protokoll/riksdagens-protokoll-19899050-fredagen-den-12_gd0950/ www.riksdagen.se 2026-02-02 sv 16 January – The first of five court cases in 1990 for Björn Borg begins, facing an $82 million business lawsuit brought by Lars Skarke former business partner and managing director of Björn Borg Design Group.1990-01-16 THE SIDELINES : Suit Against Borg Begins Trial https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-01-16-sp-352-story.html https://web.archive.org/web/20260326221830/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-01-16-sp-352-story.html 2026-03-26 2026-03-26 Los Angeles Times en-US 19 January – August Malmström's oil painting Grindslanten is sold for 13 million kronor.Tallegren Tobias 2019-01-06 Sanningen om Grindslanten estote https://estote.se/sanningen-om-grindslanten/ https://web.archive.org/web/20260325195139/https://estote.se/sanningen-om-grindslanten/ 2026-03-25 2026-03-25 estote sv-SE 22 January Björn Borg's libel case against Swedish satirical magazine Z begins. He sues the publication for $600,000 for alleging he abused drugs.1990-01-23 Borg enters second set of marathon legal match https://www.newspapers.com/article/dayton-daily-news-borg-enters-second-set/194330202/ 2026-03-27 Dayton Daily News 6 A court in Uppsala authorises the confiscation of more clothes belonging to Mohamed Abu Talb, suspect in the Lockerbie bombing, for testing against those found in the wreckage.1990-01-23 Clothing checked for bombing clues https://www.newspapers.com/article/calgary-herald-clothing-checked-for-bomb/196175849/ 2026-04-23 Calgary Herald 15 23 January – A Piper PA-31 Navajo crashes on approach to Hudiksvall Airport killing all three people aboard.Three killed in plane crash https://www.newspapers.com/article/florence-morning-news-three-killed-in-pl/190374791/ Florence Morning News 1990-01-24 2026-02-02 27 29 January – After going on a partial strike demanding a 21% pay increase, The Bank Institute Employer's Association (BAO) locked out 62,000 bank workers and closes the banks as part of the ongoing financial crisis.1990-02-07 Labour Strikes Threaten To Paralyze Sweden https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-montgomery-advertiser-labour-strikes/194403513/ 2026-03-28 The Montgomery Advertiser 16 February 2 February – After South African President F.W. de Klerk announces he is legalising the ANC and other groups, Walter Sisulu in Stockholm with other ANC leaders visiting Oliver Tambo praise the decision but call for further progress including the release of Nelson Mandela.1990-02-03 A long way to go https://www.newspapers.com/article/dayton-daily-news-a-long-way-to-go/194470720/ 2026-03-29 Dayton Daily News 8 8 February Prime Minister Ingvar Carlsson states that the economy is “falling apart” and that his minority government will resign unless parliament passes a ban on strikes and impose a two-year freeze on wages. Finance Minister Kjell-Olof Feldt outlines the government's plan in parliament which includes a two-year freeze on local taxes, rents and stock dividends.1990-02-09 Swedish leader urges freeze on wages, prices https://www.newspapers.com/article/san-antonio-light-swedish-leader-urges-f/194472056/ 2026-03-29 San Antonio Light 40 15 February – Failing to gain the needed support of any opposition parties, the government's economic bill is defeated 190–153. Immediately after the defeat Prime Minister Ingvar Carlsson goes to the office of parliamentary speaker Thage G. Peterson to give the government's resignation.1990-02-16 PM’s resignation shocks Sweden https://www.newspapers.com/article/calgary-herald-pms-resignation-shocks-s/194473323/ 2026-03-29 Calgary Herald 13 16 February Finance Minister Kjell-Olof Feldt resigns from the day-old caretaker government, telling a news conference he did not have the political backing or personal will to scrap his plans and start over, instead choosing to step aside for “younger and better forces” to take his place. Odd Engström is announced as Feldt's replacement. The bank employee's union and bankers’ association announce the end of their three week long labour dispute.1990-02-16 Sweden’s finance chief resigns from lame-duck government https://www.newspapers.com/article/kitsap-sun-swedens-finance-chief-resign/194473888/ 2026-03-29 Kitsap Sun 21 Björn Borg and his wife Loredana lose their $40,000 libel lawsuit against Hänt i Vacken after the magazine alleged the latter was unfaithful.1990-02-17 Borgs lose lawsuit https://www.newspapers.com/article/muncie-evening-press-borgs-lose-lawsuit/194474791/ 2026-03-29 Muncie Evening Press 17 19 February – After opposition leader Carl Bildt of the Moderate Party is unable to form a centre-right coalition, Speaker Thage G. Peterson asks Ingvar Carlsson if he can form a government.1990-02-20 Carlsson asked to form new Swedish government https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-salisbury-post-carlsson-asked-to-for/194683698/ 2026-04-01 The Salisbury Post 5 23 February Speaker Thage G. Peterson informed the Riksdag that he asked Ingvar Carlsson to form another cabinet with a vote to be held on the 26th February.1990-02-24 Swedish prime minister to form new government https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-st-augustine-record-swedish-prime-m/194816744/ 2026-04-03 The St. Augustine Record 8 After a year of negotiations, Swedish car maker Volvo and France’s Renault agree to invest in each other’s companies in transactions worth $4.8 billion.1990-02-24 Volvo, Renault Join Forces to Spur One Another https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times-volvo-renault-joi/195067680/ 2026-04-07 The Los Angeles Times 235 26 February – The proposal to appoint