Events in the year 2020 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 – Stefan Löfven

Events

* 11 March – The first deaths recorded during the COVID-19 pandemic in Sweden. * 25 March – The death toll of the COVID-19 pandemic in Sweden surpassed 100. * 30 March – The death toll of the COVID-19 pandemic in Sweden surpassed 250. * 3 April – The death toll of the COVID-19 pandemic in Sweden surpassed 500. * 9 April – The death toll of the COVID-19 pandemic in Sweden surpassed 1 000. * 26 April – The death toll of the COVID-19 pandemic in Sweden surpassed 2 500. * 11 June – The death toll of the COVID-19 pandemic in Sweden surpassed 5 000. * 29 to 30 August –

Riots A riot is a form of civil disorder commonly characterized by a group lashing out in a violent public disturbance against authority, property, or people. Riots typically involve destruction of property, public or private. The property targeted ...

broke out in the Swedish cities of Malmö and Ronneby. * 17 November - The free media

Riks The Sweden Democrats ( sv , Sverigedemokraterna ; SD ) is a nationalist and right-wing populist political party in Sweden. As of 2022, it is the largest member of Sweden's right-wing governing bloc to which it provides confidence and supply, an ...

is launched.

Sport

* 9 to 26 January – The

2020 European Men's Handball Championship The 2020 EHF European Men's Handball Championship was the 14th edition of the tournament and the first to feature 24 national teams. It was co-hosted for the first time in three countries – Austria, Norway and Sweden – from 9 to 26 January 20 ...

is held in Malmö,

Gothenburg Gothenburg (; abbreviated Gbg; sv, Göteborg ) is the second-largest city in Sweden, fifth-largest in the Nordic countries, and capital of the Västra Götaland County. It is situated by the Kattegat, on the west coast of Sweden, and has ...

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 ...

(in addition to Austria and Norway).

Deaths

January

* 1 January – Bengt Levin, orienteering competitor (b. 1958). * 3 January – Bo Winberg, guitarist (b. 1939). * 6 January ** Bernt Andersson, footballer (b. 1933). ** Arne Holmgren, biochemist (b. 1940). * 14 January –

Jan-Olof Ekholm Jan-Olof Ekholm (20 October 1931 – 14 January 2020) was a Swedish detective fiction writer born in Grytnäs, Dalarna, Sweden, also known for some children's literature works. He was one of the members of the presidium of the Swedish Crime Wri ...

, crime fiction writer (b. 1931). * 20 January – Ulf Norrman, Olympic sailor (b. 1935). * 25 January **

Anne Kulle Anne Elisabet Kulle, née ''Nord'' (14 January 1944 in Solna – 25 January 2020) was a Swedish actress. She was married to actor Jarl Kulle from 1976 until his death in 1997. Filmography *1962 – Åsa-Nisse på Mallorca *1968 – ...som havets ...

, actress (b. 1944). **

Holger Romander Holger Axel Gustaf Romander (6 March 1921 – 25 January 2020) was a Swedish civil servant. He served as the Prosecutor-General of Sweden from 1966 to 1978 and as the National Police Commissioner from 1978 to 1987. Career Romander was born on 6 M ...

, civil servant, National Police Commissioner (b. 1921). * 31 January – Gunnar Svensson, ice hockey player (b. 1956).

February

* 6 February –

Ola Magnell Nils Olaus Lennart Karl Magnell (20 January 1946 – 6 February 2020) was a Swedish pop-rock singer and guitarist. His works were first put out by Metronome Records Warner Music Sweden AB (previously Metronome Records) is a Swedish record compa ...

, musician (b. 1946). * 9 February –

Margareta Hallin Gunhild Margareta Hallin Ekerot (20 February 1931 – 9 February 2020) was a Swedish opera singer, composer and actress. Early life and debut Hallin was born on 20 February 1931, in Karlskoga. She made her debut during her time as a student at ...

, operatic soprano (b. 1931). * 17 February – Anna-Stina Wahlberg, Olympic diver (

1952 Events January–February * January 26 – Black Saturday in Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. * February 6 ** Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh, becomes m ...

1956 Events January * January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan. * January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, Ed McCully, Jim ...

