1640 in Sweden

Events from the year 1640 in Sweden

Incumbents

 * Monarch – Christina

Events

 * Foundation of the University of Helsinki in the Swedish province of Finland.
 * The first theater in Stockholm, Björngårdsteatern, is opened by Christian Thum.

Births

 * Politician Anders Bengtsson was born in 1640.

Deaths

 * 29 May - Elisabet Juliana Banér, noble (born 1600)
 * November 27 - Gabriel Gustafsson Oxenstierna, politician (born 1587)
 * - Åke Henriksson Tott, soldier and politician (born 1598)