1947 in Sweden

Events from the year 1947 in Sweden

Incumbents

 * Monarch – Gustaf V
 * Prime Minister – Tage Erlander

Events

 * On 26 January Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Vasterbotten (second-in-line to the throne) was killed in a plane crash in Copenhagen, Denmark.
 * Karin Kock-Lindberg becomes the first female government minister.

Births

 * 19 February – Ingvar Hansson, sailor.
 * 17 March – Hans Jacobson, fencer, Olympic champion from 1976 (died 1984).
 * 26 July – Gunnar Lund, diplomat and politician.
 * 5 September – Tommy Limby, cross-country skier (died 2008).
 * 30 October – Sven Melander, journalist and television presenter.(died 2022)

Deaths

 * 26 January – Gustaf Adolf, prince of Sweden (born 1906)
 * 14 February – Mauritz Eriksson, sport shooter, Olympic champion from 1912 (born 1888).
 * 10 August – Elisabet Anrep-Nordin, pedagogue (born 1857)
 * 6 December – Henric Horn af Åminne, horse rider (born 1880)