Events in the year 1968 in Sweden.

Incumbents

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Gustaf VI Adolf Gustaf VI Adolf (Oscar Fredrik Wilhelm Olaf Gustaf Adolf; 11 November 1882 – 15 September 1973) was King of Sweden from 29 October 1950 until his death in 1973. He was the eldest son of Gustaf V and his wife, Victoria of Baden. Before Gustaf Ado ...

Events

*15 September – The 1968 Swedish general election is held. *28–29 September – The

1968 World Orienteering Championships The 2nd World Orienteering Championships were held in Linköping, Sweden, 28–29 September 1968. The championships had four events; individual contests for men and women, and relays for men and women. The men's individual course had 18 cont ...

are held in

Linköping Linköping () is a city in southern Sweden, with around 105,000 inhabitants as of 2021. It is the seat of Linköping Municipality and the capital of Östergötland County. Linköping is also the episcopal see of the Diocese of Linköping (Church ...

Births

*January 12 - Anders Bagge. *May 8 - Annika Andersson. *November 25 -

Mikael Martinsson Lars Erik Mikael Martinsson (born 29 March 1966) is a Swedish former footballer who played as a forward. He played for Vasalunds IF, CD Castellón, Djurgårdens IF, IFK Göteborg and IF Elfsborg Idrottsföreningen Elfsborg, more commonly kno ...

Deaths

*March 31 - Eivar Widlund. *November 16 - Carl Bertilsson.

Other

* Socialist Solidarity Committee for Czechoslovakia formed in response to the Prague Spring.

References

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