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1995 In Sweden
Events from the year 1995 in Sweden. Incumbents * Monarch – Carl XVI Gustaf * Prime Minister – Ingvar Carlsson Events 1 January Sweden accedes to the European Union. September * Establishment of the Haparanda Archipelago National Park. November * The November Storm of 1995 Popular culture Literature * '' Hummelhonung'', novel by Torgny Lindgren, winner of the August Prize. * '' Underbara kvinnor vid vatten'', novel by Monika Fagerholm, received the Thanks for the Book Award * ''Comédia infantil'', novel by Henning Mankell, English translation ''Chronicler of the Winds'' (2006). Sports * 5–13 August – the 1995 World Championships in Athletics were held in Gothenburg * The 1995 Allsvenskan was won by IFK Göteborg Births * 9 May – Oliver Källbom, ice hockey player * 6 June – Jonna Adlerteg, gymnast * 21 June – Jesper Karlström, footballer * 6 August – Rebecca Peterson, Swedish tennis player * 2 November – Hanna Öberg, biat ... [...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] |
Gothenburg
Gothenburg (; abbreviated Gbg; sv, Göteborg ) is the second-largest city in Sweden, fifth-largest in the Nordic countries, and capital of the Västra Götaland County. It is situated by the Kattegat, on the west coast of Sweden, and has a population of approximately 590,000 in the city proper and about 1.1 million inhabitants in the metropolitan area. Gothenburg was founded as a heavily fortified, primarily Dutch, trading colony, by royal charter in 1621 by King Gustavus Adolphus. In addition to the generous privileges (e.g. tax relaxation) given to his Dutch allies from the ongoing Thirty Years' War, the king also attracted significant numbers of his German and Scottish allies to populate his only town on the western coast. At a key strategic location at the mouth of the Göta älv, where Scandinavia's largest drainage basin enters the sea, the Port of Gothenburg is now the largest port in the Nordic countries. Gothenburg is home to many students, as the city includes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1995 In Sweden
Events from the year 1995 in Sweden. Incumbents * Monarch – Carl XVI Gustaf * Prime Minister – Ingvar Carlsson Events 1 January Sweden accedes to the European Union. September * Establishment of the Haparanda Archipelago National Park. November * The November Storm of 1995 Popular culture Literature * '' Hummelhonung'', novel by Torgny Lindgren, winner of the August Prize. * '' Underbara kvinnor vid vatten'', novel by Monika Fagerholm, received the Thanks for the Book Award * ''Comédia infantil'', novel by Henning Mankell, English translation ''Chronicler of the Winds'' (2006). Sports * 5–13 August – the 1995 World Championships in Athletics were held in Gothenburg * The 1995 Allsvenskan was won by IFK Göteborg Births * 9 May – Oliver Källbom, ice hockey player * 6 June – Jonna Adlerteg, gymnast * 21 June – Jesper Karlström, footballer * 6 August – Rebecca Peterson, Swedish tennis player * 2 November – Hanna Öberg, biat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karl Widmark
Karl Widmark (June 16, 1911 – October 14, 1995)Sveriges dödbok, 1901–2009 was a Swedish sprint canoeist competing for Västerås canoeing club in the late 1930s. He won two gold medals at the 1938 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships The 1938 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships were held in Vaxholm, Sweden, outside Stockholm, between 6–7 August 1938. This event was held under the auspices of the Internationale Repräsentantenschaft Kanusport (IRK), founded in 1924 and the f ... in Vaxholm, earning them in the K-1 1000 m and K-1 10000 m events. References * *Västerås Kanotförening Swedish male canoeists 1911 births 1995 deaths ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak {{Sweden-canoe-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Birger Norman
Birger Norman (30 July 1914 – 13 September 1995) was a Swedish journalist, poet, novelist, playwright and non-fiction writer. Biography Birger Norman was born at Svanö in Kramfors, Sweden. He was raised in the historic province of Ångermanland. He first worked as a journalist and chronicler with the magazine . He made his literary debut in 1951, with the poetry collection . He received the Litterturfrämjandets stora pris in 1971 and the Dobloug Prize in 1989 as well as the Illis quorum ''Illis quorum'' (''Illis quorum meruere labores'') (English: "For Those Whose Labors Have Deserved It"), is a gold medal awarded for outstanding contributions to Swedish culture, science or society. The award was introduced in 1784 by King Gust ... in 1991. He died in Stockholm in 1995. The Birger Norman Society () was formed in April 2004. References External linksBirger Normansällskapet website 1914 births 1995 deaths People from Ångermanland Swedish male poets 20t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tore Edman
Tore Edman (July 25, 1904 – June 16, 1995) was a Swedish ski jumper Ski jumping is a winter sport in which competitors aim to achieve the farthest jump after sliding down on their skis from a specially designed curved ramp. Along with jump length, competitor's aerial style and other factors also affect the fina ... who competed in the 1920s. He won a gold medal in the individual large hill at the 1927 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Cortina d'Ampezzo. He was born in Arvika. External links * 1904 births 1995 deaths Swedish male ski jumpers FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in ski jumping Sportspeople from Värmland County {{Sweden-skijumping-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Store Norske Leksikon
