1980 in Sweden

Events from the year 1980 in Sweden

Incumbents

 * Monarch – Carl XVI Gustaf
 * Prime Minister – Thorbjörn Fälldin

Events

 * 23 March – Nuclear power referendum
 * The Right Livelihood Award established

Literature

 * Vredens barn, novel by Sara Lidman

Sport

 * The 1980 European Figure Skating Championships were held in Gothenburg
 * The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships took place in Falun

Births

 * 5 January – Elin Nordegren, model
 * 25 January – Christian Olsson, athlete
 * 22 February – Jimmie Ericsson, ice hockey player
 * 10 March – Claire Hedenskog, swimmer.
 * 19 March – Johan Olsson, cross country skier
 * 3 April – Johan Brunström, tennis player
 * 4 April – Björn Wirdheim, professional racing driver
 * 4 June – Pontus Farnerud, former professional footballer
 * 13 June – Linda Wessberg, golf player
 * 30 June – Emil Almén, actor
 * 30 June – Rade Prica, footballer
 * 19 August – Tove Fraurud, politician
 * 20 September – Gustav Larsson, cyclist
 * 26 September – Daniel and Henrik Sedin, ice hockey players
 * 9 October – Henrik Zetterberg, ice hockey player
 * 2 November – Kennedy Bakircioglu, footballer
 * 12 November – gustaf Skarsgård, actor
 * 14 November – Johanna Thydell, writer
 * 22 November – Emma Ejwertz, singer and songwriter
 * 2 December – Charlotte Rohlin, former footballer
 * 21 December – Stefan Liv, ice hockey player

Deaths

 * 17 February – Einar Karlsson, wrestler (born 1908)
 * 17 April – Alf Sjöberg, film director (born 1903)
 * 20 June – Allan Pettersson, composer and violist (born 1911)
 * 26 October – Per-Olof Östrand, swimmer (born 1930)
 * 17 November – Hans Wetterström, sprint canoer.