1978 in Sweden

Events from the year 1978 in Sweden

Incumbents

 * Monarch – Carl XVI Gustaf
 * Prime Minister – Thorbjörn Fälldin, Ola Ullsten

Events

 * 18 October – Thorbjörn Fälldin resigns as Prime Minister of Sweden, and is replaced with Ola Ullsten.

Births

 * 30 January – Daniel Lindström, singer and winner of Idol 2004 (Sweden)
 * 10 February - Isabella Eklöf, screenwriter and film director
 * 22 March – Björn Lind, cross country skier.
 * 12 May – Malin Akerman, actress
 * 29 May – Pelle Almqvist, singer-songwriter of The Hives
 * 7 June - Mini Andén, model
 * 1 August – Björn Ferry, biathlete.
 * 20 August – Anneli Heed, stand-up comedian, impersonator, and voice actress/dubber

Deaths

 * 4 February – Olle Åkerlund, sailor (born 1911).
 * 17 February – Erik Charpentier, gymnast (born 1897).
 * 3 April – Karl Asplund, poet, short story writer and art historian (born 1890).