Events from the year 1983 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 ...

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Carl XVI Gustaf Carl XVI Gustaf (Carl Gustaf Folke Hubertus; born 30 April 1946) is King of Sweden. He ascended the throne on the death of his grandfather, Gustaf VI Adolf, on 15 September 1973. He is the youngest child and only son of Prince Gustaf Adolf, Du ...

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 ...

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Olof Palme Sven Olof Joachim Palme (; ; 30 January 1927 – 28 February 1986) was a Swedish politician and statesman who served as Prime Minister of Sweden from 1969 to 1976 and 1982 to 1986. Palme led the Swedish Social Democratic Party from 1969 until h ...

Events

*1 January – the Name Act of 1982, replacing the Name Act of 1963, comes into full and legal effect . *The

Tiveden National Park Tiveden National Park (Swedish language, Swedish: ) is a national park situated in the Tiveden forest in the municipalities of Laxå (Örebro County) and Karlsborg (Västra Götaland County), in the historical province of Västergötland in Sweden ...

was established

Popular culture

Film

*16 September – '' Beyond Sorrow, Beyond Pain'' released

Births

*21 February –

Emilie O'Konor Emilie Louise O'Konor (born 21 February 1983) is a Swedish retired ice hockey player. She won a silver medal with the Swedish national team in the women's ice hockey tournament at the 2006 Winter Olympics The 2006 Winter Olympics, offici ...

, ice hockey player *28 February – Sara Nordenstam, Swedish-born Norwegian swimmer *9 May –

Petter Stymne Petter Stymne (born 9 May 1983 in Ryd, Sweden) is a Swedish swimmer from Skövde, representing SK Neptun from Stockholm. He competed for his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. Stymne became gold medalist and world rec ...

, swimmer *7 July – Nanna Jansson, ice hockey player *11 July –

Marie Serneholt Marie Eleonor Serneholt (; born 11 July 1983) is a Swedish singer and model. She was a member of the Swedish pop band A*Teens from 1998 to 2004, and briefly pursued a solo recording career after the band dissolved. Career A*Teens (1998–2006) ...

, Swedish singer. *6 September –

Johanna Wiberg Johanna Wiberg (born 1983) is a Swedish handball player. She played for the club FCK Håndbold F.C. Copenhagen Handball (or simply FCK Handball) was a Danish handball team, playing in Copenhagen. They had both a male and a female team, both ...

, handball player. *9 September –

Frej Larsson Frej Larsson (born 9 September 1983 in Ronneby, Sweden) is a Swedish musician and rapper. He is a member of Slagsmålsklubben, Maskinen and Far & Son. Frej Larsson joined Slagsmålsklubben Slagsmålsklubben (; often abbreviated as SMK) was ...

, musician *17 October – Åsa Persson, figure skater *19 October –

Rebecca Ferguson Rebecca Louisa Ferguson Sundström (born 19 October 1983) is a Swedish actress. She began her acting career with the Swedish soap opera ''Nya tider'' (1999–2000) and went on to star in the slasher film ''Drowning Ghost'' (2004). She came to in ...

, Swedish actress *15 December – Jonas Persson, swimmer.

Exact date missing

Anna Maria Nilsson Anna Maria Uusitalo (née Anna Maria Nilsson, born 13 May 1983 in Östersund, Sweden) is a Swedish former biathlete. She represented Sweden at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver Vancouver ( ) is a major city in western Canada, located ...

, biathlete

Deaths

*22 February –

Georg Rydeberg Olof Georg Rydeberg (21 July 1907 – 22 February 1983) was a Swedish film actor. He appeared in more than 70 films between 1932 and 1981. He was married to the Finnish actress Birgit Sergelius. Partial filmography * ''International Match ...

, film actor (born 1907) *12 May –

Olle Ohlson Olov "Olle" Axel Herman Ohlson (18 June 1921 – 12 May 1983) was a Swedish water polo player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as London 1948) were an i ...

, water polo player (born 1921). *16 June –

Aina Wifalk Aina Wifalk (21 March 1928 – 16 June 1983) was a Swedish social scientist and inventor of the modern walker. Life and work Wifalk was born in Lund, Sweden on 21 March 1928. In 1949, during her apprenticeship as a nurse, she fell ill with poli ...

, social scientist and inventor of the modern

walker Walker or The Walker may refer to: People *Walker (given name) *Walker (surname) *Walker (Brazilian footballer) (born 1982), Brazilian footballer Places In the United States *Walker, Arizona, in Yavapai County *Walker, Mono County, California * ...

(born 1928).

References

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