1976 in Sweden

Events from the year 1976 in Sweden

Incumbents

 * Monarch – Carl XVI Gustaf
 * Prime Minister – Olof Palme, Thorbjörn Fälldin

Events

 * 19 June – King Carl XVI Gustaf marries Silvia Sommerlath.
 * 19 September – The 1976 Swedish general election is held.
 * 14 October – Following a defeat for the Social Democratic Party of Sweden in the Swedish parliamentary election, Olof Palme resigns as Prime Minister of Sweden and is replaced with Thorbjörn Fälldin.
 * 27 November –The Church of Sweden Öxnehaga Church in Öxnehaga near Huskvarna, Sweden is inaugurated.

Sports

 * 23–28 February – The Winter Paralympics are held in Örnsköldsvik.
 * 2–7 March – The 1976 World Figure Skating Championships are held in Gothenburg.

Music

 * 11 October – The ABBA album Arrival released.
 * Livets teater by Magnus Uggla released.

Births

 * 16 march – Kim Johnsson, Swedish hockey player
 * 5 April – Henrik Stenson, golfer
 * 16 April – Robert Dahlqvist, Swedish singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2016)
 * 25 May – Stefan Holm, Swedish high jumper.
 * 10 June – Patrik Kittel, horse rider.
 * 19 July – Eric Prydz, DJ and music producer
 * DJ and music producer
 * 25 August – Alexander Skarsgård, actor
 * 12 October – Kajsa Bergqvist, high jumper
 * 14 December – Petter Hansson, footballer
 * 14 December – Petter Hansson, footballer

Date unknown

 * Henrik Åberg, Swedish singer.
 * Gunnar Domeij, former floorball player.

Deaths

 * 28 July – Karin Kock-Lindberg, politician (born 1891).
 * 21 December – Karin Ekelund, Swedish actress (born 1913)