Ingvar Carlsson as Prime Minister passed 175–101 with 59 abstentions. The Social Democratic Party with 156 seats won the support of the 21 seat Communist Party whilst the Centre Party and Green Party both abstained. The Moderate Party and People's Party voted against calling for immediate elections instead of in 18 months.1990-02-26 Carlsson back as Sweden’s prime minister https://www.newspapers.com/article/columbia-daily-tribune-carlsson-back-as/194882647/ 2026-04-04 Columbia Daily Tribune 7 27 February The second cabinet of Ingvar Carlsson assumed office. Former chief of the Swedish Market Labour Board Allan Larsson is made Minister for Finance. Odd Engström who acted as Minister for Finance in the caretaker government is appointed as Deputy Prime Minister. Engström was replaced in his original position as assistant to the finance minister by Erik Åasbrink who had been State Secretary of Treasury.1990-02-27 Sweden shakes up cabinet https://www.newspapers.com/article/troy-daily-news-sweden-shakes-up-cabinet/194926381/ 2026-04-05 Troy Daily News 2 Vasaloppet is cancelled for the first time since 1934 due to a lack of snow, 12,000 skiers including 1,647 from 27 countries had already arrived in Sälen to take part.1990-02-28 Lack of snow forces race cancellation https://www.newspapers.com/article/detroit-free-press-lack-of-snow-forces-r/194928247/ 2026-04-05 Detroit Free Press 26 March 1 March – Expressen reports at least ten ice hockey and bandy players may be involved in a gambling scandal worth millions. Bets placed on Västra Frölunda HC to lose three matches in a row resulted in a 20,000,000 Kronor loss for state-owned Tipstjänst arousing suspicion.1990-03-02 ‘Fixing’ scandal plaguing Swedish sports leagues https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-bangor-daily-news-fixing-scandal-p/195212727/ 2026-04-09 The Bangor Daily News 12 5 March – Whilst visiting Sweden on a book tour, Soviet politician Boris Yeltsin announces he may seek the presidency following the 1990 Russian Supreme Soviet election.1990-03-06 Soviet Heartland Pro-Democratic In Sunday Vote https://www.newspapers.com/article/omaha-world-herald-soviet-heartland-pro/195279424/ 2026-04-10 Omaha World-Herald 4 12 March – Nelson Mandela and his wife Winnie, arrive at Stockholm Arlanda Airport to crowds on his first visit to a European country since his release from prison in February. At Haga Palace, he meets with fellow ANC leader Oliver Tambo for the first time since 1962.1990-03-12 Mandela meets ANC’s Tambo after 28 years https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-toronto-star-mandela-meets-ancs-tam/195152379/ 2026-04-08 The Toronto Star 9 13 March – Prime Minister Ingvar Carlsson and Nelson Mandela hold a two hour meeting and Mandela makes his first address to any parliament, the Riksdag.1990-03-14 Apartheid on its way out: Mandela https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-standard-apartheid-on-its-way-out-m/195155074/ 2026-04-08 The Standard 54 20 March – A treasury official confirms that starting in 1991 children will pay income tax, in an effort to curb parents using their child’s account as a way to avoid tax and as part of the Tax Reform of the Century.1990-03-21 Sweden putting tax bite on kids’ bank accounts https://www.newspapers.com/article/lancaster-new-era-sweden-putting-tax-bit/195635440/ 2026-04-15 Lancaster New Era 3 22 March – Sweden’s military is put on a higher state of alert after Lithuania declares its independence from the Soviet Union. President of the Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev orders Lithuanians to turn in their weapons and a military convoy is dispatched to Vilnius. Gotland prepares for an influx of refugees should the situation escalate.1990-03-23 Lithuania changes put Sweden on alert https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-lithuania-changes-put-sweden-o/195700572/ 2026-04-16 The Times 11 27 March – The Foreign Ministry announces the expulsion of a Soviet trade official for alleged espionage.1990-03-28 Sweden expels Soviet trade official https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-buffalo-news-sweden-expels-soviet-tr/195702284/ 2026-04-16 The Buffalo News 3 28 March – After years of deliberating Skansen's board decides it can’t afford the expansion of its elephant facilities to comply with new laws. Nika and Shiva, the elephants of Skansen are to be sold to another Swedish zoo or moved abroad sparking protests and public outcry.1990-03-29 Stockholm elephants pack their trunks https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-miami-herald-stockholm-elephants-pac/196177534/ 2026-04-23 The Miami Herald 451 29 March – Six police chiefs are charged with wiretapping Kurdish immigrants in their investigation into the 1986 assassination of Prime Minister Olof Palme. Those charged include former National Police Commissioner Holger Romander, former head of the Swedish Security Service Sven-Åke Hjälmroth and Hans Holmer former Stockholm police chief who lead the murder probe.1990-03-30 Police charged with illegal taps https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-miami-herald-police-charged-with-ill/196180764/ 2026-04-24 The Miami Herald 2 March – The Monday Movement, in support of the Baltic states independence from the Soviet Union, begins holding public demonstrations at Norrmalmstorg which continues every Monday for 79 weeks until September 1991 when independence was gained.Frihetens Källa https://www.stockholmkonst.se/konst/frihetens-kalla https://web.archive.org/web/20260522223753/https://www.stockholmkonst.se/konst/frihetens-kalla 2026-05-22 2026-05-22 Stockholm konst sv-SE15 Aug 2011 Sweden