Events from the year 1942 in

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 ...

Incumbents

Monarch A monarch is a head of stateWebster's II New College DictionarMonarch Houghton Mifflin. Boston. 2001. p. 707. Life tenure, for life or until abdication, and therefore the head of state of a monarchy. A monarch may exercise the highest authority ...

– Gustaf V *

Prime Minister A prime minister, premier or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. Under those systems, a prime minister is not ...

–

Per Albin Hansson Per Albin Hansson (28 October 1885 – 6 October 1946) was a Swedish politician, chairman of the Social Democrats from 1925 and two-time Prime Minister in four governments between 1932 and 1946, governing all that period save for a short-lived ...

Events

* April 24 – Hot water is allowed three days a week in Swedish apartment buildings, in Stockholm this requires an extra 12,000 cubic meters of firewood *

RIFA (manufacturer) RIFA AB (originally an abbreviation for Radioindustrins Fabrik Aktiebolag) was a Swedish electronics manufacturer of resistors and capacitors, which was established in 1942. During World War II, RIFA manufactured parts for the Swedish radio ind ...

is founded. * August 7 – Sven "Svängis" Johansson,

wins the Six-Day Cycle Race in

Births

* 2 January –

Thomas Hammarberg Thomas Hammarberg (born 2 January 1942) is a Swedish diplomat and human rights defender. He held the post of Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights in Strasbourg from 1 April 2006 to 31 March 2012. He succeeded the first Commissioner, � ...

, diplomat and human rights defender * 14 January –

Stig Engström (actor) Stig Engström (born 14 January 1942) is a Swedish actor. He has appeared in more than 60 films and television shows since 1968. Selected filmography * ''Badarna'' (1968) * ''Georgia, Georgia'' (1972) * ''I Am Maria'' (1979) * ''Göta kanal ell ...

* 17 May –

Tom Turesson Tom Olov Turesson (17 May 1942 – 13 December 2004) was a Swedish football (soccer), football player and manager, best known for representing Hammarby Fotboll, Hammarby IF. A full international between 1962 and 1971, he won 22 Cap (sport), caps f ...

, footballer and manager (died 2004) * 22 June –

Laila Freivalds Laila Ligita Freivalds (born 22 June 1942) is a Swedish Social Democratic politician who served as Minister for Justice from 1988 to 1991 and again from 1994 to 2000, as Minister for Foreign Affairs from 2003 to 2006 and as Deputy Prime Minist ...

, Social Democratic politician * 3 July – Gunilla Bergström, author, journalist, and illustrator (died 2021) * 4 July –

Arne Hegerfors Olof ''Arne'' Hegerfors (born 4 July 1942) is a Swedish sports journalist and television presenter. He is mostly known as a sports commentator at SVT and Canal Plus between 1969 until 2011. He was awarded the Stora Journalistpriset (The great jo ...

, sports journalist and broadcaster (died 2024) * 25 July –

Krister Kristensson Carl Krister Kristensson (born 25 July 1942) is a Swedish former footballer who played as a defender. He represented Malmö FF and Trelleborgs FF during a career that spanned between 1963 and 1981. A full international between 1967 and 1972, he ...

, footballer and manager (died 2023) * 1 August – Kent Andersson, motorcycle racer (died 2006) * 27 August –

Örjan Persson Per Örjan Persson (27 August 1942) is a Swedish former football player. He played for Scottish clubs Dundee United and Rangers in the 1960s. He also represented Sweden at the 1970 FIFA World Cup in Mexico and the European Championship qua ...

, footballer * 6 October – Britt Ekland, actress * 6 October –

Björn Nordqvist Björn Axel Göte Nordqvist (born 6 October 1942) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a defender. Career During the 1960s and 1970s Nordqvist was captain of the Sweden national team. He played at the 1970 FIFA World C ...

, footballer * 26 December –

Jan Halvarsson Jan Ivar "Janne" Halvarsson (26 December 1942 – 5 May 2020) was a Swedish cross-country skier. Career He competed at the 1968 Winter Olympics in the 15, 30, 50 and 4 × 10 km events and won a silver medal in the relay, finishing fifth ...

, cross-country skier (died 2020)

Deaths

* 25 January -

Gertrud Adelborg Gertrud Virginia Adelborg (10 September 1853 in Karlskrona – 25 January 1942) was a Swedish teacher, feminist and leading member of the women's rights movement. Biography Gertrud Adelborg was born at Karlskrona in Blekinge County, Sweden. She ...

, women's rights activist * 5 July –

Karin Swanström Karin Swanström (June 13, 1873 – July 5, 1942) was a Swedish actress, producer and director. Early life Swanström was born in St. Olai congregation in Norrköping. Little is known of her life before she was accepted for the Royal Dram ...

, actress, producer and director * 26 June -

Agda Östlund Agda Maria Östlund, née Lundgren (3 April 1870 – 26 June 1942) was a Swedish Politician of the Social Democrats. She was one of the first four women to be elected to the Swedish parliament after the introduction of women suffrage. Life ...

, suffragist and social democrat * 20 November –

Emma Meissner Emma Meissner, née ''Ekström'' (30 October 1866 in Karlstad – 20 November 1942 in Stockholm) was a Swedish people, Swedish soprano and actress. Biography Emma Olivia Ekström was born in Karlstad to Johan Fredrik Ekström and Anna Brita Pet ...

, soprano and actress * 21 November – Einar Lönnberg, zoologist and conservationist * 3 December –

Wilhelm Peterson-Berger Olof Wilhelm Peterson-Berger ( 27 February 1867, Ullånger — 3 December 1942, Östersund) was a Swedish composer and music critic. As a composer, his main musical influences were Grieg, August Söderman and Wagner as well as Swedish folk id ...

, composer

References

Years of the 20th century in Sweden

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