1953 in Sweden

Events from the year 1953 in Sweden

Incumbents

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

Events

 * 8 September – The first motorway in Sweden is inaugurated, and runs between Malmö and Lund.

Births

 * 27 January – Göran Flodström, fencer.
 * 18 April – Bernt Johansson, cyclist.

Exact date unknown

 * Eva Runefelt, novelist.
 * Niklas Rådström, poet.

Deaths

 * 3 April – Algot Lönn, cyclist (born 1887).
 * 22 May – Hanna Grönvall, politician and trade union worker (born 1879)
 * 5 August – Sven Johansson, canoer (born 1912).
 * 7 August – Anna Johansson-Visborg, politician (Social Democrat), trade unionist and women's right activist (born 1876)
 * Amanda Horney, politician (Social Democrat), trade unionist and women's right activist (born 1857)