1957 in Sweden

Events from the year 1957 in Sweden

Incumbents

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

Events

 * 13 October – Swedish pensions system referendum

Sport

 * 7 to 15 March – The World Table Tennis Championships were held in Stockholm

Film

 * 1 July – Med glorian på sned released

Births



 * 25 January – Eskil Erlandsson, politician
 * 6 March – Elisabeth Leidinge, football goalkeeper
 * 9 March – Mona Sahlin, politician
 * 28 March – Jessica Zandén, film actress
 * 19 June – Anna Lindh, politician (died 2003)
 * 27 June – Erik Hamrén, football player and manager
 * 5 July – Torsten Jakobsson, alpine skier.
 * 20 August – Mary Stävin, actress
 * 23 August – Örjan Blomquist, cross-country skier (died 2008)
 * 25 August – Christer Björkman, singer
 * 4 October – Anders Flanking, politician
 * 3 November – Dolph Lundgren, Swedish actor and martial artist

Full date unknown

 * Eva Hellstrand, farmer and a Swedish politician.

Deaths

 * 24 January – Hans Lindman, football player (born 1884).
 * 8 April – Sten Selander, writer and scientist (born 1891).
 * 15 April – Fredrik Rosencrantz, horse rider (born 1879)
 * 13 June – Carl Bonde, military officer and horse rider (born 1872).
 * 30 September – Hjalmar Johansson, diver, swimmer and track and field athlete (born 1874)
 * 18 November – Carl Ström, film actor (born 1880)