1938 in Sweden

Events from the year 1938 in Sweden

Incumbents

 * Monarch – Gustaf V
 * Prime Minister – Per Albin Hansson

Events

 * 20 December – The Saltsjöbaden Agreement was signed between the Swedish Trade Union Confederation and the Swedish Employers Association.

Births

 * 9 March – Lill-Babs, schlager singer (d. 2018)
 * 2 April – John Larsson, 17th General of The Salvation Army
 * 11 June – Leif Axmyr, convicted murderer (d. 2018)
 * 20 September – Pia Lindström, television journalist
 * 4 October – Per Odensten, novelist. (d. 2023)

Deaths

 * 5 February – Axel Ljung, gymnast (born 1884).
 * 14 April – Gillis Grafström, figure skater (born 1893).
 * 31 October – August Gustafsson, tug-of-war competitor (born 1875).
 * Alexandra Skoglund, suffragette, women's rights activist and politician (born 1862)
 * Augusta Andersson, restaurant owner (born 1856)