1946 in Sweden

Events from the year 1946 in Sweden

Incumbents

 * Monarch – Gustaf V
 * Prime Minister – Per Albin Hansson, Östen Undén (acting), Tage Erlander

Events

 * 19 November – Sweden joins the United Nations.

Births

 * 1 January – Carl B. Hamilton, economist and politician
 * 30 April – King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden
 * 20 June – Lars Vilks, visual artist and activist (died 2021).
 * 28 August – Anders Gärderud, runner.
 * 14 September –Anna Westberg, novelist and non-fiction writer (died 2005).
 * 15 September – Ola Brunkert, drummer (died 2008)
 * 16 December – benny Andersson, Swedish musician

Deaths

 * 21 February – Gustaf Kilman, horse rider (born 1882).
 * 11 March - Carl Lindhagen, politician (born 1860)
 * 7 May - Cecilia Milow, author, translator, educator, campaigner and suffragette (born 1856)
 * 14 June - Kristian Hellström, athlete (born 1880)
 * 6 October – Per Albin Hansson, prime minister (born 1885)
 * 16 October - Ebba Bernadotte, morganatic spouse of Prince Oscar Bernadotte and philanthropist (born 1856)