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2006 In Sweden
Events from the year 2006 in Sweden Incumbents * Monarch – Carl XVI Gustaf * Prime Minister – Göran Persson, Fredrik Reinfeldt Events *'' Love and War'', an animated short film is released. * Swegon Air Academy is founded. Publications * ''The Girl Who Played with Fire'', novel by Stieg Larsson. * 26 October - The Swedish Metapedia was founded by Anders Lagerström. Deaths * 20 January **Sven Fagerberg, writer (born 1918) **Dave Lepard, singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1980) * 5 July – Gert Fredriksson, canoer, Olympic champion (born 1919). * 27 July – Göran Printz-Påhlson, writer (born 1931) * 17 September – Hans Berglund, canoer (born 1918). * 4 October – Gunnar Åkerlund, canoer (born 1923). See also * 2006 in Swedish television References 2000s in Sweden Years of the 21st century in Sweden Sweden Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the ... [...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] |
Dave Lepard
David Roberto Hellman (28 May 1980 – 13 January 2006), known by his stage name Dave Lepard, was a Swedish singer, songwriter and musician. He is best known as the lead vocalist of glam metal band Crashdïet. Career He formed the band Crashdïet in 2000 but in 2002, the band split up, and he continued with a new lineup. Their music was based on 1980s sleaze bands, such as Mötley Crüe and Twisted Sister, and the band gained a cult following, especially in Sweden. Crashdïet released four singles from their debut album ''Rest in Sleaze'' which were hits in Sweden; "Riot in Everyone", "Breakin' the Chainz", "Knokk 'Em Down" and "It's A Miracle". Death On 13 January 2006, 25-year-old Dave Lepard committed suicide by hanging himself in his apartment in Uppsala. His body was found on 20 January 2006. His three surviving bandmates performed a final tribute show the following February. They subsequently decided to remain together and by October 2007 the trio announced they wou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Years Of The 21st Century In Sweden
A year or annus is the orbital period of a planetary body, for example, the Earth, moving in its orbit around the Sun. Due to the Earth's axial tilt, the course of a year sees the passing of the seasons, marked by change in weather, the hours of daylight, and, consequently, vegetation and soil fertility. In temperate and subpolar regions around the planet, four seasons are generally recognized: spring, summer, autumn and winter. In tropical and subtropical regions, several geographical sectors do not present defined seasons; but in the seasonal tropics, the annual wet and dry seasons are recognized and tracked. A calendar year is an approximation of the number of days of the Earth's orbital period, as counted in a given calendar. The Gregorian calendar, or modern calendar, presents its calendar year to be either a common year of 365 days or a leap year of 366 days, as do the Julian calendars. For the Gregorian calendar, the average length of the calendar year (the mean yea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2000s In Sweden
S, or s, is the nineteenth Letter (alphabet), letter in the Latin alphabet, used in the English alphabet, modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is English alphabet#Letter names, ''ess'' (pronounced ), plural ''esses''. History Origin Northwest Semitic abjad, Northwest Semitic Shin (letter), šîn represented a voiceless postalveolar fricative (as in 'ip'). It originated most likely as a pictogram of a tooth () and represented the phoneme via the acrophonic principle. Ancient Greek did not have a phoneme, so the derived Greek letter Sigma (letter), sigma () came to represent the voiceless alveolar sibilant . While the letter shape Σ continues Phoenician ''šîn'', its name ''sigma'' is taken from the letter ''samekh'', while the shape and position of ''samekh'' but name of ''šîn'' is continued in the ''Ξ, xi''. Within Greek, the name of ''sigma'' was influenced by its association with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 In Sweden
Events from the year 2006 in Sweden Incumbents * Monarch – Carl XVI Gustaf * Prime Minister – Göran Persson, Fredrik Reinfeldt Events *'' Love and War'', an animated short film is released. * Swegon Air Academy is founded. Publications * ''The Girl Who Played with Fire'', novel by Stieg Larsson. * 26 October - The Swedish Metapedia was founded by Anders Lagerström. Deaths * 20 January **Sven Fagerberg, writer (born 1918) **Dave Lepard, singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1980) * 5 July – Gert Fredriksson, canoer, Olympic champion (born 1919). * 27 July – Göran Printz-Påhlson, writer (born 1931) * 17 September – Hans Berglund, canoer (born 1918). * 4 October – Gunnar Åkerlund, canoer (born 1923). See also * 2006 in Swedish television References 2000s in Sweden Years of the 21st century in Sweden Sweden Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 In Swedish Television
This is a list of Swedish television related events from 2006. Events *10 March - Singer and finalist from the second season of ''Idol'' Måns Zelmerlöw and his partner Maria Karlsson win the first season of '' Let's Dance''. *22 May - Jessica Lindgren wins the second season of the Scandinavian version of ''Big Brother'' for Sweden. *1 December - Markus Fagervall wins the third season of ''Idol''. Debuts *6 January - '' Let's Dance'' (2006–present) Television shows 2000s *''Idol'' (2004-2011, 2013–present) *1-24 December - LasseMajas detektivbyrå The Whodunit Detective Agency (also known as JerryMaya's Detective Agency, sv, LasseMajas detektivbyrå – "LasseMaja's Detective Agency") is a Swedish children's book series written by Martin Widmark and illustrated by Helena Willis. In the Eng ... Ending this year * The Scandinavian version of ''Big Brother'' (2005-2006, 2014–present) Births Deaths See also * 2006 in Sweden * List of Swedish television ratings ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gunnar Åkerlund
