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1985 In Sweden
Events from the year 1985 in Sweden Incumbents * List of Swedish monarchs, Monarch – Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, Carl XVI Gustaf * Prime Minister of Sweden, Prime Minister – Olof Palme Events *28 March to 7 April – The 1985 World Table Tennis Championships were held in Gothenburg *23 August to 1 September – The 1985 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Södertälje *15 September – Swedish general election, 1985, Swedish general election. Olof Palme remains Prime Minister of Sweden following a victory for the Social Democratic Party of Sweden, Social Democrats. Births *14 March – Jessica Samuelsson (heptathlete), Jessica Samuelsson, heptathlete *27 March – Caroline Winberg, model *18 May – Johan Eurén, wrestler *30 May – Erik Rost, ski orienteer *6 June – Sebastian Larsson, footballer *10 June – Kristina Lundberg, ice hockey player *26 June – Bobo Sollander, footballer *27 June – Patrik Fahlgren, ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, Finland to the east, and is connected to Denmark in the southwest by a bridgetunnel across the Öresund. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic country, the third-largest country in the European Union, and the fifth-largest country in Europe. The capital and largest city is Stockholm. Sweden has a total population of 10.5 million, and a low population density of , with around 87% of Swedes residing in urban areas in the central and southern half of the country. Sweden has a nature dominated by forests and a large amount of lakes, including some of the largest in Europe. Many long rivers run from the Scandes range through the landscape, primarily ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kristina Lundberg
Kristina Anna Maria Lundberg (born 10 June 1985) is a Swedish ice hockey player. She was born in Husum, and won a silver medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially the XX Olympic Winter Games ( it, XX Giochi olimpici invernali) and also known as Torino 2006, were a winter multi-sport event held from 10 to 26 February 2006 in Turin, Italy. This marked the second t .... (In Swedish) References 1985 births Living people Ice hockey players at the 2006 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 2006 Winter Olympics Olympic ice hockey players for Sweden Olympic medalists in ice hockey Olympic silver medalists for Sweden People from Örnsköldsvik Municipality Swedish women's ice hockey forwards Ice hockey people from Västernorrland County {{Sweden-Winter-Olympic-medalist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yngve Stoor
Hans "Yngve" Stoor (5 April 1912 – 3 October 1985) was a Swedish singer, lyricist and composer. One of his most famous recordings is the 1945 Christmas music, Christmas song "Sjömansjul på Hawaii". References {{DEFAULTSORT:Stoor, Yngve 1912 births 1985 deaths Swedish male composers 20th-century Swedish male singers 20th-century classical musicians 20th-century composers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Albrechtson
John Albrechtson (22 July 1936 – 27 August 1985) was a Swedish sailboat racing, sailor. Between 1968 and 1978 he won one Olympic gold medal and three gold, one silver and one bronze medals at the world championships. Biography Albrechtson started his sailing career in the Stjärnbåt class and moved on to Star (sailboat), Star class in 1957. He won his first Star Swedish Championships in 1966. The same year, together with Paul Elvstrøm, he won the Star World Championship. Between 1971 and 1978 Albrechtson competed in the Tempest (keelboat), Tempest class. At the 1976 Summer Olympics he won the Olympic gold medal together with Ingvar Hansson. He also competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics, 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics, placing ninth and fourth, respectively. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stockholmskällan
Stockholmskällan is a database with over 30 000 archive items related to history of Stockholm, made available as a website since 2006 and freely accessible to the public. The main purpose is to present Stockholm's history to students and teachers and to offer primary sources to use in teaching. Organization Stockholmskällan is run by the City of Stockholm and primarily handled by the city's education administration, in cooperation with Stockholm City Archives, Stockholm City Library, Stockholm City Museum and the Museum of Medieval Stockholm. These organizations collaborate with National Archives of Sweden, Spårvägsmuseet, '' Föreningen Stockholms Företagsminnen'' ("Stockholm Business History Association"), the National Library of Sweden and The Unstraight Museum. In the past, the Stockholm City Investigation and Statistics Office has also contributed material. The institutions contribute and publish a selection from their collections of different types of archive ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruth Forsling
Ruth Linnéa Forsling (; 11 February 1923 – 3 May 1985) was a Swedish teacher, liberal activist, and politician who served in the Parliament of Sweden in 1964. A member of the Liberal People's Party, she represented the Stockholm Municipality constituency. Forsling was also a member of the from 1950 until 1954 and from 1960 until 1970. Biography Ruth Linnéa Larsson was born on 11 February 1923 in the town of Rättvik, Sweden, to painter Hans Larsson and Anna Ivarez. She graduated secondary school in 1943, and became a primary school teacher in Stockholm three years later; she would eventually teach at Adolf Fredrik's Music School. In 1948, she married professor Erik Wilhelm Forsling; the couple would have four children. Throughout the 1950s, Forsling rose in prominence as a prominent liberal activist, becoming a member of the Association of Liberal Citizens and the Liberal People's Party, as well as leading several women's groups. She was also active in a Christian revival ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oscar Wendt
