Events from the year 1993 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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Carl Bildt Nils Daniel Carl Bildt (born 15 July 1949) is a Swedish politician and diplomat who was Prime Minister of Sweden from 1991 to 1994. He was the leader of the Moderate Party from 1986 to 1999. Bildt served as Sweden's Minister for Foreign Affairs ...

Events

January

* 1 January – The

Sami Parliament of Sweden Acronyms * SAMI, ''Synchronized Accessible Media Interchange'', a closed-captioning format developed by Microsoft * Saudi Arabian Military Industries, a government-owned defence company * South African Malaria Initiative, a virtual expertise net ...

established.

Undated

Svea Fireworks Svea Fireworks is Sweden's biggest importer of fireworks. The company was founded in 1993 and is based in Ängelholm, Skåne County Skåne County ( sv, Skåne län, link=no ), sometimes referred to as Scania County in English, is the most sout ...

company is founded.

Popular culture

Literature

* '' Händelser vid vatten'', novel by

Kerstin Ekman Kerstin Lillemor Ekman, née Hjorth, (born 27 August 1933) is a Swedish novelist. Life and career Kerstin Ekman wrote a string of successful detective novels (among others ''De tre små mästarna'' and ''Dödsklockan'') but later went on to ps ...

, winner of the

August Prize The August Prize ( sv, Augustpriset) is an annual Swedish literary prize awarded each year since 1989 by the Swedish Publishers' Association. The prize is awarded to the best Swedish book of the year, in three categories. Prize In the years 1989- ...

Sports

* The

1993 Allsvenskan Allsvenskan 1993, part of the 1993 Swedish football season, was the 69th Allsvenskan season played. IFK Göteborg won the league ahead of runners-up IFK Norrköping, while Örgryte IS and IK Brage Idrottsklubben Brage, also known as IK Brage ...

was won by

IFK Göteborg Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna Göteborg (officially IFK Göteborg Fotboll), commonly known as IFK Göteborg, IFK (especially locally) or simply Göteborg, is a Swedish professional football club based in Gothenburg. Founded in 1904, it is the ...

Births

*2 January –

Jonna Andersson Jonna Ann-Charlotte Andersson (born 2 January 1993) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Swedish club Hammarby IF and the Sweden women's national football team. Club career Andersson signed for Linköpings FC in ...

, footballer *8 January –

William Karlsson Lars William Karlsson (born 8 January 1993), nicknamed "Wild Bill", is a Swedish professional ice hockey forward for the Vegas Golden Knights of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted in the second round, 53rd overall, by the Anaheim D ...

, ice hockey player *12 January –

Branimir Hrgota Branimir Hrgota (; born 12 January 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for and captains 2. Bundesliga club Greuther Fürth. Born in Bosnia, he plays for the Sweden national football team. Club career Jönköpings Södr ...

, footballer *17 January –

Amanda Ilestedt Amanda Ilestedt (born 17 January 1993) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Division 1 Féminine club Paris Saint-Germain and the Sweden national team. Club career Ilestedt came from Karlskrona FF during 2009 season ...

, footballer *7 February –

Davor Blažević Davor Blažević (born 7 February 1993) is a Swedish footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Hammarby IF in Allsvenskan. Early life Blažević was born in Falun, Sweden, to parents from Bosnia and Herzegovina. He grew up in Södertälje and s ...

, footballer *26 February –

Léon Leon, Léon (French) or León (Spanish) may refer to: Places Europe * León, Spain, capital city of the Province of León * Province of León, Spain * Kingdom of León, an independent state in the Iberian Peninsula from 910 to 1230 and again fro ...

, singer and songwriter *1 March –

Victor Rask Victor Rask (born 1 March 1993) is a Swedish professional ice hockey center who plays for HC Fribourg-Gottéron of the National League (NL). He has previosuly spent eight years in the National Hockey League (NHL), playing for the Carolina Hurrica ...

, ice hockey player *11 March –

Simon Hedlund Simon Fredrik Hedlund (; born 11 March 1993) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Allsvenskan club Elfsborg. Hedlund joined IF Elfsborg at the age of 16 and debuted in the Allsvenskan in 2012. In 2016, he moved to Uni ...

, footballer *28 March – Adam Lindgren, gamer *31 March –

Mikael Ishak Mikael Ishak (born 31 March 1993) is a Swedish professional Association football, footballer of Assyrian people, Assyrian descent who plays as a Forward (association football)#Striker, striker for Ekstraklasa club Lech Poznań. Beginning his car ...

, footballer *10 April –

Sam Larsson Sam Andreas Larsson (born 10 April 1993) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Süper Lig club Antalyaspor. Club career IFK Göteborg Born in Gothenburg, Sam Larsson made his first start in the Swedish top-flight, All ...

