Events from the year 1986 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 –

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 –

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 ...

Ingvar Carlsson Gösta Ingvar Carlsson (born 9 November 1934) is a Swedish politician who twice served as Prime Minister of Sweden, first from 1986 to 1991 and again from 1994 to 1996. He was leader of the Swedish Social Democratic Party from 1986 to 1996. He i ...

Events

* 3 January – Kungsörnen's mill (Saltsjöqvarn) in

Stockholm Stockholm () is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, largest city of Sweden as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in Scandinavia. Approximately 980,000 people liv ...

burns down for a whole day. * 28 February – Assassination of Olof Palme. *October - Covered bridge restaurant Nyköpingsbro, southwest of

Nyköping Nyköping () is a Urban areas in Sweden, locality and the seat of Nyköping Municipality, Södermanland County, Sweden with 32,759 inhabitants as of 2017. The city is also the capital of Södermanland County. Including Arnö, the locality on the ...

, is inaugurated.

Births

*15 February -

Adam Lundgren Adam Reier Lundgren (born 15 February 1986 in Gothenburg) is a Swedish actor. He is best known internationally for starring in the television series ''Torka aldrig tårar utan handskar'' ('' Don't Ever Wipe Tears Without Gloves'') in 2012, '' Bl ...

, actor *9 February -

Björn Gustafsson Lars Björn Gustafsson (born 19 February 1986) is a Swedish comedian and actor. He is known from TV shows such as ''Parlamentet'' and '' Stockholm Live''. Early and personal life Gustafsson was born in Gothenburg, Sweden. He studied at the C ...

, comedian and actor *23 February - Ola Svensson, singer. *8 April - Carl Klingborg, bandy player.
carl klingborg at bandysidan *9 June -

Kevin Borg Kevin James Borg (born 9 June 1986, in Floriana, Malta), is a Maltese pop singer who lives and works in Sweden. Borg rose to fame as the winner of the fifth series of the Swedish television singing competition ''Idol'' in 2008. He was the third ...

, Maltese-born singer. *13 June - Måns Zelmerlöw, singer. *3 July –

Ola Toivonen Nils Ola Toivonen (; born 3 July 1986) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder or forward. After beginning his career in his home town team of Degerfors, he spent time in the top flight for Örgryte b ...

, footballer *6 August –

Nanna Blondell Nanna Terese Blondell (born 6 August 1986)Sveriges befolkning 1990 is a Swedish stage, television, and film actress. Education Blondell earned a degree from Stockholm Academy of Dramatic Arts. As a child she wanted to be an actress, but she didn ...

, Swedish-Ghanaian actress *10 August – Tibor Joza, footballer. *17 August – Marcus Berg, footballer *1 October – Filip Björk, professional ice hockey player *17 October – Mohombi, Congolese-Swedish singer *9 November –

Linnea Henriksson Ellen 'Linnea' Petrea Henriksson (born 9 November 1986) is a Swedish singer and songwriter who participated in '' Idol 2010'' in which she placed fourth. , she is also the lead singer of the jazz band Prylf. In 2012 Henriksson released her first ...

, singer and songwriter *13 December –

Mikael Lustig Carl Mikael Lustig (; born 13 December 1986) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a right or centre back. Beginning his career with Umeå FC in 2004, he went on to represent GIF Sundsvall, Rosenborg BK, Celtic, and Gent befo ...

, footballer.

Deaths

* 28 February –

, Prime Minister (born 1927) * 24 May – Gunnar Björnstrand, actor (born 1909) * 20 November –

Arne Beurling Arne Carl-August Beurling (3 February 1905 – 20 November 1986) was a Swedish mathematician and professor of mathematics at Uppsala University (1937–1954) and later at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey. Beurling worked ...

, mathematician

References

Years of the 20th century in Sweden {{Sweden-year-stub