celebrates Baltic independence https://www.sverigesradio.se/artikel/4647176 Sveriges Radio April 4 April – Two shipping agents in Gothenburg are the first people charged with violating the 1987 trade embargo against South Africa because of Apartheid.1990-04-06 Trade Trial https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-dickinson-press-trade-trial/196182504/ 2026-04-24 The Dickinson Press 3 7 April – A fire breaks out on the passenger ferry MS Scandinavian Star, 158 people are killed with the 159th victim dying two weeks later in hospital.1990-04-08 Arson believed cause of car ferry inferno https://www.newspapers.com/article/calgary-herald-arson-believed-cause-of-c/196183793/ 2026-04-24 Calgary Herald 1On This Day, April 7: Scandinavian Star ferry fire kills 159 - UPI.com https://www.upi.com/Top_News/2026/04/08/On-This-Day-Scandinavian-Star-ferry-fire-kills-159/3341775528110/ 2026-04-24 UPI en 9 April – A Swedish delegation scheduled to visit Lithuania later in the month has their visas blocked by Soviet officials with tensions remaining high after Lithuania declared its independence from the Soviet Union in March.Walte Juan J. 1990-04-10 Gorbachev puts heat on Lithuania https://www.newspapers.com/article/usa-today-gorbachev-puts-heat-on-lithuan/196506539/ 2026-04-28 USA Today 41990-04-10 Swedish delegation denied https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-swedish-delegation-denied/196506652/ 2026-04-28 The Times 1 10 April A train derailment near Sköldinge, 60 miles southwest of Stockholm, kills 2 and injures 41. An issue with ATC and a signal beacon meant the train was going 80mph instead of the expected 25mph.Allum Adrian The Swedish Automatic Train Control. Adnalms Järnvägar https://www.adnalm.org.uk/general-articles/the-swedish-automatic-train-control/ 2026-04-27 en-GB1990-04-10 Train derails in Sweden https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-mobile-press-train-derails-in-sweden/196440824/ 2026-04-27 The Mobile Press 15 Memorials for the victims of the fire on MS Scandinavian Star are held in Oslo, Norway and Lysekil, Sweden. In Lysekil where the ferry was towed to and the fire extinguished, work continues on the recovery of the victims as 126 have been brought off the ship.1990-04-11 Ferry fire inquiry set to open today https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-standard-ferry-fire-inquiry-set-to-o/196641380/ 2026-04-30 The Standard 12 19 April – The government announces it will award at least 100,000 kronor to Christer Pettersson, the man acquitted of the assassination of Prime Minister Olaf Palme, for the 10 months he spent in custody.1990-04-20 Sweden to Compensate Man Cleared in Palme’s death https://www.newspapers.com/article/omaha-world-herald-sweden-to-compensate/196574318/ 2026-04-29 Omaha World-Herald 4 27 April – As part of its effort to expand its European production, Sweden’s oldest company Stora AB acquires West German company Feldmühle Nobel for 14 billion SEK, one of the largest acquisitions in Europe at the time.1990-04-30 Stora buy creates forest giant https://www.newspapers.com/article/national-post-stora-buy-creates-forest-g/197034536/ 2026-05-06 National Post 28 Earlier in the month it acquired equal ownership of France’s Chapelle Darblay with Finnish company Kymmene.1990-04-04 Pulp giants make buy https://www.newspapers.com/article/national-post-pulp-giants-make-buy/197034447/ 2026-05-06 National Post 8 May 2 May – Chancellor of Justice Hans Stark awards Christer Pettersson, the man exonerated of the 1986 assassination of Prime Minister Olaf Palme, 300,000 SEK for the 10 months he spent in custody.1990-05-03 Palme suspect receives damages https://www.newspapers.com/article/anchorage-daily-news-palme-suspect-recei/198479710/ 2026-05-28 Anchorage Daily News 13 11 May – Mikael Reuterswärd becomes the first Swede to reach the summit of Mount Everest. Oskar Kihlborg another Swede reached the summit shortly after.Swede makes Everest summit - UPI Archives https://www.upi.com/Archives/1990/05/12/Swede-makes-Everest-summit/9584642484800/ 2026-05-18 UPI en1990-05-11 Four Reach Summit of Mount Everest https://www.newspapers.com/article/omaha-world-herald-four-reach-summit-of/197775266/ 2026-05-18 Omaha World-Herald 4 12 May – Tomas Robert-Naali sets a new record of 1:01:54 at the Göteborgsvarvet half marathon with fellow Tanzanian Nada Saktay finishing two seconds slower. Midde Hamrin a Swedish native living in the United States won the women’s race for a record equalling fourth time in 1:12:45.Here are all the previous winners. https://www.goteborgsvarvet.se/en/news/har-ar-alla-tidigare-vinnare https://web.archive.org/web/20260509021634/https://www.goteborgsvarvet.se/en/news/har-ar-alla-tidigare-vinnare 2026-05-09 2026-05-09 Göteborgsvarvet en1990-05-13 Tanzanian wins half-marathon in record time https://www.newspapers.com/article/argus-leader-tanzanian-wins-half-maratho/197176116/ 2026-05-09 Argus-Leader 21 14 May Swedish satirical magazine Z is ordered to pay Björn Borg $12,500 for defaming him after they reported he used cocaine.1990-05-15 Borg awarded settlement from Swedish tabloid https://www.newspapers.com/article/pueblo-chieftain-borg-awarded-settlement/197383308/ 2026-05-12 Pueblo Chieftain 15 70 miles southeast of Karlskrona, Soviet tanker Volgoneft 263 and West German freighter Betty collide in the Baltic Sea with the tanker leaking 1,000 tons of crude oil.Fagoe Thomas E. 1991-03-01 Coast Guard Response to the Volgoneft 263 Oil Spill https://meridian.allenpress.com/iosc/article/1991/1/279/199731/Coast-Guard-Response-to-the-Volgoneft-263-Oil International Oil Spill Conference Proceedings en 1991 1 279–283 10.7901/2169-3358-1991-1-279 