, footballer *16 April –

Hanna Glas Hanna Erica Maria Glas (born 16 April 1993) is a Swedish footballer who plays as a defender for Frauen-Bundesliga club Bayern Munich and the Sweden national team. Club career Glas began her football career at Sundsvalls DFF of Sweden's ...

, footballer *18 April – Mika Zibanejad, ice hockey player *22 April –

Filip Helander Filip Viktor Helander (born 22 April 1993) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Scottish Premiership side Rangers and the Sweden national team. Club career Malmö Helander made his Allsvenskan debut in a match a ...

, footballer *11 May – Elin Rubensson, footballer *19 May –

Emil Bergström Emil Evert Bergström (born 19 May 1993) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Polish club Górnik Zabrze. Club career Bergström made the move to Djurgården from IF Brommapojkarna as a youth player at the age o ...

, footballer *3 June – Nils Grandelius, chess grandmaster *6 June –

Frida Gustavsson Frida Gustavsson (born 6 June 1993) is a Swedish model and actress. Career Gustavsson was discovered at an IKEA when she was 12 years old. She began modeling locally in 2008, and in the same year she moved to Japan to pursue modelling. She ope ...

, model *16 June – Simon Kroon, footballer *24 June –

Stina Nilsson Stina Nilsson (born 24 June 1993) is a Swedish biathlete and former cross-country skier. She is a five-time Olympic medalist and the 2018 Olympic champion in the individual sprint. In March 2020 she announced that she would switch to competing in ...

, cross-country skier *26 June –

Mahmoud Eid Mahmoud Khair Mohammed Dahadha (born 26 June 1993), commonly known as Mahmoud Eid-al-Adha, is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Thai League 1 club Bangkok United. Born in Sweden, he represents the Palestine national team. ...

, Footballer *8 July – Angelica Bengtsson, pole vaulter *12 July – Jonas Brodin, ice hockey player *24 July –

Andreas Linde Andreas Christopher Linde (born 24 July 1993) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays for 2. Bundesliga club Greuther Fürth as a goalkeeper. Club career Molde Linde signed for Norwegian club Molde in 2015, having agreed a two-year con ...

, footballer *31 July – Linus Ullmark, ice hockey player *7 August – Anton Ewald, singer and dancer *17 August –

Sarah Sjöström Sarah Fredrika Sjöström (; born 17 August 1993) is a Swedish competitive swimmer specialising in the sprint freestyle and butterfly events. She is the current world record holder in the 50 metre freestyle (long course), the 100 metre freestyle ...

swimmer *8 September –

Magdalena Eriksson Magdalena Lilly Eriksson (also Ericsson, born 8 September 1993) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Chelsea Women in the English Women's Super League as well as for the Swedish national team.

, footballer *23 September –

Pontus Åberg Pontus Åberg ( ; born 23 September 1993) is a Swedish professional ice hockey forward currently an unrestricted free agent. He most recently played for Timrå IK in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). He was drafted in the second round of the 201 ...

ice hockey player *30 September –

Ken Sema Kenneth Nlata "Ken" Sema (born 30 September 1993) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL Championship club Watford and the Sweden national team. Club career Early career Sema got promoted to the IFK Norrköping f ...

, footballer *9 October –

Robin Quaison Robin Kwamina Quaison (, ; born 9 October 1993) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Saudi club Al-Ettifaq and the Sweden national team. Career Born in Stockholm to a Ghanaian father and a Swedish mother, Quaison st ...

, footballer *12 October –

Alexander Jeremejeff Alexander Thomas Jeremejeff (russian: Александр Еремеев; born 12 October 1993) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Super League Greece club Levadiakos, on loan from Panathinaikos. He has previously play ...

, footballer * 31 October –

Michelle Coleman Michelle Coleman (born 31 October 1993) is a Swedish competitive swimmer specialized in the sprint freestyle and backstroke events. She is the current Swedish national record holder in the 100 meter backstroke (short cou ...

, swimmer * 22 November –

Mattias Rönngren Mattias Rönngren (born 22 November 1993) is a Swedish World Cup alpine ski racer. At the 2021 World Championships 1 (one, unit, unity) is a number representing a single or the only entity. 1 is also a numerical digit and represents a sin ...

, alpine ski racer. * 24 November – Fridolina Rolfö, footballer * 5 December – Marcus Eriksson, basketball player

Deaths

* 1 February –

Sven Thofelt Sven Alfred Thofelt (19 May 1904 – 1 February 1993) was a Swedish modern pentathlete and épée fencer who competed at the 1928, 1932, 1936 and 1948 Summer Olympics. Early life Thofelt was born on 19 May 1904 in Stockholm, Sweden, the son of m ...

, modern pentathlete, Olympic champion 1928 (born 1904).

References

Years of the 20th century in Sweden

1990s in Sweden

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