1998 in Sweden

none January 2025 1998 Events from the year 1998 in Sweden Incumbents Monarch – Carl XVI Gustaf Prime Minister – Göran Persson Events 1 January – Västra Götaland County is founded following a merger of the counties of Älvsborg, Göteborg and Bohus, and Skaraborg Counties.https://www.svt.se/nyheter/lokalt/vast/skaraborg-begreppet-som-overlevde-lanssammanslagningen Så överlever begreppet Skaraborg, 22 år efter att länet försvann SVT Väst Bosse Carlqvist Swedish 30 January 2020 3 January 2022 September 20 September – The 1998 Swedish general election. Popular culture Literature Date unknown: Berömda män som varit i Sunne, novel by Göran Tunström, winner of the August Prize.Augustpriset http://www.augustpriset.se/augustpriset-genom-aren?field_vinnare_nominerad=9&field_f_rlag=All&field_man_kvinna=All&field_rtal=All&field_f_rfattares_f_delse_r=All&field_kategori=All&search_api_views_fulltext=&page=4 sv 23 December 2014 Music 21 October – Blott en dag, music album released by Carola Häggkvist Sports 7–22 February: 99 sportspersons compete for Sweden at the 1998 Winter Olympics. 8 November: The 1998 Allsvenskan is won by AIK. Births 29 May – Matilda Algotsson, figure skater 15 October – Jonna Luthman, alpine ski racer.https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/general/athlete-biography.html?sectorcode=al&competitorid=194600 fis-ski.com Jonna LUTHMAN 17 February 2021 30 October – Jesper Boqvist, Swedish ice hockey player 15 November – Emma Larsson, artistic gymnast Deaths thumb|right|150 px|Märta Johansson 1 January – Åke Seyffarth, speed skater (born 1919).no Åke Seyffarth https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/se/ake-seyffarth-1.html https://web.archive.org/web/20200417204706/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/se/ake-seyffarth-1.html dead 17 April 2020 24 March 2016 6 January – Märta Johansson, diver (born 1907).no Märta Johansson https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/jo/marta-johansson-1.html https://web.archive.org/web/20200417204917/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/jo/marta-johansson-1.html dead 17 April 2020 24 March 2016 21 May – Erik Bladström, canoer, Olympic champion 1936 (born 1918).no Erik Bladström https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bl/erik-bladstrom-1.html https://web.archive.org/web/20200417210314/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bl/erik-bladstrom-1.html dead 17 April 2020 23 December 2014 1 December – Bertil Nordahl, footballer (born 1917).no Bertil Nordahl https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/no/bertil-nordahl-1.html https://web.archive.org/web/20200417203604/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/no/bertil-nordahl-1.html dead 17 April 2020 24 March 2016 Full date missing Birger Sandberg, footballer (born 1918) References 1998 Category:Years of the 20th century in Sweden Sweden Category:1990s in Sweden Sweden