2169-3358 subscription 1990-05-15 Soviet Tanker Leaks Oil Off Sweden https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-salt-lake-tribune-soviet-tanker-leak/197483603/ 2026-05-13 The Salt Lake Tribune 5 17 May – Katarina Church in Stockholm is destroyed by a fire leaving only the outer walls and crossbeams remaining. The church had suffered a previous fire in 1723 and was rebuilt and reopened for a second time in 1995.Nyheter SVT 2015-05-15 25 år sedan Katarina kyrka brann https://www.svt.se/nyheter/lokalt/stockholm/25-ar-sedan-katarina-kyrka-brann https://web.archive.org/web/20260531224641/https://www.svt.se/nyheter/lokalt/stockholm/25-ar-sedan-katarina-kyrka-brann 2026-05-31 2026-05-31 SVT Nyheter sv 18 May – Air traffic controllers refuse to work overtime leading to the cancellation of 40 domestic flights and delays of up to 3 hours for international flights. They negotiated for higher pay for the extra hours arguing authorities had left them short-staffed when failing to anticipate increased air traffic.1990-05-19 Controllers say no to overtime https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sheboygan-press-controllers-say-no-t/197485534/ 2026-05-13 The Sheboygan Press 3 21–22 May – 150 diplomats, government officials and international law experts attend a two-day seminar arranged by Sweden’s Institute of Foreign Affairs on the topic of Baltic independence ahead of U.S. President George H. W. Bush and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev's summit.1990-05-23 Appeals made for recognition https://www.newspapers.com/article/san-antonio-light-appeals-made-for-recog/199596670/ 2026-06-14 San Antonio Light 3 26 May – Left Party - the Communists (Vänsterpartiet Kommunisterna) members vote to drop the word ‘Communist’ from its name becoming the Left Party (Vänsterpartiet).1990-05-27 Communists now Left-Wing Party https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-commercial-appeal-communists-now-lef/199601173/ 2026-06-15 The Commercial Appeal 2 27 May – Mack Lobell wins the Elitloppet for the second time in a world record equalling time.1990-05-28 Mack Lobell ties trotting record https://www.newspapers.com/article/waterloo-region-record-mack-lobell-ties/199665180/ 2026-06-15 Waterloo Region Record 26 28 May – Börje Salming ends his career in the NHL after 17 years, returning to Sweden to play for AIK.1990-05-30 Borje back in Sweden https://www.newspapers.com/article/red-deer-advocate-borje-back-in-sweden/200378830/ 2026-06-26 Red Deer Advocate 20 July 7–8 July – Stefan Edberg of Sweden defeats defending champion Boris Becker of Germany winning the 1990 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles1990-07-09 Edberg steals tennis crown from Becker https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-telegraph-edberg-steals-tennis/189637940/ 2026-01-23 The Daily Telegraph 1Wimbledon Gentlemen's Singles Archive https://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/draws_archive/champions/gentlemenssingles.html 2026-01-23 www.wimbledon.com Undated The city of Västerås celebrates its 1,000th anniversary. February 2015 Popular culture Film 5 February – The 25th Guldbagge Awards were presented Black Jack Blankt vapen (Blank weapon) Den hemliga vännen (The secret friend) Gjutarna (The Iron Founders) God afton, Herr Wallenberg (Good Evening, Mr. Wallenberg) Gränslots (Border Guide) Hemligheten (The Secret) Hjälten (The Hero) Honungsvargar (Honey wolves) I hired a Contract Killer I skog och mark (In the forest and on the ground) Jag skall bli Sveriges Rembrandt eller dö! (I will become Sweden's Rembrandt or die!) Kurt Olsson – filmen om mitt liv som mej själv (Kurt Olsson – the film about my life as myself) Nils Karlsson Pyssling Tåg till Himlen (Train to Heaven) The Match Factory Girl Werther Literature 16 March – The Royal Library in Stockholm publishes 42,000 letters left by author Selma Lagerlöf, that she requested in her will should not be made public until 50 years after her death. Lars Ahlin – De sotarna! De sotarna! Jan Arnald – Chiosmassakern Gunilla Bergström – Alfons egna saker Ernst Brunner – Sorgen per capita Sven Delblanc – Ifigenia Jonas Gardell – Fru Björks öden och äventyr Olle Häger – Svart på vitt Gunnar Harding – Mannen och paraplyet and Mitt Vinterland Jan Arvid Hellström – Pastorn klipper till Anders Jacobsson and Sören Olsson – Berts första betraktelser and Berts vidare betraktelser P. C. Jerslid – Humpty-Dumptys fall P. C. Jerslid and Lars Ardelius – Slutet: En livsåskådningsbok George Johansson – Isplaneten: En berättelse från Yttre Rymden Viveca Lärn – Mimmi får en farfar Astrid Lindgren – Visst är Lotta en glad unge Torgny Lindgren and Eric Åkerlund – Den röda slöjan (under the joint pseudonym Hans Lamborn) Ivar Lo-Johansson – Blå Jungfrun and Tisteldalen (both posthumously) Bodil Malmsten – Nefertiti i Berlin Jan Mårtenson – Akilles häl Jan Myrdal – Fem år av frihet Peter Nilson – Messias med träbenet Bruno K. Öijer – Medan giftet växer Peter Pohl – Kan ingen hjälpa Anette? Tobjörn Säfve – En gentleman äntrar ringen and Skulle jag sörja, då vore jag tokot Håkan Sandell – Skampåle Births thumb |right |100 px |Anton Halén 15 January – Emil Herge, footballerEmil Herge https://svenskfotboll.se/superettan/person/?playerid=6458 Svenskfotboll 7 January 2012 22 January – Rasmus Törnblom, politician 27 January – Rasmus Jönsson, footballer 31 January – Jacob Markström, ice hockey goaltender 9 February – Daniel Brodin, ice hockey player 21 February – Mattias Tedenby, ice hockey player 25 February – Anton Gustafsson, ice hockey player 5 March – Freddy Åsblom, actor 6 March – Sebastian Stålberg, ice hockey player 10 March – Calle Lindh, alpine