) (b. 1931). * 24 February – Olof Thunberg, actor ('' Winter Light'', '' Bamse'', '' Amorosa'') (b. 1925).

March

* 1 March –

Stefan Lindqvist Stefan Lindqvist (18 March 1967 – 1 March 2020) was a Swedish professional footballer who played as a midfielder. During his club career, Lindqvist played for Halmstad, Neuchâtel Xamax, IFK Göteborg, Motherwell and Strømsgodset IF. He made f ...

, footballer (

Halmstad Halmstad () is a port, university, industrial and recreational city A city is a human settlement of notable size.Goodall, B. (1987) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Human Geography''. London: Penguin.Kuper, A. and Kuper, J., eds (1996) ''The Socia ...

, IFK Göteborg, national team) (b. 1967). * 6 March – Anne-Marie Berglund, writer (b. 1952). * 8 March ** Max von Sydow, actor (b. 1929). **

Anders Åberg Per Anders Åberg (16 April 1945 – 23 January 2018) was a Swedish sculptor, painter and cartoonist. Åberg was best known for his wooden models of all sorts of buildings. In the early 1970s, he was assigned to decorate the Stockholm metro sta ...

, actor ('' Långt bort och nära'', ''

Kejsaren ''Kejsaren'' is a 1979 Swedish drama film directed by Jösta Hagelbäck. At the 15th Guldbagge Awards, Anders Åberg won the award for Best Actor. It was entered into the 29th Berlin International Film Festival, where cinematographer Sten Hol ...

'', '' Andra dansen'') (b. 1948). * 10 March –

Kurt Liander Kurt Liander (28 January 1932 – 10 March 2020) was a Swedish footballer and football manager. He played mostly for AIK and IFK Stockholm IFK Stockholm is multi-sports club in Stockholm, Sweden. It is most known for its football team. Backgr ...

, footballer ( AIK, IFK Stockholm, national team) (b. 1932). * 24 March – John Eriksson, footballer ( Djurgården, national team) (b. 1929). * 26 March – Olle Holmquist, trombonist (

James Last Orchestra The James Last Orchestra was a German/multinational big-band orchestra. The orchestra was established in 1964 as a studio orchestra, led by jazz musician Hans Last. The orchestra started touring in 1968 and has been very popular worldwide. From 1 ...

) (b. 1936). * 27 March –

Thandika Mkandawire Thandika Mkandawire (10 October 1940 – 27 March 2020) was a Malawian economist and public intellectual who was a Chair of African Development and professor of African Development at the London School of Economics. He is a widely published schol ...

, economist (b. 1940). * 28 March –

Kerstin Behrendtz Clary ''Kerstin'' Margareta Behrendtz, for a time Behrendtz Samuelsson (18 August 1950 – 28 March 2020) was a Swedish radio presenter and director of music for Sveriges Radio Sveriges Radio AB (, "Sweden's Radio") is Sweden's national pub ...

, radio presenter (b. 1950). * 29 March – Tomas Oneborg, photographer (b. 1958).

April

* 1 April –

Yvonne Schaloske Yvonne Schaloske (23 August 1951 - 1 April 2020) was a Swedish actress. She was born in Borås. Yvonne Schaloske starred in many Swedish movies and in TV-shows, most notably the soap opera ''Rederiet''. Schaloske died in April, 2020, at the age ...

, actress (''

Rederiet ''Rederiet'' (''High Seas'' or ''The Shipping Company'') was a (318 episodes) Swedish soap opera that aired on Sveriges Television between August 1992 and April 2002. The cast featured many popular and renowned Swedish actors. The 45-minute epis ...

'') (b. 1951). * 4 April **

Susanna Ramel Susanna Ragnarsdotter Ramel (née Östberg; previously Gillgren; 1 April 1920 – 4 April 2020) was a Swedish dancer, singer, actress, and movement therapist. Ramel was the daughter of the architect Ragnar Östberg and Carin Thiel; her matern ...

actress (b. 1920). ** Börje Stattin, Olympic gymnast (

) (b. 1930). * 8 April **

Siri Berg Siri Berg (September 14, 1921 – April 8, 2020) was a Swedish-born American abstract artist and teacher. Berg's work is included in the permanent collection of the Guggenheim Museum in New York, as well as the National Museum of American Jewish ...