Oscar Joakim Wendt (born 24 October 1985) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a left back for Allsvenskan club IFK Göteborg. A product of the IFK Skövde youth academy, Wendt started off his professional career with IFK Göteborg in 2003 before signing with FC Copenhagen in 2006. In 2011, he joined Bundesliga club Borussia Mönchengladbach on a free transfer. After ten seasons in Germany, Wendt returned to IFK Göteborg in 2021. A full international between 2007 and 2016, he won 28 caps for the Sweden national team. Club career IFK Göteborg After playing for IFK Skövde, he joined IFK Göteborg in 2003. He became an important first team player, earning 14 appearances on the Swedish U21 team and a call-up for the Swedish national team. In his time at the club he played 91 matches, before moving to the Danish champions Copenhagen on a four-year contract for 6 million DKK. After his departure to Copenhagen, a huge gap arose in the defence, later filled by Argen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gabriella Fagundez
Gabriella Fagundez (born 11 October 1985) is a Swedish swimmer. She currently holds the 800 m (long course and short course) and 1500 m freestyle (long course) national records National Records was a record label that was started in New York City by Albert Green in 1945 and lasted until early 1951. Big Joe Turner was signed at the beginning and remained until 1947. Billy Eckstine was also a big seller for the label as w ..., and was part of the teams that holds the Swedish 4 × 100 m record (long course) and 4 × 200 m freestyle (short course). Personal bests Long course (50 m) Short course (25 m) References External linksInternational Championships – Medal and Finals {{DEFAULTSORT:Fagundez, Gabriella 1985 births Living people People from Landskrona Municipality Swedish female butterfly swimmers Swedish female freestyle swimmers Olympic swimmers for Sweden Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Eu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jimmy Jansson
Erik Robert Jimmy Jansson (born September 17, 1985) is a Swedish singer and songwriter. At Melodifestivalen 2020 he set a new record for the amount of competing entries by a composer at one contest with six entries. Music career Jansson's music career began when he formed a rock band, The Poets, with some of his friends in 2001. That same year, they were chosen to compete in Melodifestivalen with the song "What Difference Does It Make," but did not make it to the finals. In 2003 Jansson was a reality show contestant, Fame Factory, on TV3 in Sweden, who released in 2004 his first single, " Godmorgon världen," that reached No. 1 on the Swedish charts although he did not win the show. His follow-up single "Som sommaren" peaked at No. 4. and Jansson's third single, "Flickan från det blå" (both from his debut album ''Flickan från det blå'') reached No. 40. In 2005, he returned to Melodifestivalen, as a solo artist. He reached the finals with the song " Vi kan gunga," ultima ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elias Granath
Elias Granath (born September 6, 1985, in Borlänge, Sweden) is a professional Swedish ice hockey defenceman currently an unrestricted free agent. He played two seasons for Schwenninger Wild Wings of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). On December 12, 2015 he signed at new contract with Herning Bluefox of the Danish Metalligaen for the rest of the 2015-2016 season. He has previously captained Timrå IK in the Swedish Elitserien Elitserien (literally, "the Elite League") is the name of several Swedish nationwide sport leagues. In many sports, Elitserien is the highest league, with the second highest named Allsvenskan. Elitserien leagues at present: * Elitserien (badmint .... Career statistics Regular season and playoffs International References External links * 1985 births Living people Swedish ice hockey defencemen Leksands IF players Dallas Stars draft picks Djurgårdens IF (men's hockey) players Schwenninger Wild Wings players Timrå IK players People fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helena Jansson
Helena Bergman ( Jansson, born 28 August 1985) is a Swedish orienteer who became World Champion in the sprint distance in Miskolc, Hungary in 2009. She lives in Stockholm and competes for OK Ravinen. She is married to Gustav Bergman Gustav C. Bergman (1872–1962) was the first elected mayor of Beverly, Alberta after Beverly was incorporated as a town in 1914. Biography Carl Gustaf Bergman was born to Swedish American parents in Paxton, Illinois. His mother was killed in a .... Results World Games * 2017 Gold, Middle distance World Orienteering Championships * 2011 Silver, Sprint * 2011 Bronze, Long distance * 2011 Gold, Middle distance * 2011 Bronze, Relay * 2010 Silver, Sprint * 2010 Bronze, Relay * 2009 Gold, Sprint * 2009 Silver, Relay * 2008 Bronze, Sprint * 2008 Bronze, Relay * 2007 Silver, Relay * 2007 4th, Sprint * 2007 5th, Middle distance * 2006 9th, Middle distance European Championships * 2010 Gold, Sprint * 2010 Gold, Relay * 2010 Bronze, Long distance * 2008 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niklas Edin
Johan Niklas Edin (born 6 July 1985) is a Swedish curler. He currently resides in Karlstad, which has been his curling home base since 2008. He holds several sport distinctions. He is the first and the only skip in World Curling Federation (WCF) history to win three Olympic medals – gold (2022), silver (2018), and bronze (2014) – and to skip men's curling teams to six World Men's Curling Championship medals (2013, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022). He is also a seven-time European Curling Championship titleholder (2009, 2012, 2014–2017, 2019) and also won three silver medals in those championships (2011, 2018, 2021). He is currently tied with Oskar Eriksson in first place on the WCF-recognized list of championship medals, with thirty-eight in total. He reached the playoffs in thirty-seven Grand Slam of Curling events and won the Pinty's Cup with his current teammates, Oskar Eriksson, Rasmus Wranå, and Christopher Sundgren. With the same lineup in 2022, Edin and his teammates a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