skier 19 March – Anders Nilsson, ice hockey goaltender 24 March – Frida von Schewen, singer 31 March Markus Olsson, handball player Sandra Roma, tennis playerSandra Roma – Player Profile – Tennis https://www.eurosport.com/tennis/sandra-roma_prs149831/person.shtml Eurosport 31 March 2020 1 April – Samuel Haus, actor 13 April – Linus Svenning, singer 17 April – Astrit Ajdarević, Swedish-Albanian footballer 23 April – Sofia Jakobsson, footballer 27 April – Robin Bengtsson, singer and songwriter 24 May – Mattias Ekholm, ice hockey player 25 May – Simon Gustafsson, speedway rider 26 May – Mervan Celik, footballer 27 May – Marcus Krüger, ice hockey player 31 May – Erik Karlsson, ice hockey player 7 June – Magnus Nygren, ice hockey player 12 June – Jessica Ohlson, politician 3 July – Dennis Rasmussen, ice hockey player 18 July – Melker Karlsson, ice hockey player 9 August – Bill Skarsgård, actor 21 August – Marcus Berggren, comedian 24 August – Sofia Dalén, presenter and comedian 28 August Ariel Petsonk, child actor Henrik Tömmerenes, ice hockey player 2 September – Marcus Ericsson, racing driver 15 September – Alexander Fällström, ice hockey player 18 September – Alexandra Höglund, footballer 25 September – Margaux Dietz, television personality and blogger 6 October – Marcus Johansson, ice hockey player 13 October – Jakob Silfverberg, ice hockey player 19 October – Janet Leon, singer 29 October – Eric Saade, singer 1 November – Simone Giertz, inventor and YouTuber 25 November – Ted Brithén, ice hockey player 28 November – Anton Halén, handball player 18 December – Victor Hedman, ice hockey player 20 December – Alexander Urbom, ice hockey player 23 December – Oscar Jansson, footballer 25 December – Lisa Larsen, cross country skier and orienteer Undated Magdalena Olsson, orienteering and ski orienteering competitor.https://eventor.orienteering.org/Athletes/Details/4318 Magdalena Olsson eventor.orienteering.org 21 February 2021 Deaths thumb|right|100 px|Sven Rosendahl 2 January – Nils Kyndel, composer and pianist (born 1905)Sök gravsatt på SvenskaGravar.se https://www.svenskagravar.se/gravsatt/d1b5ace0-1f00-4a99-b2db-535896a36c42 https://web.archive.org/web/20260417221845/https://www.svenskagravar.se/gravsatt/d1b5ace0-1f00-4a99-b2db-535896a36c42 2026-04-17 2026-04-17 www.svenskagravar.se 14 January – Sten-Åke Cederhök, actor and comedian (born 1913)Hjertberg Lars 2014-11-12 Sten-Åke Cederhök https://vartgoteborg.se/p/stenake-cederhok/ VÅRT GÖTEBORG https://web.archive.org/web/20260420225328/https://vartgoteborg.se/p/stenake-cederhok/ 20 Apr 2026 17 January – Eric Stolpe, actor, revue artist and singer (born 1919)Sök gravsatt på SvenskaGravar.se https://www.svenskagravar.se/gravsatt/25e0e271-6544-47b0-9ad3-842a708ccd7f https://web.archive.org/web/20260420224459/https://www.svenskagravar.se/gravsatt/25e0e271-6544-47b0-9ad3-842a708ccd7f 2026-04-20 2026-04-20 www.svenskagravar.se 25 January – Åke Hedtjärn, civil engineer (born 1907)Gravar.se https://gravar.se/forsamling/vastermalms-forsamling/minneslund/ml/ake-gosta-hedtjarn-b7cbb 2026-02-18 gravar.se https://web.archive.org/web/20260420232332/https://gravar.se/forsamling/vastermalms-forsamling/minneslund/ml/ake-gosta-hedtjarn-b7cbb 20 Apr 2026 28 January – Einar Bager, artist and historian (born 1887)Sök gravsatt på SvenskaGravar.se https://www.svenskagravar.se/gravsatt/7fb5f6cb-8d84-4640-b3aa-d32d3e50350b https://web.archive.org/web/20260418223428/https://www.svenskagravar.se/gravsatt/7fb5f6cb-8d84-4640-b3aa-d32d3e50350b 2026-04-18 2026-04-18 www.svenskagravar.se 30 January – John Lindgren, skier and Olympian (1932) (born 1899)Olympedia – John Lindgren https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/89655 2026-02-18 www.olympedia.org https://web.archive.org/web/20260420233031/https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/89655 20 Apr 2026 1 February – Lauritz Falk, actor and film director (born 1909)8 February 1990 Lauritz Falk død https://slektenbeyer.com/showmedia.php?mediaID=3987&medialinkID=6749 Adresseavisen https://web.archive.org/web/20260420234426/https://slektenbeyer.com/showmedia.php?mediaID=3987&medialinkID=6749 20 Apr 2026 Norwegian 10 February – Knut Hansson, footballer (born 1911)Sök gravsatt på SvenskaGravar.se https://www.svenskagravar.se/gravsatt/cf345b91-e313-4e10-82cf-b17bbd8cf481 https://web.archive.org/web/20260419222931/https://www.svenskagravar.se/gravsatt/cf345b91-e313-4e10-82cf-b17bbd8cf481 2026-04-19 2026-04-19 www.svenskagravar.se 12 February – Tor Bergner, poet, troubadour and composer (1913)Sök gravsatt på SvenskaGravar.se https://www.svenskagravar.se/gravsatt/d744ef1e-3e7d-4297-ac83-15b6b83b09b1 https://web.archive.org/web/20260419224221/https://www.svenskagravar.se/gravsatt/d744ef1e-3e7d-4297-ac83-15b6b83b09b1 2026-04-19 2026-04-19 www.svenskagravar.se 15 February – Ulf Johanson, actor (born 1922)Ulf Johanson https://www.ingmarbergman.se/en/person/ulf-johanson 2026-02-18 www.ingmarbergman.se en https://web.archive.org/web/20260420235548/https://www.ingmarbergman.se/en/person/ulf-johanson 20 Apr 2026 18 February Herman Carlsson, ice hockey player and Olympian (1936) (born 1906)Olympedia – Herman Carlsson https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/84611 2026-02-18 www.olympedia.org https://web.archive.org/web/20260421225149/https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/84611 21 Apr 2026 Tor Isedal, actor (born 1924)Kulturkamp Ideell 2024-07-20 Svenska skådespelare del XVII: Tor Isedal https://ideellkulturkamp.com/2024/07/20/svenska-skadespelare-del-xvii-tor-isedal/ 2026-02-18 Ideell Kulturkamp sv-SE https://web.archive.org/web/20260422224321/https://ideellkulturkamp.com/2024/07/20/svenska-skadespelare-del-xvii-tor-isedal/ 