, abstract artist (b. 1921). **

Lars-Eric Lundvall Lars-Eric Lundvall (3 April 1934 – 8 April 2020) was a Swedish professional ice hockey player and coach. Between 1956 and 1965 he played 195 international matches and scored 79 goals. During this period he won 5 world and 10 European championshi ...

, ice hockey player ( Frölunda), world champion (

1962 Events January * January 1 – Western Samoa becomes independent from New Zealand. * January 3 – Pope John XXIII excommunicates Fidel Castro for preaching communism. * January 8 – Harmelen train disaster: 93 die in the wors ...

) and Olympic silver medallist (

1964 Events January * January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved. * January 5 - In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patriarch ...

) (b. 1934). * 10 April –

Marianne Lundquist Ingrid Marianne Lundquist (later ''Grane'', 24 July 1931 – 10 April 2020) was a Swedish freestyle swimmer who won a bronze medal in the 4 × 100 m relay at the 1950 European Aquatics Championships. She competed at the 1948 and 1952 Olympics i ...

, Olympic swimmer (

1948 Events January * January 1 ** The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is inaugurated. ** The Constitution of New Jersey (later subject to amendment) goes into effect. ** The railways of Britain are nationalized, to form British ...

) (b. 1931). * 14 April –

Kerstin Meyer Kerstin Margareta Meyer, CBE (3 April 1928 – 14 April 2020) was a Swedish mezzo-soprano who enjoyed an international career in opera and concert. A long-time member of the Royal Swedish Opera and Hamburg State Opera, she appeared regular ...

, mezzo-soprano (b. 1928). * 15 April –

Adam Alsing Rolf Adam Engelbrekt Alsing (12 October 1968 – 15 April 2020) was a Swedish television and radio presenter, best known for presenting ''Big Brother (Swedish TV series), Big Brother Sweden'' on Kanal 5 (Swedish TV channel), Kanal 5. He mov ...

, television and radio presenter (''

Big Brother Big Brother may refer to: * Big Brother (''Nineteen Eighty-Four''), a character from George Orwell's novel ''Nineteen Eighty-Four'' ** Authoritarian personality, any omnipresent figure representing oppressive control ** Big Brother Awards, a sat ...

, Adam Live,

Mix Megapol Mix Megapol is a private Swedish radio network controlled by Bauer Media Group. It launched in 1993 under the name Skärgårdsradion (Archipelago Radio). Later that year the name was changed to Radio Megapol when the broadcasting permissions were a ...

'') (b. 1968). * 18 April **

Erik Belfrage Erik Jean Christian Antoine Belfrage (13 April 1946 – 18 April 2020) was a Swedish diplomat, banking executive, and political consultant. Early life and education Belfrage was the son of diplomat Kurt-Allan Belfrage and his wife, Renée Fra ...

, diplomat and banking executive (b. 1946). **

Lennart Jirlow Lennart Martin Jirlow (24 April 1936 – 18 April 2020) was a Swedish painter and scenographer. He got his education at Konstfack and at the academy of arts in Florence. His first exhibition was in Stockholm in 1958, and after this he spent most ...

, painter and scenographer (b. 1936). * 25 April ** Per Olov Enquist, author (born

1934 Events January–February * January 1 – The International Telecommunication Union, a specialist agency of the League of Nations, is established. * January 15 – The 8.0 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake, Nepal–Bihar earthquake strik ...

). ** Gunnar Seijbold, photographer (b. 1955). * 29 April – Maj Sjöwall, writer (b. 1935).

May

Kristina Lugn at Stockholm City Theatre, 2008-03-08

* 2 May – Jan-Olof Strandberg, actor ('' Wild Birds'', ''

Last Pair Out ''Last Pair Out'' ( sv, Sista paret ut), is a 1956 Swedish drama film directed by Alf Sjöberg and written by Ingmar Bergman. It was entered into the 7th Berlin International Film Festival. Cast * Eva Dahlbeck as Susanna Dahlin * Harriet Ander ...

'', ''

Varning för Jönssonligan ''Varning för Jönssonligan'' ( en, Beware of the Johnson Gang) is a Swedish film about the gang Jönssonligan made in 1981. It was the first Swedish adaptation of one of the original Danish ''Olsen-banden'' movies. Somewhat ironically, it was b ...

