1969 in Sweden

Events from the year 1969 in Sweden

National level

 * Monarch – Gustaf VI Adolf
 * Prime Minister – Tage Erlander until 14 October, then Olof Palme.

October

 * October 1
 * In Sweden, Olof Palme is elected Leader of the Social Democratic Worker`s Party, replacing Tage Erlander as Prime Minister on October 14.
 * 5 December – Swedish public television broadcaster Sveriges Radio-TV launches its second channel, TV2.

Births

 * 16 January - Per "Dead" Ohlin, vocalist and lyricist (died 1991).
 * 3 February - Paolo Roberto, boxer and actor.
 * 5 February - Joakim Andersson, ice hockey player.
 * 12 February - Anna Pernilla Torndahl, composer, artist and singer better known by her stage name Meja.
 * 23 March - Fredrik Nyberg, alpine skier.
 * 5 April - Pontus Kåmark, footballer.
 * 20 May - Camilla Rinaldo Miller, politician.
 * 19 July - Anders Lindström, musician
 * 25 July - Mats Söderlund, singer better known by his stage name Günther.
 * 6 October - Mattias Eklundh, musician.

Deaths

 * 1 January — Bruno Söderström, pole vaulter and javelin thrower (born 1881)
 * 28 March — Kurt Petter, German physician, youth leader and educational administrator (born 1909).
 * 7 June — Olivia Nordgren, politician (born 1880)
 * 23 June - Albert Viksten, writer (born 1898).
 * 31 July - Harry Ahlin, film actor (born 1900).
 * 15 September - Åke Grönberg, film actor (born 1914).
 * 1 October - Gunnar Andersson, footballer (born 1928).
 * 16 November - Marcel Riesz, Hungarian mathematician (born 1886).