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1954 In Sweden
Events from the year 1954 in Sweden Incumbents * Monarch – Gustaf VI Adolf * Prime Minister – Tage Erlander Events *June – The Catalina affair * Dissolution of the ''Kvinnliga medborgarskolan vid Fogelstad''. Popular culture Sport *26 February to 7 March – The 1954 World Ice Hockey Championships were held in Stockholm Literature *''Mio, My Son'', children's book by Astrid Lindgren Film *26 December – '' Gabrielle'', directed by Hasse Ekman, released Births *15 April – Göran Högosta, ice hockey player *28 April – Peter Schantz, medical scientist *19 May – Lena Einhorn, director, writer and physician *23 July – Philip Zandén, actor *8 September – Johan Harmenberg, fencer. *16 December – Eva Gustafsson, middle-distance runner Deaths *19 February – Axel Pehrsson-Bramstorp, politician (born 1883) *2 June – Lydia Wahlström, historian and women's rights activist (born 1869) *29 June – Thorsten Svensson, ... [...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] |