'') (b. 1926). * 4 May ** Gunnar Larsson, sports administrator (b. 1940). ** Anna Mohr, archaeologist (b. 1944). * 5 May –

Jan Halvarsson Jan Ivar "Janne" Halvarsson (26 December 1942 – 5 May 2020) was a Swedish cross-country skier. Career He competed at the 1968 Winter Olympics in the 15, 30, 50 and 4 × 10 km events and won a silver medal in the relay, finishing fifth ...

, cross-county skier, Olympic silver medallist (

1968 The year was highlighted by protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide. Events January–February * January 5 – "Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. * Januar ...

) (b. 1942). * 9 May **

Kristina Lugn Gunhild Bricken Kristina Lugn (; 14November 1948 – 9 May 2020)Jones, Evelyn.Författaren Kristina Lugn är död", Dagens Nyheter 9 May 2020. Accessed 9 May 2020. was a Swedish poet and dramatist and member of the Swedish Academy. Early ...

, poet and writer, member of the

Swedish Academy The Swedish Academy ( sv, Svenska Akademien), founded in 1786 by King Gustav III of Sweden, Gustav III, is one of the Swedish Royal Academies, Royal Academies of Sweden. Its 18 members, who are elected for life, comprise the highest Swedish lang ...

(b. 1948). **

Sven-Erik Westlin Sven-Erik Westlin (6 January 1934 – 9 May 2020) was a Swedish weightlifter. He competed in the men's lightweight event at the 1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 ( ja, 東京1964), were an interna ...

, Olympic weightlifter (

) (b. 1934). * 14 May **

Berith Bohm ''Berith'' Maria Kristina Bohm (23 August 1932 – 14 May 2020) was a Swedish opera singer and actress in theater. In her teens she participated in a talent show in Bromma and performed the song ''Fjorton år tror jag visst att jag var''. After s ...

, operatic soprano (b. 1932). ** Ingvar Ericsson, Olympic runner (

) (b. 1927). * 15 May **

Claes Borgström Claes Gustaf Borgström (21 July 1944 – 15 May 2020) was a Swedish lawyer and politician. He served as Equality Ombudsman (''JämO'') from 2000 until 2007. A member of the Social Democratic Party prior to 2013, he joined the Left Party i ...

, lawyer and politician,

Equality Ombudsman The Equality Ombudsman ( sv, Diskrimineringsombudsmannen, , discrimination ombudsman, DO; formerly sv, Jämställdhetsombudsmannen, , equality ombudsman, label=none, JämO) is a government agency in Sweden tasked with supervising the laws relati ...

(2000–2007) (b. 1944). **

Henrik Pontén Henrik Pontén (17 October 1965 – 15 May 2020) was a Swedish jurist active in the organization Svenska antipiratbyrån (Swedish Anti-Piracy Bureau), and was often seen representing the organization in the media. Pontén was born in Kalmar Mu ...

, jurist (b. 1965). * 20 May **

Malin Gjörup Eva Malin Maria Gjörup (28 April 1964 – 20 May 2020) was a Swedish actress and mezzo-soprano. She was sister to the actress, Fanny Gjörup (1961–2001), and stepdaughter to actor Håkan Serner. Gjörup was born in Luleå. She studied at ...

, actress (''

Hello Baby ''Hello Baby'' () is a South Korean reality show where celebrities experience parenthood by raising children ages 5 and under. The main purpose is to see whether or not the celebrities make "good" parents. The show aired for seven seasons, and ...

'') and operatic mezzo-soprano, cerebral haemorrhage (b. 1964). **

Karl-Göran Mäler Karl-Göran Mäler (1939 – May 20, 2020) was a Swedish economist. Mäler was born in 1939 in Sollefteå. He pursued undergraduate study in mathematics, statistics and economics at Stockholm University. Mäler specialized in economics at the grad ...

, environmental economist (b. 1939). * 31 May –

Carina Boberg Carina Helen Boberg (12 May 1952 – 31 May 2020) was a Swedish actress, perhaps best known for her starring role in the TV4 comedy series ''Rena Rama Rolf'' as "Bettan" opposite Lasse Brandeby. Boberg was born in Gothenburg, where she studied ac ...

