Events from the year 1989 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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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

*1 October – Establishment of the Swedish Security Service

Popular culture

Film

*6 March – The

24th Guldbagge Awards The 24th Guldbagge Awards ceremony, presented by the Swedish Film Institute, honored the best Swedish films of 1988, and took place on 6 March 1989. '' Katinka'' and '' Back to Ararat'' were presented with the award for Best Film. Awards * Best ...

were presented. *15 September – '' The Women on the Roof'' released

Sport

*17 to 20 August – The

1989 World Orienteering Championships The 1989 World Orienteering Championships, the 13th World Orienteering Championships, were held in Skövde, Sweden, 17–20 August 1989. The championships had four events; individual contests for men and women, and relays for men and women. M ...

were held in Skövde. *23 September to 1 October – The

1989 Men's European Volleyball Championship The 1989 Men's European Volleyball Championship was the sixteenth edition of the event, organized by Europe's governing volleyball body, the European Volleyball Confederation. It was hosted in Örebro and Stockholm, Sweden, from September 23 to Oct ...

was hosted in

Örebro Örebro ( , ) is the List of urban areas in Sweden by population, sixth-largest city in Sweden, the seat of Örebro Municipality, and capital of the Örebro County. It is situated by the Närke Plain, near the lake Hjälmaren, a few kilometers in ...

and

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 ...

Births

*22 February –

Anna Sundstrand Anna Maria Karolina Sundstrand (born 22 February 1989) is a Swedish singer. She is an original member of the Swedish pop group, Play. Early life Sundstrand was born on 22 February 1989 in Stockholm, Sweden. She began dancing when she was four ...

, singer and model *28 March – Jenny Lönnkvist, orienteering competitor *10 April –

Jenny Alm Jenny Alm (born 10 April 1989) is a Swedish handball player for København Håndbold. and a retired player for the Swedish national team. She participated at the 2011 World Women's Handball Championship The 2011 World Women's Handball Champ ...

, handball player *27 April –

Jerker Lysell Jerker Lysell (born 27 April 1989) is a Swedish orienteering competitor, and world champion in sprint. Career Lysell won a bronze medal in the sprint at the 2012 European Orienteering Championships in Falun, tying with Daniel Hubmann. He com ...

, orienteering competitor, world champion in sprint (

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) *5 May –

Agnes Knochenhauer Agnes Ellinor Knochenhauer (born 5 May 1989) is a Swedish Curling, curler who competed at 5 World Curling Championships and at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi and 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, winning a silver and a gold medal respective ...

, curler *23 May –

Jeffery Taylor Jeffery Matthew Taylor (born May 23, 1989) is a Swedish-American professional basketball player for BC Wolves of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL). He played college basketball for Vanderbilt University, before being drafted 31st overall b ...

, basketball player *12 June –

Emma Eliasson Emma Maria Josefin Eliasson (born 12 June 1989 in Kiruna, Sweden) is a Swedish retired ice hockey player. Considered one of the greatest Swedish defenders to ever play the game and known for her offensive abilities and physical style of play, ...

, ice hockey player, Olympic silver medalist *29 June –

Jens Westin Jens Thomas Erik Vestin (born June 29, 1989) is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenseman currently playing for Färjestad BK in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). He made his debut playing for Modo Hockey in the Elitserien in the 2007–08 sea ...

, ice hockey player *11 July –

Tobias Sana Tobias Tigjani Sana (born 11 July 1989) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Allsvenskan club BK Häcken. Club career Qviding FIF Sana began his professional football career in 2007–2008, playing for ...

, football player *21 July –

Christoffer Sundgren Kjell Tommy Christoffer Sundgren (born 31 July 1989) is a Swedish curler. He currently plays lead for the Swedish national team, skipped by Niklas Edin. The World Curling Federation's historical records rank Sundgren as one of the most successfu ...

, curler *8 September –

Avicii Tim Bergling (; 8 September 1989 – 20 April 2018), known professionally as Avicii (, ), was a Swedish DJ, remixer and music producer. At the age of 16, Bergling began posting his remixes on electronic music forums, which led to his first rec ...

, DJ, remixer, record producer, musician and songwriter *24 October – Felix Arvid Ulf Kjellberg, a.k.a. PewDiePie, YouTube personality *4 November –

Frida Svedin Thunström Frida Anna Linnéa Svedin Thunström (born 4 November 1989 in Timrå, Sweden) is a Swedish ice hockey forward. International career Svedin Thunström was selected for the Sweden women's national ice hockey team in the 2010 Winter Olympics. She pl ...

, ice hockey player

Deaths

*1 February – Erik Persson, footballer (born 1909) *27 February – Göran Larsson, swimmer (born 1932) *16 June –

Arthur Häggblad Arthur Häggblad (14 August 1908 – 16 June 1989) was a Swedish cross-country skier who competed in the 1930s. He won a bronze medal in the 4 × 10 km relay at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. Häggblad's best individual ...

, cross-country skier (born 1908) *20 September –

Stig Andersson-Tvilling Stig Gunnar Andersson-Tvilling (15 July 1928 — 20 September 1989) was a Swedish ice hockey player. He competed at the 1952 and 1956 Winter Olympics, winning a bronze medal in 1952 and finishing fourth in 1956 alongside his twin brother Hans. Be ...

, ice hockey player (born 1928) *29 October – Anders Rydberg, football player (born 1903) *23 December –

Lennart Strandberg Hans Lennart Olofsson Strandberg (26 March 1915 – 23 December 1989) was a Swedish sprinter. He specialized in the 100 metres event, in which he won a bronze medal at the 1938 European Championships and finished sixth at the 1936 Summer Olympic ...

, athlete (born 1915) *31 December – Clarence Hammar, sailor (born 1899)

References

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