1903 in Sweden

Events from the year 1903 in Sweden

Incumbents

 * Monarch – Oscar II
 * Prime Minister – Erik Gustaf Boström

Events

 * The National Association for Women's Suffrage is founded.
 * Agnes Arvidsson becomes the first woman to graduate in pharmacology.
 * Public medical offices open to women.
 * Forming of the Central Employers' Association (SAF)
 * The SAF game rather late in the labor union movement of Sweden
 * Counterpart of the labor union, LO
 * Acted as open cartel

Literature

 * August Strindberg's novel Alone (Ensam) is published.

Births

 * 31 January – Ivar Johansson, wrestler (died 1979).
 * 21 June – Alf Sjöberg, theatre and film director (died 1980)

Exact date missing

 * Israel Ruong, Swedish-Sámi linguist and politician (died 1986).

Deaths

 * 19 May – Carl Snoilsky, poet (born 1841)
 * 27 July – Lina Sandell, hymn writer (born 1832).
 * 14 September – Johanna Berglind, sign language teacher and principal (born 1816).
 * March – Josefina Wettergrund, writer (born 1830)