, actress (b. 1952).

June

* 2 June –

Inga Edwards ''Inga'' is a genus of small tropical, tough-leaved, nitrogen-fixing treesElkan, Daniel. "Slash-and-burn farming has become a major threat to the world's rainforest" ''The Guardian'' 21 April 2004 and shrubs, subfamily Mimosoideae. ''Inga''s l ...

, actress (''

Raggare! ''Raggare!'' (in the UK released as ''Blackjackets'') is a Swedish drama film which was released to cinemas in Sweden on 13 November 1959, directed by Olle Hellbom. Plot A gang of car driving youngsters (raggare) hang out in a café outside Stoc ...

'', ''

Wallander Wallander may refer to: TV, film, books * Kurt Wallander, a fictional Swedish police inspector in novels by Henning Mankell :* ''Wallander'' (film series), Swedish-language television films of the Wallander stories starring Rolf Lassgård :* ''Wal ...

'') (b. 1937). * 7 June –

Jean Bolinder Jean Bolinder (5 December 1935 – 7 June 2020) was a Swedish author and film director. Linköping-born Bolinder debuted in 1967 with the crime novel ''Skulle jag sörja då...'' in which he introduces the character Jöran and Marianne Bundin as ...

, author (b. 1935). * 8 June **

Tobias Berggren Tobias Berggren (22 January 1940 – 8 June 2020) was a Swedish poet. He made his literary debut in 1969. Among his later collections are ''Namn och grus'' from 1973 and ''Fält och legender'' from 1997. He was awarded the Dobloug Prize The Dobl ...

, poet (b. 1940). ** Lillemor Östlin, writer and criminal (b. 1940). * 10 June –

Zoogin Zoogin (3 June 1990 – 10 June 2020) was a Swedish racing trotter by Zoot Suit out of Ginjette by Lornjett. His most prestigious victories include the Swedish Trotting Criterium (Swedish: ''Svenskt Travkriterium'') (1993), Oslo Grand Prix (19 ...

, racehorse (b. 1990). * 11 June – Colibrine Sandström, writer (b. 1928). * 15 June –

Jan Peder Lamm Jan Peder Lamm (27 October 1935 – 15 June 2020), was a Swedish archaeologist. He received his Ph.D. in 1973 from the University of Stockholm for a dissertation about a Migration Period elite cemetery near Drottningholm. Lamm taught archaeology a ...

, archaeologist (b. 1935). * 17 June –

K. Anders Ericsson K. Anders Ericsson (October, 23, 1947 – June 17, 2020) was a Swedish psychologist and Conradi Eminent Scholar and Professor of Psychology at Florida State University who was internationally recognized as a researcher in the psychological natur ...

, psychologist and scholar (b. 1947). * 18 June –

Ingegärd Fredin Eva Malin Ingegärd Fredin (also spelled as ''Ingegerd'', 27 October 1930 – 18 June 2020) was a Swedish freestyle swimmer who won a bronze medal in the 4 × 100 m relay at the 1950 European Aquatics Championships The 1950 LEN European A ...

, freestyle swimmer (b. 1930). * 27 June –

Mats Rådberg Mats Rådberg (8 June 1948 – 27 June 2020) was a Swedish country music, country singer, guitarist, composer and architect scoring several chart successes in Sweden during the 1970s/80s. He is well known for working together with the country ba ...

, singer (b. 1948).

July

* 6 July –

Juris Kronbergs Juris Kronbergs (9 August 1946 – 6 July 2020) was a Latvian-Sweden, Swedish poet and Translation, translator who lived in Stockholm. In Latvia, he is best known for his poetry, written in Latvian. His most acknowledged book is ''Vilks vi ...

, poet and translator (b. 1946). * 11 July –

Tõnu Puu Tõnu Puu (Tallinn, 25 September 1936 – Umeå, 11 July 2020) was an Estonian-born Sweden, Swedish economist. He has been Professor of Economics at Umeå University. Personal Tõnu Puu took refuge from Estonia to Sweden upon the Soviet occupatio ...

