2008 In Sweden

	2008 In Sweden Events from the year 2008 in Sweden Incumbents * Monarch – Carl XVI Gustaf * Prime Minister – Fredrik Reinfeldt Events 1 October – '' Rivality'' strategy game is released. Deaths 4 January – Stig Claesson, writer (born 1928) * 6 January – Anders Paulrud, writer (born 1951). * 13 January – Tommy Limby, cross-country skier (born 1947). * 12 March – Folke Eriksson, water polo player (born 1925). * 16 March – Ola Brunkert, drummer (born 1946) * 30 March – Anders Göthberg, guitarist (born 1975) See also * 2008 in Swedish television References Years of the 21st century in Sweden 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 ... {{Sweden-year-stub ... [...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]
	Anders Paulrud Anders Paulrud (14 May 1951 – 6 January 2008) was a Swedish writer and journalist, born in Karlskrona. He died of lung cancer Lung cancer, also known as lung carcinoma (since about 98–99% of all lung cancers are carcinomas), is a malignant lung tumor characterized by uncontrolled cell growth in tissue (biology), tissues of the lung. Lung carcinomas derive from tran ... in January 2008. Bibliography * Det regnar i Wimbledon (1994) * Amamamor (1996) * Inbjudan till sorg (2000) * Ett ögonblicks verk (2003) * Kärleken till Sofia Karlsson (2005) * Som vi älskade varandra (2007) * Fjärilen i min hjärna (2008) External linksFörfattaren Anders Paulrud är död(in Swedish) 1951 births 2008 deaths Deaths from lung cancer People from Karlskrona 20th-century Swedish journalists {{Sweden-journalist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	2008 In Sweden Events from the year 2008 in Sweden Incumbents * Monarch – Carl XVI Gustaf * Prime Minister – Fredrik Reinfeldt Events 1 October – '' Rivality'' strategy game is released. Deaths 4 January – Stig Claesson, writer (born 1928) * 6 January – Anders Paulrud, writer (born 1951). * 13 January – Tommy Limby, cross-country skier (born 1947). * 12 March – Folke Eriksson, water polo player (born 1925). * 16 March – Ola Brunkert, drummer (born 1946) * 30 March – Anders Göthberg, guitarist (born 1975) See also * 2008 in Swedish television References Years of the 21st century in Sweden 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 ... {{Sweden-year-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	2008 In Swedish Television This is a list of Swedish television related events from 2008. Events 28 March - TV chef Tina Nordström and her partner Tobias Karlsson win the third season of '' Let's Dance''. May - 10-year-old singer Zara Larsson wins the second season of ''Talang''. 12 December - Kevin Borg wins the fifth season of ''Idol''. Debuts Television shows 2000s ''Idol'' (2004-2011, 2013–present) '' Let's Dance'' (2006–present) ''Talang'' (2007-2011, 2014–present) 1–24 December - Skägget i brevlådan Ending this year Births Deaths See also 2008 in Sweden Events from the year 2008 in Sweden Incumbents * Monarch – Carl XVI Gustaf * Prime Minister – Fredrik Reinfeldt Events 1 October – '' Rivality'' strategy game is released. Deaths 4 January – Stig Claesson, writer (born 1928 ... References {{Sweden-tv-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Anders Göthberg Anders Göthberg (9 October 1975 – 30 March 2008) was a Swedish guitarist. Göthberg played guitar for Broder Daniel and Honey Is Cool. He lived his latter life in Stockholm with his girlfriend, artist Paola Bruna. Göthberg died of suicide by jumping from Västerbron in Stockholm. A memorial to Broder Daniel was raised in August 2014 at the site of the band's last concert in Slottsskogen during the Way Out West Festival Way Out West is a three-day music festival held in Gothenburg, Sweden, during August that plays host to a variety of popular music artists mainly from the rock, electronic and hip-hop genres. The main festival is complemented with the club co ... in 2008, during which the band reunited one last time in memory of Göthberg. References External links * https://web.archive.org/web/20080622125457/http://www.expressen.se/noje/1.1111495/broder-daniel-i-sorg-efter-gitarristens-dod * https://web.archive.org/web/20080413033522/http://www.text.nu/nyheter-trende ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Ola Brunkert Ola Brunkert (15 September 1946 – 16 March 2008) was a Swedish drummer who was one of the main session drummers for the pop group ABBA. Brunkert and bassist Rutger Gunnarsson are the only two side musicians to appear on every ABBA album, not counting the album "Voyage" of 2021. Born in Örebro, Sweden, Brunkert played with Slim's Blues Gang, before joining the pop group Science Poption. He then formed the jazz-rock combo Opus III with the guitarist Janne Schaffer and by 1970 had become one of the most sought after session drummers in Stockholm. He was not among the four members of ABBA whose faces adorned the album covers, but was a key supporting musician for the group as it achieved stardom. Brunkert played on the group's first single "People Need Love", their Eurovision hit " Waterloo", and consistently on a great many of their recordings throughout the 1970s. ABBA promised that "one day we’re gonna let you hear him sing" in the liner notes for the album ''Arrival'' in 1976. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Folke Eriksson Anders Folke Eriksson (27 April 1925 – 12 March 2008) was a Swedish water polo player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics. In 1948 he was a member of the Swedish team which finished fifth in the water polo tournament. He played four matches. At club level, Eriksson represented Västerås SS. See also * Sweden men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics * List of men's Olympic water polo tournament goalkeepers This is a list of male goalkeepers who have been named in the national water polo team at the Summer Olympics. Abbreviations Winning goalkeepers The following table is pre-sorted by edition of the Olympics (in ascending order), cap number or ... References External links * 1925 births 2008 deaths Swedish male water polo players Water polo goalkeepers Olympic water polo players for Sweden Water polo players at the 1948 Summer Olympics Västerås SS water polo players {{Sweden-waterpolo-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Tommy Limby Tommy Limby (5 September 1947, Gåxsjö, Jämtland – 14 January 2008) was a Swedish cross-country skier who competed in the 1970s. He earned a gold medal in the 4 × 10 km relay at the 1978 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Lahti. In 1974 he participated in the Orsa IF men's team winning the Swedish national relay championship. Limby finished third in the Vasaloppet ( Swedish for 'the Vasa-race') is an annual long distance cross-country ski race held on the first Sunday of March. The course starts in the village of Berga, just south of Sälen in western Dalarna, Sweden, and ends in the town of Mora in t ... in 1977. He died on 14 January 2008 at the age of 60. Cross-country skiing results Olympic Games World Championships * 1 medal – (1 gold) References External linksObituary 1947 births 2008 deaths People from Strömsund Municipality Cross-country skiers from Jämtland County Swedish male cross-country skiers Cross-country skier ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Stig Claesson John Stig Claesson (2 June 1928 – 4 January 2008), also known under his signature Slas, was a Swedish writer, visual artist, and illustrator. Claesson was born on 2 June 1928 in Huddinge, south of Stockholm. He attended the Royal Swedish Academy of Arts between 1947 and 1952, during which time he began to illustrate Swedish literature such as the novels of Per Anders Fogelström. Claesson is the father of actor Leif Claesson. His son, artist Nils Claesson, published a revealing portrait of his father in the book ''Blåbärsmaskinen'' (The Blueberry Machine, 2009) which was much discussed in Sweden on its publication. Stig Claesson died on 4 January 2008 in Stockholm. Career Claesson debuted in his writing career in 1956, when he was 28 years of age. During his career Claesson published more than 80 books. A number of his books are based on travel abroad and move in the frontier between reporting and fiction. Among his best-known works include ''En vandring i solen'' (Walki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Stig Claesson 1966 Stig or STIG may refer to: People * Stig (given name) * Nickname of Robert Stigwood (1934–2016), musical act manager Arts and entertainment * The Stig, a masked racing driver on the UK television show ''Top Gear'' * Stig (singer), Finnish performer Pasi Siitonen * Stig, the title character of ''Stig of the Dump'', a children's book and two TV series * Stig, the title character of ''Stig's Inferno'', a comic by Ty Templeton * Stig, a "member" of the fictional (later real) band the Rutles, a parody of the Beatles Technology * Security Technical Implementation Guide, a computing security methodology * Steam-injected gas turbine, an energy production technology; See Cheng cycle Other uses * Stig (Serbia), a region in eastern Serbia See also * Stian, a related Scandinavian name * Stigg of the Dump, an underground hip hop producer in Canada * Stigler Stigler is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Franz Stigler (1915–2008), Luftwaffe pilot who escorted an Ameri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Rivality ''Rivality'' was a massively multiplayer online browser-based strategy game developed by the Swedish gaming company FunRock. The game was available in nine different languages, including Swedish, Norwegian, English, Dutch, Danish, Finnish, Spanish, German and Bengali. The game was programmed in ASP and runs in most modern browsers (such as Google Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer). Rivality could also be played on many newer smart-phones, but does not provide a separate mobile version. There was also a mobile app for Android available on Market, which allows the players to sell their oil, see base money and information etc. Gameplay New players start out with a small land, in which he or she can start constructing a military base. There are several types of buildings available, such as Administration building, oil pump, oil refinery, barrack, factory, guard tower and more. The oil pumps are used to gather oil from the ground, which can be sold for money in the oil refinery ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]