22 Apr 2026 23 February – Margareta Bergman, actress (born 1901)Sök gravsatt på SvenskaGravar.se https://www.svenskagravar.se/gravsatt/e8c58ab3-da1c-4ccc-ae27-8a66614a563f https://web.archive.org/web/20260510224735/https://www.svenskagravar.se/gravsatt/e8c58ab3-da1c-4ccc-ae27-8a66614a563f 2026-05-10 2026-05-10 www.svenskagravar.se 24 February – Aina Erlander, lecturer, wife of Tage Erlander (born 1902)skbl.se - Aina Erlander http://skbl.se/en/article/AinaErlander 2026-02-18 skbl.se en Lundberg Björn Alexia Grosjean https://web.archive.org/web/20260430225501/https://skbl.se/en/article/AinaErlander 30 Apr 2026 27 February Eric Sörenson, equestrian and Olympian (1948) (born 1913)Olympedia – Eric Sörensen https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/12820 2026-02-18 www.olympedia.org https://web.archive.org/web/20260502225059/https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/12820 2 May 2026 Arthur Österwall, band leader and composer (born 1910)Gravar.se https://gravar.se/forsamling/solna-kyrkogardsforvaltning/solna-kyrkogard/ml-so/sven-artur-ostervall-8218b 2026-02-18 gravar.se https://web.archive.org/web/20260503193309/https://gravar.se/forsamling/solna-kyrkogardsforvaltning/solna-kyrkogard/ml-so/sven-artur-ostervall-8218b 3 May 2026 28 February Erik Anderberg, naval officer (born 1892)Vem är det Norstedts Publishing AB 1992 91-1-914072-X 1251 Who is it? Erik Upmark, civil servant and civil engineer (born 1904) 8 March Karin Kavli, actress (born 1906)Larsson Lisbeth 8 March 2018 Karin Kristina Margareta Kavli https://www.skbl.se/en/article/KarinKavli Svenskt kvinnobiografiskt lexikon Grosjean Alexia https://web.archive.org/web/20260504193510/https://www.skbl.se/en/article/KarinKavli 4 May 2026 Asmund Arle, sculptor (born 1918)Asmund Arle https://collection.nationalmuseum.se/eMuseumPlus/?service=ExternalInterface&module=artist&objectId=6676&viewType=detailView https://web.archive.org/web/20260507225154/https://collection.nationalmuseum.se/sv/artists/artist/6676/ 7 May 2026 collection.nationalmuseum.se 10 March – Olle Ekbladh, actor (born 1906)Sök gravsatt på SvenskaGravar.se https://www.svenskagravar.se/gravsatt/6d7aad22-2497-44d7-bf8e-3f3736510a34 2026-02-23 www.svenskagravar.se https://web.archive.org/web/20260505224810/https://www.svenskagravar.se/gravsatt/6d7aad22-2497-44d7-bf8e-3f3736510a34 5 May 2026 18 March – Birgitta Lilliehöök, cartoonist, illustrator, journalist and author (born 1899)Melander Ellinor 8 Mar 2018 Birgit (Birgitta) Lilliehöök https://skbl.se/en/article/BirgittaLilliehook https://web.archive.org/web/20260511221110/https://skbl.se/en/article/BirgittaLilliehook 11 May 2026 Svenskt kvinnobiografiskt lexikon Grosjean Alexia 23 March – Walter Dickson, author (born 1916) 25 March – Bertil Linde, ice hockey player and Olympian (1928) (born 1907)Olympedia – Bertil Linde https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/89651 2026-02-23 www.olympedia.org https://web.archive.org/web/20260514224044/https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/89651 14 May 2026 26 March – Brūno Kalniņš, Russian-Swedish politician (born 1899)1990-03-28 Obituaries Bruno Kalnins https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-independent-obituaries-bruno-kalnins/192381951/ 2026-02-28 The Independent 14 31 March – Knut Ansgar Nelson, Danish-Swedish Roman Catholic prelate (born 1906)Bp. Ansgar Nelson https://portsmouthabbeymonastery.org/bp-ansgar-nelson 1 March 2026 Portsmouth Abbey Monastery 7 April – Kristian Gestrin, Finnish judge and politician (born 1929)Kuolleita Pääjohtaja Kristian Gestrin Säästeliään profiilin pankkimies ja poliitikko https://www.hs.fi/ihmiset/art-2000002973769.html https://web.archive.org/web/20220111133419/https://www.hs.fi/ihmiset/art-2000002973769.html 2022-01-11 2026-03-01 Helsingin Sanomat fi-FI 8 April – Bellan Roos, actress (born 1901)Gravar.se https://gravar.se/forsamling/vastermalms-forsamling/st-gorans-kolumbarium/19/tyra-isabella-bjorklund-43692 https://web.archive.org/web/20260529224405/https://gravar.se/forsamling/vastermalms-forsamling/st-gorans-kolumbarium/19/tyra-isabella-bjorklund-43692 2026-05-29 2026-05-29 gravar.se sv1901-05-25 Bellan Roos - SFdb https://www.svenskfilmdatabas.se/sv/item/?type=person&itemid=59794 2026-03-01 sv 9 April – Yngve Lindgren, footballer (born 1912)Sök gravsatt på SvenskaGravar.se https://www.svenskagravar.se/search?query=Yngve+Lindegren&parishId=&cemeteryId=&graveNumber=&birthDate=&deathDate=&burialDate= 2026-03-01 www.svenskagravar.se https://web.archive.org/web/20260515225711/https://www.svenskagravar.se/search?query=Yngve+Lindegren&parishId=&cemeteryId=&graveNumber=&birthDate=&deathDate=&burialDate= 15 May 2026 11 April – Ivar Lo-Johansson, writer (born 1901)Lönnroth Lars Delblanc Sven Den svenska litteraturen. V: Modernister och arbetardiktare 1920–1950 1987 Bonniers sv 15 April – Greta Garbo, Swedish-American actress (born 1905)1990-04-16 From the Archives: Greta Garbo, Alluring but Aloof Film Star, Dies at 84 https://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-greta-garbo-19900416-story.html https://web.archive.org/web/20250422081004/https://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-greta-garbo-19900416-story.html 2025-04-22 2026-03-01 Los Angeles Times en-US 17 April – Sigvard Törnqvist, equestrian, actor and composer (born 1912)1912-04-02 Sigvard Törnqvist - SFdb https://www.svenskfilmdatabas.se/en/item/?type=person&itemid=61773 2026-03-02 en 22 April – Gustaf Wejnarth, Olympic runner (1924) (born 1902)Olympedia – Gustaf Wejnarth https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/76442 2026-03-02 www.olympedia.org