, economist (b. 1936). * 12 July – Henrik Ripa, politician, MP (2010–2014) (b. 1968). * 15 July –

Ivar Genesjö Ivar Genesjö (24 January 1931 – 15 July 2020) was a Swedish fencer. He competed in the team épée event at the 1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 ( ja, 東京1964), were an international mul ...

, Olympic fencer (

) (b. 1931). * 23 July **

Hassan Brijany Hassan Brijany (12 April 1961 – 23 July 2020) was an Iranian-Swedish actor. Biography Brijany grew up in north Iran. His father wanted him to become a brain surgeon, but he was more interested in theater. He got his education in acting in Teh ...

, actor (b. 1961). **

Ove König Nils Ove König (25 June 1950 – 23 July 2020) was a Swedish speed skater. He won a silver medal at the 1971 World Sprint Championships and finished seventh in the 500 m event at the 1972 Winter Olympics The 1972 Winter Olympics, officially ...

, Olympic speed skater (

1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, me ...

) (b. 1950). * 25 July –

Jim Frick Kjell Jim Erik Frick (6 November 195125 July 2020) was a Swedish horse racer within harness racing. After winning 5002 races he ended his career in 2010 after being thrown off the sulky and becoming unconscious. He ended his career officially on ...

, horse harness racer (b. 1951). * 30 July – Ann Bergman, academic (b. 1963).

August

* 9 August –

Göran Forsmark Rolf Göran Forsmark (4 February 1955 – 9 August 2020) was a Swedish actor. Forsmark was born in Malmberget. He studied at NAMA in Malmö Malmö (, ; da, Malmø ) is the largest city in the Swedish county (län) of Scania (Skåne). I ...

, actor ( ''The Hunters'') (b. 1955). * 17 August –

Folke Alnevik Arvid Folke Alnevik (31 December 1919 – 17 August 2020) was a Swedish sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres. His best results were in the 4×400 metre relay, winning bronze medals at the 1946 European Championships and the 1948 Summer Oly ...

, sprinter, Olympic bronze medallist (

) (b. 1919). * 18 August –

Hans Cavalli-Björkman Hans Cavalli-Björkman (29 June 1928 – 18 August 2020) was a Swedish Lawyer and former chairman of the Swedish Association football club Malmö FF, a post he held between 1975 and 1998.Malmö FF), 1975–1998 (b. 1928). * 23 August –

Rolf Gohs Rolf Ernst Gohs (26 October 1933 – 23 August 2020) was a Swedish comic creator. He was born in Estonia but moved to Sweden in 1946. Acclaimed mostly for his artwork, Gohs usually writes his own stories as well. Early works such as ''Mannen fr� ...

, comic creator and cover artist (''

Fantomen ''The Phantom'' is an American adventure comic strip, first published by Lee Falk in February 1936. The main character, the Phantom, is a fictional costumed crime-fighter who operates from the fictional African country of Bangalla. The charact ...

'') (b. 1933). * 25 August – Roine Carlsson, politician, Minister of Defence 1985–1991 (b. 1937). * 28 August **

Gudrun Arenander Gudrun Eivor Elisabeth Arenander (née Eklund, 25 March 1921 – 28 August 2020) was a Swedish discus thrower. She made her athletic debut at a championship in Gothenburg in 1943, setting her personal best throw of 40.37 m. She became a member ...

, Olympic discus thrower (

) and handball player (b. 1921). ** Assar Lindbeck, economist (b. 1930).

September

* 4 September –

Carl-Henning Wijkmark Carl-Henning Wijkmark (21 November 1934 – 4 September 2020) was a Swedish novelist and translator. He made his literary debut in 1972, with the novel ''Jägarna på Karinhall''. Among his other novels are ''Dressinen'' from 1983 and ''Sista dag ...

, novelist (''

Stundande natten ''Stundande natten'' (lit. Night Approaching) is a 2007 novel by Swedish author Carl-Henning Wijkmark. It won the August Prize The August Prize ( sv, Augustpriset) is an annual Swedish literary prize awarded each year since 1989 by the Swedish Pu ...

'') (b. 1934). * 6 September **

Lennart Forsberg Lennart Forsberg (28 March 1928 - 6 September 2020) was a Swedish footballer who played as a left winger. Forsberg debuted in 1945 at the age of 17 with GIF Sundsvall. He made 28 Allsvenskan appearances for Djurgården and scored 14 goals. Lenna ...

