1951 in Sweden

Events from the year 1951 in Sweden

Incumbents

 * Monarch – Gustaf VI Adolf
 * Prime Minister – Tage Erlander

Events

 * 22 January – 11 people die when a rail bus and a train collide in Kinstaby, Sweden.
 * 9 May – In order to reduce purchasing power and counteract the rapid inflation in Sweden, the Swedish parliament decides on a series of new taxes.
 * 2 June – The first Colorado beetle is discovered in Sweden.

Births

 * 23 February – Ulla Skoog, actress and comedian
 * 17 April – Börje Salming, ice hockey player (died 2022).
 * 12 May – Gunnar Larsson, swimmer.
 * 14 May – Anders Paulrud, writer (died 2008).
 * 13 June – Stellan Skarsgård, actor.
 * 27 June – Ulf Andersson, chess player
 * 2 August – Per Westerberg, politician
 * 2 August – Freddie Wadling (died 2016).
 * 4 September – Marita Ulvskog, politician and former MEP
 * 17 October – Roger Pontare, musician
 * 19 December – Ulf Olsson, convicted murderer (died 2010).

Deaths

 * 12 January – Gustaf Boivie, sport shooter (born 1864).
 * 26 October – Herbert Lindström, tug-of-war competitor, Olympic champion from 2012 (born 1886).
 * 25 December – Filip Ericsson, sailor (born 1882).