https://web.archive.org/web/20260516224130/https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/76442 16 May 2026 24 April – Erik Eriksson, footballer (born 1914)Bragelegender - Erik Eriksson - IK Brage http://www.ikbrage.se/Pages/historia/reportage/bragelegender__erik_eriksson/default.aspx https://web.archive.org/web/20100812111638/http://www.ikbrage.se/Pages/historia/reportage/bragelegender__erik_eriksson/default.aspx 2010-08-12 2026-03-02 www.ikbrage.se 1 May – Yvonne Floyd, screenwriter (born 1937)Sök gravsatt på SvenskaGravar.se https://www.svenskagravar.se/gravsatt/0930d278-b352-4849-8825-09c518437681 https://web.archive.org/web/20260313233307/https://www.svenskagravar.se/gravsatt/0930d278-b352-4849-8825-09c518437681 2026-03-13 2026-03-13 www.svenskagravar.se 8 May – Severt Dennolf, Olympic long-distance runner (1948) (born 1920)Olympedia – Severt Dennolf https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/76109 2026-03-09 www.olympedia.org https://web.archive.org/web/20260517224301/https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/76109 17 May 2026 12 May – Albert Öberg, Olympic long-distance runner (1912) (born 1888)Olympedia – Albert Öberg https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/76461 2026-03-09 www.olympedia.org https://web.archive.org/web/20260520225313/https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/76461 20 May 2026 18 May – Eje Thelin, trombonist (born 1938)Voce Steve 30 May 1990 Eje Thelin https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-independent-eje-thelin/193385626/ The Independent 32 21 May – Lily Strömberg-von Essen, Olympic tennis player (1920, 1924) (born 1896)Olympedia – Lily Strömberg-von Essen https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/2602 2026-03-09 www.olympedia.org https://web.archive.org/web/20260521222213/https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/2602 21 May 2026 27 May – Gunnar Lindkvist, actor and revue artist (born 1916)Gunnar "Knas" Lindkvist - SFdb https://www.svenskfilmdatabas.se/sv/item/?type=person&itemid=66558 https://web.archive.org/web/20251012192416/https://www.svenskfilmdatabas.se/sv/item/?type=person&itemid=66558 2025-10-12 2026-05-30 sv 28 May – Emma Wiberg, damask weaver (born 1901)Sjögenbo Kerstin Emma Wiberg, damastväverska https://botea.se/botebygden/botebor/emma_wiberg_damstveverska.php https://web.archive.org/web/20260601222814/https://botea.se/botebygden/botebor/emma_wiberg_damstveverska.php 1 Jun 2026 1 Jun 2026 botea.se Swedish 30 May – Egil Holmsen, film director, screenwriter, journalist, author and actor (born 1917)Egil Holmsen https://www.svenskfilmdatabas.se/en/item/?type=person&itemid=61234 2 Jun 2026 svenskfilmdatabas.se Swedish 31 May – Elsa Hofgren, actress (born 1895)Elsa Hofgren https://www.svenskfilmdatabas.se/sv/item/?type=person&itemid=64681 6 Jun 2026 Svensk Filmdatabas Swedish 3 June – Aino Taube, actress (born 1912)Vintkvist Jennifer 2 Mar 2020 Aino Taube https://www.skbl.se/en/article/AinoTaube https://web.archive.org/web/20260607224538/https://www.skbl.se/en/article/AinoTaube 7 Jun 2026 Svenskt kvinnobiografiskt lexicon Myers Margaret 5 June – Nils Brandt, Finnish-Swedish actor (born 1932)2020-02-28 Jönssonligan-stjärnans tragiska upptäckt – död en månad senare https://www.expressen.se/noje/jonssonligan-stjarnans-tragiska-upptackt-dod-en-manad-senare/ https://web.archive.org/web/20260608225101/https://www.expressen.se/noje/jonssonligan-stjarnans-tragiska-upptackt-dod-en-manad-senare/ 2026-06-08 2026-06-08 sv-SE 6 June – Banjo-Lasse, guitarist and banjo player (born 1902)Larsson, Nils ”Banjo-Lasse” – gitarrist OrkesterJournalen https://www.orkesterjournalen.se/larsson-nils-banjo-lasse/ https://web.archive.org/web/20260609224903/https://www.orkesterjournalen.se/larsson-nils-banjo-lasse/ 2026-06-09 2026-06-09 www.orkesterjournalen.se sv-SE 10 June – Hanna Olsen, Olympic fencer (1924, 1928) (born 1889)Olympedia – Hanna Olsen https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/20948 https://web.archive.org/web/20260318234931/https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/20948 2026-03-18 2026-03-18 www.olympedia.org 13 June – Kjell Stensson, radio engineer, radio personality and author (born 1917)Kjell Stensson - SFdb https://www.svenskfilmdatabas.se/sv/item/?type=person&itemid=193198 https://web.archive.org/web/20241203055637/https://www.svenskfilmdatabas.se/sv/item/?type=person&itemid=193198 2024-12-03 2026-06-10 sv 26 June – Anni Blomqvist, Finnish-Swedish novelist (born 1909)von Numers Katarina BLOMQVIST, Anni https://www.blf.fi/artikel.php?id=5580 https://web.archive.org/web/20260611225201/https://www.blf.fi/artikel.php?id=5580 2026-06-11 2026-06-11 www.blf.fi 19 July – Ulf Qvarsebo, actor (born 1931)Sök gravsatt på SvenskaGravar.se https://www.svenskagravar.se/gravsatt/d8266242-9ee1-45d6-98c2-df4dd2bf3c34 https://web.archive.org/web/20260612224523/https://www.svenskagravar.se/gravsatt/d8266242-9ee1-45d6-98c2-df4dd2bf3c34 2026-06-12 2026-06-12 www.svenskagravar.se 24 July – Harald Moberg, agronomist (born 1906)Sök gravsatt på SvenskaGravar.se https://www.svenskagravar.se/gravsatt/12d051ce-b08a-44e3-9ab9-523b87fc72f5 https://web.archive.org/web/20260321233319/https://www.svenskagravar.se/gravsatt/12d051ce-b08a-44e3-9ab9-523b87fc72f5 2026-03-21 2026-03-21 www.svenskagravar.se 30 July – Gustaf Jonsson, Olympic cross country skier (1928, 1932) (born 1903)Olympedia – Gustaf Jonsson https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/87633 2026-03-12 www.olympedia.org https://web.archive.org/web/20260526225202/https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/87633 26 May 2026 19 August – Thage Nordholm, artist (born 1927)Landström