, footballer (

GIF Sundsvall Gymnastik- och Idrottsföreningen Sundsvall, more commonly known as GIF Sundsvall (), Giffarna or simply Sundsvall, is a Swedish professional football club based in Sundsvall. The club is affiliated with Medelpads Fotbollförbund and plays its h ...

, Djurgården) (b. 1928). ** Anita Lindblom, singer and actress (b. 1937). * 13 September – Lars Idermark, businessman ( PostNord,

Swedbank Swedbank AB () is a Nordic-Baltic banking group based in Stockholm, Sweden, offering retail banking, asset management, financial, and other services. In 2019 Swedbank had 900,000 private and 130,000 corporate clients and a 60% market share of ...

Kooperativa Förbundet KF ( sv, Kooperativa Förbundet, "Co-operative Union") is a federation of consumer co-operatives in Sweden and a retail group, with groceries as its core business. History KF was founded in 1899 by 41 local consumer co-operatives in order to s ...

) (b. 1957). * 17 September – Birger Folke, tennis player and television commentator (b. 1936). * 20 September – Dan Olweus, psychologist (b. 1931). * 21 September **

Lars-Åke Lagrell Lars-Åke Lagrell (20 January 1940 near Växjö – 21 September 2020) was a Swedish sports personality who was the president of the Swedish Football Association between 1991 and 2012. In 2002 Prime Minister of Sweden Göran Persson appointed him ...

, sports personality, Governor of Kronoberg County (2002–2006) (b. 1940). **

Sune Wehlin Karl Sune Wehlin (12 January 1923 – 21 September 2020) was a Swedish modern pentathlete. He competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as London 1948) were an ...

, Olympic modern pentathlete (

) (b. 1923). * 22 September – Agne Simonsson, footballer and manager (b. 1935).

October

Portrait-Maud-Hansson-singer-and-actor-in-a-beautiful-day-Vintage-photo

* 1 October –

Maud Hansson Maud Hansson (5 December 1937 – 1 October 2020) was a Swedish film actress. She appeared in 20 films between 1956 and 1991. Her filmography includes supporting roles in the Ingmar Bergman films ''The Seventh Seal ''The Seventh Seal'' ...

, actress (''

Emil i Lönneberga ''Emil of Lönneberga'' (from Swedish: ''Emil i Lönneberga'') is a series of children's novels, written by Astrid Lindgren in 1963, 1966 and 1970 respectively, about the prankster Emil Svensson who lives on a farm in the Lönneberga village of ...

'') (b. 1937). * 15 October –

Sonja Edström Sonja Viola Edström-Ruthström (''Edström'' before 1960, 18 November 1930 – 15 October 2020) was a Swedish cross-country skier. She competed at the 1952, 1956, and 1960 Olympics in the 10 km and 3 × 5 km relay events and won bron ...

, cross-country skier, Olympic champion (

1960 It is also known as the "Year of Africa" because of major events—particularly the independence of seventeen African nations—that focused global attention on the continent and intensified feelings of Pan-Africanism. Events January * Ja ...

) and bronze medalist (

) (b. 1930). * 17 October – Erland Brand, painter (b. 1922). * 19 October –

Järvsöfaks Järvsöfaks (23 June 1994 – 19 October 2020) was a Swedish trotter. He held the current coldblood trotter's world record in wins, consecutive wins (42), and the coldblood trotter world record time, 1:17.9 per kilometre. His bloodlines inclu ...

, racehorse (b. 1994). * 28 October –

Anthony van den Pol Anthony N. van den Pol (1949 – 28 October 2020) was Professor of Neurosurgery at Yale University. van den Pol received his PhD from Yale in 1977 and did postdoctoral work at Oxford University, Semmelweis University, and Stanford University. He di ...

, neurosurgeon (b. 1949). * 30 October ** Anders Hansson, racewalker (b. 1992). ** Jan Myrdal, author and political activist (b. 1927).

November

* 10 November – Sven Wollter, actor ('' The Sacrifice'', ''

The Man on the Roof ''The Man on the Roof'' ( sv, Mannen på taket) is a 1976 Swedish police procedural- thriller film directed by Bo Widerberg. It is based on the 1971 novel ''The Abominable Man'' by Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö. The film stars Carl-Gustaf Lindste ...

