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2017 In Sweden
Events in the year 2017 in Sweden. Incumbents * Monarch – Carl XVI Gustaf * Prime minister – Stefan Löfven Events * 20 February – Rinkeby riots * 7 April – 2017 Stockholm truck attack * 1 July – The new Name Act of 2017 takes legal effect, replacing the Name Act of 1982 Sports * 22 October – ** Tennis: Juan Martín del Potro defeats Grigor Dimitrov 6–4, 6–2 in the final of the 2017 Stockholm Open singles. ** Tennis: Oliver Marach and doubles partner Mate Pavić defeat Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi and Jean-Julien Rojer in the 2017 Stockholm Open doubles. Popular culture Sports * 24 January – 5 February – The 2017 Bandy World Championship was held in Sweden. The Swedish team won gold medals, while Russia placed second and Finland placed third. Deaths * 8 January – Nicolai Gedda, operatic tenor (b. 1925). * 9 January – Ulf Dinkelspiel, politician (b. 1939). * 23 January – Katja of Sweden, fashion designer (b. 1920). * 25 January – Siewert Öholm, ... [...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] |