The ''Great Norwegian Encyclopedia'' ( no, Store Norske Leksikon, abbreviated ''SNL''), is a Norwegian-language online encyclopedia. The online encyclopedia is among the most-read Norwegian published sites, with more than two million unique visitors per month. Paper editions 1978–2007 The ''SNL'' was created in 1978, when the two publishing houses Aschehoug and Gyldendal merged their encyclopedias and created the company Kunnskapsforlaget. Up until 1978 the two publishing houses of Aschehoug and Gyldendal, Norway's two largest, had published ' and ', respectively. The respective first editions were published in 1907–1913 (Aschehoug) and 1933–1934 (Gyldendal). The slump in sales for paper-based encyclopedias around the turn of the 21st century hit Kunnskapsforlaget hard, but a fourth edition of the paper encyclopedia was secured by a grant of ten million Norwegian kroner from the foundation Fritt Ord in 2003. The fourth edition consisted of 16 volumes, a t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erik Beckman
Erik Beckman (23 April 1935 – 8 June 1995) was a Swedish poet, novelist and playwright. Among his poetry collections are ''Varifrån dom observeras'' from 1966, ''Kyss Er!'' from 1969, and ''Kärleksgubbar! Herdedikter'' from 1981. He was awarded the Dobloug Prize in 1972. References 1935 births 1995 deaths Swedish male poets 20th-century Swedish novelists 20th-century Swedish poets 20th-century Swedish dramatists and playwrights Swedish male novelists Swedish male dramatists and playwrights International Writing Program alumni 20th-century Swedish male writers {{Sweden-writer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hanna Öberg
Hanna Öberg (born 2 November 1995) is a Swedish biathlete. Career In 2017 she won the IBU Female Rookie of the Year Award for her World Cup debut season, with the male counterpart being awarded to her fellow Swede Sebastian Samuelsson. At the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics she won a surprising gold in the Individual, after four clean shootings. It was both the first victory and podium of her career, with her previous best being a fifth place in the world cup. She also claimed silver in the Relay, finished seventh in sprint, and fifth in both the mass start and the pursuit. Öberg repeated her Olympic success at the 2019 Biathlon World Championships on home snow in Östersund, where she again won the individual with a perfect shoot, having previously finished fourth in the sprint and fifth in the pursuit. She became the first female biathlete to win the individual World Championship title the year after taking the Olympic individual gold. She was awarded the Svenska Dagbl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rebecca Peterson
Rebecca Peterson (born 6 August 1995) is a Swedish tennis player. She has been ranked as high as 43 in singles and 87 in doubles by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA). Peterson has reached two singles finals on the WTA Tour in 2019, winning both of them. She has also reached one WTA Tour doubles final in 2015, in which she also succeeded to win the title. She also owns a doubles title on the WTA Challenger Tour. On the ITF Women's Circuit, she won 12 singles and six doubles titles. She had her breakthrough into the top 100 in May 2018, so she could play in main draw at most of the WTA Tour tournaments. She got most recognition in 2019, when she won two singles titles and also made her first top-ten win, against Sloane Stephens at the Washington Open. Also, in 2019, she entered top 50 for the first time. She made her Grand Slam debut at the 2017 US Open where she lost in the first round to Denisa Allertová. Among other players, Rebecca is most famous for her aggressive style ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jesper Karlström
Jesper Kewe Karlström (born 21 June 1995) is a Swedish professional Association football, footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ekstraklasa club Lech Poznań and the Sweden national football team, Sweden national team. Club career Early career Karlström started out his career playing for Hammarby Fotboll, Hammarby IF at the age of six. When he turned nine the coach of his team moved to IF Brommapojkarna and brought his entire youth team along with him to the new club, including Karlström. IF Brommapojkarna Shortly after his eighteenth birthday in 2013, Karlström made his Allsvenskan debut for Brommapojkarna away against Kalmar FF. At the start of the next year he scored for the first time when his game-winning goal in the last game of the 2013–14 Svenska Cupen group stage qualified the club for the knockout stage of the tournament. A few months later he also scored his first league goal in the 3–0 home win against IFK Norrköping. Djurgårdens IF Brommapojkarn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oliver Källbom
Oliver Källbom (born May 9, 1995) is a Swedish ice hockey goaltender. He is currently playing with Linköpings HC of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). Källbom made his debut with Linköpings HC during the 2013 European Trophy The 2013 European Trophy was the fourth and final season of the European Trophy, an annually held European ice hockey tournament. It was also the eighth tournament since its predecessor, the ''Nordic Trophy'', was launched in 2006. The regulation .... References External links * 1995 births Living people Linköping HC players Swedish ice hockey goaltenders {{Sweden-icehockey-player-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