'', ''

A Song for Martin ''A Song for Martin'' ( sv, En sång för Martin) is a 2001 Swedish drama film directed by Danish Bille August and starring Sven Wollter and Viveka Seldahl. Based on the 1994 autobiographic novel ''Boken om E'' (The Book about E) by Swedish autho ...

'') (b. 1934). * 14 November –

Kay Wiestål Kay-Arne Arvid Wiestål (16 October 1940 – 14 November 2020) was a Swedish footballer and entrepreneur. Career Wiestål played for Djurgårdens IF and won Allsvenskan in 1966. He later played in the North American Soccer League for Oakland C ...

, entrepreneur ( Victoria Day) and footballer (

Djurgårdens IF Djurgårdens Idrottsförening, commonly known simply as Djurgårdens IF, Djurgården (), and (especially locally) Djurgår'n (), Dif or DIF – is a Swedish sports association with several sections, located in Stockholm. Name The club is named ...

) (b. 1940). * 18 November – Thore Göran Andersson, Olympic sailor (

) (b. 1939).

December

* 2 December –

Karin Lindberg Karin Elisabet Lindberg (later Lindén, 6 October 1929 – 2 December 2020) was a Swedish gymnast. She competed at the 1948, 1952 and 1956 Summer Olympics and won a gold and a silver medal in ''team exercise with portable apparatus'', in 19 ...

, gymnast, Olympic champion (

) (b. 1929). * 17 December ** Hacke Björksten, jazz bandleader and saxophonist (b. 1934). **

Pelle Svensson Per Oskar "Pelle" Svensson (6 February 1943 – 17 December 2020) was a Swedish Greco-Roman wrestler and lawyer. His achievements included a silver medal at the 1964 Summer Olympics in the light heavyweight class and two gold medals at the World ...

, wrestler and lawyer, Olympic silver medallist (

) (b. 1943). * 19 December –

Märta Norberg Märta Norberg (19 September 1922 – 19 December 2020) was a Swedish cross-country skier who competed in the 1950s. She won two bronze medals in the 3 × 5 km relay at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships (1954, 1958). She was born in Ör ...

, Olympic cross-country skier (

) (b. 1922). * 20 December – Yvonne Sandberg-Fries, politician,

MEP MEP may refer to: Organisations and politics * Mahajana Eksath Peramuna, a political party in Sri Lanka * Mahajana Eksath Peramuna (1956), a former political alliance in Sri Lanka * Maison européenne de la photographie, a photography centre ...

(2003–2004), MR (1982–1996) (b. 1950). * 24 December **

Roland Cedermark Roland Cedermark, (23 April 1938 – 24 December 2020) was a Swedish musician (accordionist). He was born in Älvros and made his solo debut in 1976. He sold over 2 million records in Sweden. Amongst his hits were "Vandra varsamt" in 2010, "N ...

, musician (b. 1938). **

Siv Widerberg Siv Widerberg (12 June 1931 – 24 December 2020) was a Swedish writer and journalist. She received an honorary doctorate from the University of Umeå. Widerberg was born in Bromma Bromma () is a borough (''stadsdelsområde'') in the western pa ...

, writer and journalist (b. 1931). * 25 December – Arne Skotte, footballer (b. 1950). * 27 December –

Rolf Aggestam Rolf Aggestam (21 December 1941 – 27 December 2020) was a Swedish poet, writer and translator. Aggestam was born in Stockholm.

, poet and translator (b. 1941). * 29 December –

Gösta Linderholm Gösta Gunnar Linderholm (22 June 1941 – 29 December 2020) was a Swedish singer. He was best known for the hit song " Rulla in en boll och låt den rulla" which was released in 1978. He wrote the music to the film ''Rasmus på luffen ''Rasmus ...

, singer and composer (''

Rasmus på luffen ''Rasmus på luffen'' is a 1981 Swedish film directed by Olle Hellbom, which was released to cinemas in Sweden on 12 December 1981. It is based on the 1955 film ''Luffaren och Rasmus'' by Astrid Lindgren, the book '' Rasmus på luffen'' by Lindgr ...

'') (b. 1941).

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