Events from the year 2003 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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Göran Persson Hans Göran Persson (; born 20 January 1949) is a Swedish politician who served as Prime Minister of Sweden from 1996 to 2006 and leader of the Swedish Social Democratic Party from 1996 to 2007. Persson was first elected to the Swedish Parlia ...

Events

* 10 September – Foreign Minister

Anna Lindh Ylva Anna Maria Lindh (19 June 1957 – 11 September 2003) was a Swedish Social Democratic politician and lawyer who served as Minister for Foreign Affairs from 1998 until her death. She was also a Member of the Riksdag (member of parliament) f ...

stabbed whilst shopping at a Stockholm department store. * 11 September – Foreign Minister

dies of stab injuries. * 14 September –

2003 Swedish euro referendum A non-binding referendum on introduction of the euro was held in Sweden on 14 September 2003. The majority voted not to adopt the euro, and thus Sweden decided in 2003 not to adopt the euro for the time being. Had they voted in favour, the plan ...

Popular culture

Film

* 16 September – ''

Evil Evil, in a general sense, is defined as the opposite or absence of good. It can be an extremely broad concept, although in everyday usage it is often more narrowly used to talk about profound wickedness and against common good. It is general ...

'' ( sv, Ondskan), a drama film directed by

Mikael Håfström Jan Mikael Håfström is a Swedish film director and screenwriter. He is best known for the 2003 film ''Evil'', and the movie adaptation of Stephen King's short story '' 1408''. Early life Born in Lund, Sweden, Mikael Håfström studied film at ...

, was released in Sweden. The film had earlier been presented at the Cannes film festival.

Births

* 3 January

Greta Thunberg Greta Tintin Eleonora Ernman Thunberg (; born 3 January 2003) is a Swedish environmental activist who is known for challenging world leaders to take immediate action for climate change mitigation. Thunberg's activism began when she persuaded ...

, climate activist.

Deaths

* 15 January –

Arne Palmqvist Per Olof ''Arne'' Palmqvist, (born 28 May 1921 in Brunflo, Jämtland, died 15 January 2003 in Uppsala).Sveriges dödbok 1901–2009 Swedish death index 1901–2009. Solna: Sveriges släktforskarförbund. 2010. Libris 11931231 was a Swedish theo ...

, bishop (born 1921). * 16 March –

Lars Passgård Lars Passgård (14 February 1941 – 16 March 2003) was a Swedish actor and theatre director. He appeared in more than 30 films and television shows between 1961 and 2002. Biography Early life and education Passgård grew up in Smålandss ...

, actor (born 1941). * 25 August – Hjalmar Pettersson, cyclist (born 1906). * 11 September –

, Foreign Minister (born 1957) * 26 September – Olle Anderberg, sport wrestler, Olympic champion in 1952 (born 1919). * 30 October –

Börje Leander Oscar Börje Leander (7 March 1918 – 30 October 2003) was a Swedish footballer. He played 249 matches as a midfielder for AIK and scored 25 goals, mostly successful penalty kicks. He also played 23 times for the Swedish national team, scoring ...

, footballer (born 1918).

References

Years of the 21st century in Sweden

2000s in Sweden {{Sweden-year-stub