1844 in Sweden

Events from the year 1844 in Sweden

Incumbents

 * Monarch – Charles XIV John then Oscar I

Events

 * - King Charles XIV John of Sweden dies and is succeeded by Oscar I of Sweden.
 * 22 October - Swedish History Museum
 * - Du gamla, Du fria  by Richard Dybeck

Births

 * 23 February – Per Ekström, landscape painter  (died 1935)
 * 21 December – Olga Sandberg, ballerina (died 1926)
 * 9 September – Ebba Boström, nurse and a philanthropist (died 1902)
 * 9 November – Wilhelm von Gegerfelt, painter (dies 1920)
 * 1 October – Wilhelmina von Hallwyl, collector and donor (died 1930)

Deaths

 * 2 May - Karl Fredrik Dahlgren, poet (born 1791)
 * 16 September – Magnus Brahe (1790–1844), soldier (born 1790)