Lars 13 Dec 2013 En mästares mästerverk https://www.allehanda.se/nyheter/en-mastares-masterverk/ https://web.archive.org/web/20260613222616/https://www.allehanda.se/nyheter/en-mastares-masterverk/ 2026-06-13 2026-06-13 Allehanda.se sv-SE 26 August – Sture Ericson, Olympic modern pentathlete (1960) (born 1929)Olympedia – Sture Ericson https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/35054 2026-03-12 www.olympedia.org https://web.archive.org/web/20260527225217/https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/35054 27 May 2026 27 August – Tyra Ryman, actress (born 1902)Tyra Ryman https://www.svenskfilmdatabas.se/en/item/?type=person&itemid=58399 Svensk Filmdatabas Swedish 28 August – Eva Stiberg, actress (born 1920)Vintkvist Jennifer skbl.se - Rut Eva Stiberg https://skbl.se/en/article/RutEvaStiberg https://web.archive.org/web/20260319221845/https://skbl.se/en/article/RutEvaStiberg 2026-03-19 2026-03-19 en 8 September – Sven Rosendahl, journalist and novelist (born 1913)Sven Viktor Rosendahl Store norske leksikon Godal Anne Marit Anne Marit Godal Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://www.snl.no/Sven_Viktor_Rosendahl no 15 February 2015 11 September – Julius Jacobsen, Danish-Swedish composer and pianist (born 1915) 18 September – Claude Loyola Allgén, composer (born 1920)Strömberg Mikael 15 Jan 2006 Lyssna Allgén! https://www.aftonbladet.se/kultur/a/4dBQEq/lyssna-allgen https://web.archive.org/web/20260702224012/https://www.aftonbladet.se/kultur/a/4dBQEq/lyssna-allgen 2 Jul 2026 2 Jul 2026 Aftonbladet sv 25 September – Wilfred Burns, composer (born 1917)1990-09-28 Harris - Bernard Wilfred Harris aka Wilfred Burns (Obituary) https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-telegraph-harris-bernard-wil/194529422/ 2026-03-30 The Daily Telegraph 20 6 October – Märta Dorff, actress (born 1909)Sök gravsatt på SvenskaGravar.se https://www.svenskagravar.se/gravsatt/90a837f8-097e-4604-86a2-b003e0fb1501 https://web.archive.org/web/20260317233442/https://www.svenskagravar.se/gravsatt/90a837f8-097e-4604-86a2-b003e0fb1501 2026-03-17 2026-03-17 www.svenskagravar.se 8 October – Eric Wennström, Olympic hurdler (1928) (born 1909)Olympedia – Eric Wennström https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/76444 https://web.archive.org/web/20260316023526/https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/76444 2026-03-16 2026-03-16 www.olympedia.org 9 October – Lars Thörn, Olympic Sailor (1956, 1964) (born 1904)Olympedia – Lars Thörn https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/63918 https://web.archive.org/web/20260316023142/https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/63918 2026-03-16 2026-03-16 www.olympedia.org 14 October – Carin Swensson, actress and singer (born 1905)Sök gravsatt på SvenskaGravar.se https://www.svenskagravar.se/gravsatt/ed2cf234-c5d4-4cd6-bb0d-3da874bc1e7f 16 Mar 2026 www.svenskagravar.se https://web.archive.org/web/20260701225910/https://www.svenskagravar.se/gravsatt/ed2cf234-c5d4-4cd6-bb0d-3da874bc1e7f 1 Jul 2026 9 November – Dora Söderberg, actress (born 1899)Dora Söderberg https://www.svenskfilmdatabas.se/en/item/?type=PERSON&itemid=59852 27 Jun 2026 Svensk filmdatabas 19 November – Lennart Ljung, general (born 1921)Gravar.se https://gravar.se/forsamling/soderhamn-sandarne-forsamling/soderhamns-kyrkogard/22/karl-hilmer-lennart-ljung-dc739 2026-03-16 gravar.se https://web.archive.org/web/20260523224613/https://gravar.se/forsamling/soderhamn-sandarne-forsamling/soderhamns-kyrkogard/22/karl-hilmer-lennart-ljung-dc739 23 May 2026 20 November – Bengt Odhner, diplomat (born 1918)Jarring Gunnar 1991 Bengt Odhner https://srii.org/Documents/Docs/3a61d72f4cd7449f816d10baf4aee229.pdf Svenska Forskningsinstitutet i Istanbul Meddelanden Swedish 16 108 0347-8068 23 November – Ragnar Thorngren, jockey (born 1915)Sök gravsatt på SvenskaGravar.se https://www.svenskagravar.se/search?query=Ragnar+Thorngren&parishId=&cemeteryId=&graveNumber=&birthDate=&deathDate=&burialDate= https://web.archive.org/web/20260628223912/https://www.svenskagravar.se/search?query=Ragnar+Thorngren&parishId=&cemeteryId=&graveNumber=&birthDate=&deathDate=&burialDate= 2026-06-28 2026-06-28 www.svenskagravar.se 28 November – Birger Bohlin, palaeontologist (born 1898)Lucas Spencer G. 1993 IN MEMORIAL TO BIRGER BOHLIN Vertebrata Palasiatica 31 01 74–75 5 December – Kai Curry-Lindahl, zoologist (born 1917)Swanson Gustav A. 1 Oct 1991 In Memoriam: Kai Curry-Lindahl, 1917-1990 https://academic.oup.com/auk/article/108/4/953/5172692 The Auk 108 4 953–954 21 December – Magda Julin, figure skater, Olympic champion (1920) (born 1894)Magda Julin https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ju/magda-julin-1.html https://web.archive.org/web/20200417205910/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ju/magda-julin-1.html dead 17 April 2020 Sports Reference LLC 16 February 2015 22 December – Henning Sundesson, Olympic long-distance runner (1936) (born 1909)Olympedia – Henning Sundesson https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/76399 https://web.archive.org/web/20260315235600/https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/76399 2026-03-15 2026-03-15 www.olympedia.org 27 December – Hubert Persson, Olympic wrestler (1952) (born 1918)Olympedia – Hubert Persson https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/60112 https://web.archive.org/web/20250222073103/https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/60112 2025-02-22 2026-03-15 www.olympedia.org Undated Antal Biró, Hungarian-Swedish artist (born 1907) References 1990 Sweden Category:Years of the 20th century in Sweden Category:Long stubs with short prose