Ernst Gunnar Åkerlund (20 November 1923 – 4 October 2006) was a Swedish sprint canoer who competed in the late 1940s and early 1950s. He won two Olympic medals in the K-2 10000 m event: a gold in 1948 and a silver in 1952. Åkerlund won three medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with two golds (K-2 10000 m: 1950, K-4 1000 m: 1948 Events January * January 1 ** The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is inaugurated. ** The Constitution of New Jersey (later subject to amendment) goes into effect. ** The railways of Britain are nationalized, to form British ...) and a silver (K-4 1000 m: 1950). References External links * * * 1923 births 2006 deaths People from Nyköping Municipality Swedish male canoeists Olympic canoeists of Sweden Canoeists at the 1948 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 1952 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Sweden Olympic silver medalists for Sweden Olympic medalists in canoeing ICF Canoe Sprin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hans Berglund
Hans Gustaf Bo Berglund (24 February 1918 – 17 September 2006) was a Swedish sprint canoeist who competed from the late 1930s to the late 1940s. He won the gold in the K-2 1000 m event at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London. Berglund also won two medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a gold (K-4 1000 m: 1948) and a silver (K-2 1000 m: 1938). Note that the K-4 1000 m event was not part of the Summer Olympics until the 1964 games in Tokyo. It was considered an extraordinary event and was part of the International Canoe Federation's 1948 world championships rather than the 1948 Games. After retiring from competitions Berglund served as a technical expert for the International Canoe Federation The International Canoe Federation (ICF) is the umbrella organization of all national canoe organizations worldwide. It is headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland, and administers all aspects of canoe sport worldwide. 157 countries are affiliated ... at the 1956 and 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Göran Printz-Påhlson
Göran Printz-Påhlson (1931–2006) was a Swedish poet essayist, translator and literary critic. Among his essay collections are ''Solen i spegeln'' from 1958 and ''Appendiks'' from 1960. He was awarded the Dobloug Prize in 1992. He held academic posts at Cambridge University, Harvard University Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1636 as Harvard College and named for its first benefactor, the Puritan clergyman John Harvard, it is the oldest institution of higher le ..., and elsewhere. References 1931 births 2006 deaths Swedish male poets Swedish essayists Swedish translators Swedish literary critics Dobloug Prize winners 20th-century Swedish poets 20th-century translators Male essayists 20th-century essayists 20th-century Swedish male writers {{Sweden-writer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gert Fredriksson
Gert Fridolf Fredriksson (21 November 1919 – 5 July 2006) was a Swedish sprint canoeist. Competing in four Summer Olympics, he won eight medals including six golds (1948: K-1 1000 m, K-1 10000 m; 1952: K-1 1000 m, 1956: K-1 1000 m, K-1 10000 m; 1960: K-2 1000 m), one silver (1952: K-1 10000 m), and one bronze (K-1 1000 m). At the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Fredriksson was head coach of the Swedish team. He was the most successful male canoeist ever, having gained medals in a succession of Swedish, Nordic, World and Olympic championships from 1942 to 1960. With six gold medals Fredriksson remains the most successful Swede at the Olympics.Swedish canoeist Gert Fredriksson, 6-time Olympic gold medallist, dies at 86 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sven Fagerberg
Sven Gustaf Fagerberg (December 17, 1918 – January 20, 2006) was a Swedish novelist, essayist, and civil engineer. He made his literary debut in 1957, with the novel ''Höknatt''. Among his later novels are ''Svärdfäktarna'' from 1963 and ''De blindas rike'' from 1982. He was awarded the Dobloug Prize in 1980. The central theme in Fagerberg's novels and essays was "the growing" or "growth" (''det växande'' in Swedish). This theme included technical and economic innovation and entrepreneurial spirit (Fagerberg was a middle manager in Electrolux and was one of few Swedes on the cultural scene who had any knowledge of industrial leadership), but also the necessity for the individual to grow by listening to his or her unconscious mind. Fagerberg was inspired by Greek mythology (interpreting gods and goddesses as voices from the unconscious), Zen Buddhism, and the psychology of Carl Jung, Carl Gustav Jung. Throughout his authorship Fagerberg was involved in a dialogue with a f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Swedish Monarchs
This is a list of Swedish kings, queens, regents and viceroys of the Kalmar Union. History The earliest record of what is generally considered to be a Swedish king appears in Tacitus' work '' Germania'', c. 100 AD (the king of the Suiones). However, due to scant and unreliable sources before the 11th century, lists of succession traditionally start in the 10th century with king Olof Skötkonung, and his father Eric the Victorious, who also were the first Swedish kings to be baptized. There are, however, lists of Swedish pagan monarchs with far older dates, but in many cases these kings appear in sources of disputed historical reliability. These records notably deal with the legendary House of Yngling, and based on the Danish chronicler Saxo Grammaticus, Eric the Victorious and Olof Skötkonung have often been classified as belonging to the Swedish house of Ynglings, tracing them back to Sigurd Hring and Ragnar Lodbrok (whom Saxo considered to belong to the House of Yngling). Ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
