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2005 In Sweden
Events from the year 2005 in Sweden Incumbents * List of Swedish monarchs, Monarch – Carl XVI Gustaf * Prime Minister of Sweden, Prime Minister – Göran Persson Events * 1 January – The train service between Oslo and Stockholm is closed after 133 years. * 8–9 January – A strong storm, Cyclone Gudrun, Hurricane Gudrun, hits northern Europe, including southern Sweden. At least 18 people are killed, 300,000 households and 75 million cubic meters of forest are felled. * 18 January – The company SIBA's CEO Fabian Bengtsson disappears in central Gothenburg, probably kidnapped. * 3 February – Fabian Bengtsson is found alive in Gothenburg. * 5 February – Sweden's Prime Minister Göran Persson is appointed an honorary doctor of medicine at Örebro University. The appointment arouses strong protests, as it is considered a reward for the prime minister's having made Örebro University into a university. * 11 March – Nintendo launches its new game console Nintendo DS in S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Camilla Läckberg
Jean Edith Camilla Läckberg (; born 30 August 1974), also known as Camilla Läckberg Eriksson, is a Swedish crime writer and screenwriter. She is especially known for her series of novels set in Fjällbacka and featuring husband-and-wife duo of writer Erica Falck and police detective Patrik Hedström. The first of these, '' Isprinsessan'', was published in Sweden in 2003. the latest (11th) in the series is ''Gökungen'', published in Sweden in 2022 and translated into English as ''The Cuckoo'' in 2024. She published the children's novel ''Super-Charlie'' in 2011, which became the first of a series, and the first novel in a new series, ''The Golden Cage'', in 2020. Her work has been published in over 60 countries and sold more than 29 million copies worldwide. There have been several film and television adaptations of Läckberg's novels, and she has also written for film and television, including the original story and screenplay for the Netflix series '' The Glass Dome'' ('' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2005 In Swedish Television
This is a list of Swedish television related events from 2005. Events *30 January - Kanal5 joined forces with TVN from Norway to co-produce the Scandinavian version of ''Big Brother''. *24 April - Sandra Oxenryd wins the fourth and final season of '' Fame Factory'', becoming the show's first and only woman to have won. *22 May - The first season of the Scandinavian version of ''Big Brother'' is won by Britt Goodwin from Norway. *2 December - Agnes Carlsson Agnes Emilia Carlsson (born 6 March 1988), known Mononymous person, mononymously as Agnes, is a Swedish singer. She rose to fame as the winner of Idol 2005, the second season of the Idol (Sweden), Swedish Idol series. She was then signed to Sony ... wins the second season of '' Idol''. Debuts *30 January - The Scandinavian version of ''Big Brother'' (2005-2006, 2014–present) Television shows *1–24 December - En Decemberdröm 2000s *'' Idol'' (2004-2011, 2013–present) Ending this year *'' Fame Factory'' (200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Store Norske Leksikon
The ''Great Norwegian Encyclopedia'' (, abbreviated ''SNL'') is a Norwegian-language online encyclopedia. It has several subdivisions, including the Norsk biografisk leksikon. The online encyclopedia is among the most-read Norwegian published sites, with up to 3.5 million unique visitors per month. Paper editions (1978–2007) The ''SNL'' was created in 1978, when the two publishing houses Aschehoug and Gyldendal merged their encyclopedias and created the company Kunnskapsforlaget. Up until 1978 the two publishing houses of Aschehoug and Gyldendal, Norway's two largest, had published ' and ', respectively. The respective first editions were published in 1906–1913 (Aschehoug) and 1933–1934 (Gyldendal). The slump in sales of paper-based encyclopedias around the turn of the 21st century hit Kunnskapsforlaget hard, but a fourth edition of the paper encyclopedia was secured by a grant of ten million Norwegian kroner from the foundation Fritt Ord in 2003. The f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anna Westberg
Anna Westberg (14 September 1946 – 26 October 2005) was a Swedish journalist, novelist and non-fiction writer. She grew up in in Gästrikland. She made her literary debut in 1978, with the novel ''Paradisets döttrar''. She co-edited the two-volume ''Kvinnornas litteraturhistoria'' from 1981/1983. She was awarded the Dobloug Prize The Dobloug Prize (, ) is a literature prize awarded for Swedish and Norwegian fiction. The prize is named after Norwegian businessman and philanthropist Birger Dobloug (1881–1944) pursuant to his bequest. The prize sum is 4 * 150,000 Swedish crow ... in 1992. References External links * 1946 births 2005 deaths 20th-century Swedish novelists Swedish women non-fiction writers Dobloug Prize winners Swedish women novelists 20th-century Swedish women writers 20th-century Swedish non-fiction writers People from Sandviken Municipality {{Sweden-writer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carl Forssell
Carl Forssell (25 October 1917 – 28 November 2005) was a Swedish fencer. Competing in the team épée he won a bronze medal at the 1948 Summer Olympics, a silver at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics (, ), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad (, ) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952, were an international multi-sport event held from 19 July to 3 August 1952 in Helsinki, Finland. After Japan declared in ..., as well as four silver and two bronze medals at the world championships of 1938–1951. Individually he won a silver at the 1950 World Championships and finished eighth at the 1952 Olympics. He was a medical doctor by profession.Carl Forssell Swedish Olympic Committee References External links *[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monica Zetterlund
Monica Zetterlund (born Eva Monica Nilsson; 20 September 1937 – 12 May 2005) was a Swedish jazz singer and actress. She represented Sweden in the 1963 Eurovision Song Contest with the jazz ballad " En gång i Stockholm" ("Once Upon a Time in Stockholm"). Through her lifetime, she starred in over 10 Swedish film productions and recorded over 20 studio albums. She gained international fame through her collaborative album with Bill Evans, '' Waltz for Debby.'' Career Singer Zetterlund began by learning the classic jazz songs from radio and records, initially not knowing the language and what they sang about in English. Her hit songs included "" (Swedish cover of " Walking My Baby Back Home"; in Swedish a tribute to Stockholm town), " Visa från Utanmyra", "", "", "" (" Little Green Apples"), "" (" Waltz for Debby"), "" (" Hit the Road Jack"), "", "", "" (cover of Sting's "Moon Over Bourbon Street") and "", among many others. She also interpreted the works of such Swedi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sixten Ehrling
Evert Sixten Ehrling (3 April 1918 – 13 February 2005) was a Swedish conductor and pianist who, during a long career, served as the music director of the Royal Swedish Opera and the principal conductor of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, amongst others. Biography Ehrling was born in Malmö, Sweden, the son of a banker. From the age of 18 he attended the Royal Swedish Academy of Music in Stockholm. At the academy he studied the violin, organ, and piano as well as conducting. During World War II, he studied under both Karl Böhm and Albert Wolff. He made his public debut as a conductor with the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic in 1950, conducting Igor Stravinsky's "The Rite of Spring" from memory. In 1953 Ehrling was named the music director of the Royal Swedish Opera, a post he held until 1960. During these years he worked closely with the acclaimed singers tenor Jussi Björling and soprano Birgit Nilsson. In the early 1950s Ehrling recorded the first complete set of Sib ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Germund Dahlquist
Germund Dahlquist (16 January 1925 – 8 February 2005) was a Sweden, Swedish mathematician known primarily for his early contributions to the theory of numerical analysis as applied to differential equations. Dahlquist began to study mathematics at Stockholm University in 1942 at the age of 17, where he cites the Danish mathematician Harald Bohr (who was living in exile after the occupation of Denmark during World War II) as a profound influence. He received the degree of Licentiate (degree), licentiat from Stockholm University in 1949, before taking a break from his studies to work at the Swedish Board of Computer Machinery (Matematikmaskinnämnden), working on (among other things) the early computer BESK, Sweden's first. During this time, he also worked with Carl-Gustaf Rossby on early numerical weather forecasts. Dahlquist returned to Stockholm University to complete his Ph.D., ''Stability and Error Bounds in the Numerical Solution of Ordinary Differential Equations'', which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Axel Sandin Pellikka
Axel Sandin Pellikka (born 11 March 2005) is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman for the Grand Rapids Griffins of the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted 17th overall by the Red Wings in the 2023 NHL entry draft. Playing career Sandin Pellikka played as a youth within Skellefteå AIK organization and made his professional debut in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL) during the 2022–23 season. In the 2023–24 season, Sandin Pellikka played his first full season in the SHL with Skellefteå AIK, recording 10 goals and 18 points from the blueline in 39 games. His 10 goals were the most of any under-19 skater and he was named the recipient of the Salming Trophy as the best Swedish-born defenseman in the SHL. Sandin Pellikka helped Skellefteå AIK claim the Le Mat Trophy in winning the SHL championship, tallying 7 points in 14 playoff games. On 6 May 2024, Sandin Pellikka was signed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Storm (2005 Film)
''Storm'' is a 2005 Swedish fantasy-thriller film directed by Måns Mårlind and Björn Stein. The film stars Eric Ericson, Eva Röse and Jonas Karlsson. The official opening of ''Storm'' was on 20 January 2006, but the actual opening was at a preview of the film on 18 November 2005 during the Stockholm Film Festival, where it also was awarded. Before 2006, ''Storm'' had already been sold to 18 other countries. Plot Slacker Donny's ( Eric Ericson) life is turned upside-down when Lova (Eva Rose) enters his life possessing a mysterious box which may hold answers to eternal and dangerous questions. But evil forces want to possess the box, and Donny and Lova must travel through time to ensure the future of mankind. Production The film was shot in Stockholm, Vänersborg (as the abandoned city) and in Trollhättan Trollhättan () is the 23rd-largest city in Sweden, the seat of Trollhättan Municipality, Västra Götaland County. It is situated by Göta älv, near the lake Vän ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Made In YU
''Made in YU'', also known as ''Made in Yugoslavia'', is a 2005 Swedish action drama film directed by Miko Lazić. Plot The story begins with a suicide attempt by Petar Petrović, a Serbian worker in Sweden. Peter plays the lottery for years and finally managed to win it and bought a house by the sea. Unfortunately, war broke out and his house was seized, as according to him, more than enough to convince him of suicide. Mara, his wife, by all means tries to convince him of the crazy ideas from neighbors and also conceal the true state of affairs. Through a sequence in the film we learn that the first of Petrovic, Savo, came to Sweden and that his call came to Peter and Braco. Initially, their work provided the Savo and they paid him a commission, of course, reduced, however, because the brothers, but as the years passed, each started their work. Peter Mara opened the pizzeria, bakery Braco, while Savo left the shady dealings and often borrowed money from Peter to bring back the d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
