1981 in Sweden

Events from the year 1981 in Sweden

Incumbents

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

Events

 * 27 October – The "Whiskey on the rocks" incident, when the Soviet submarine S-363 ran aground on the south coast of Sweden.
 * 7 November – The Swedish Floorball Federation is founded in Sala.

Births

 * 3 January – Kajsa Bergström, curler
 * 12 January – Niklas Kronwall, ice hockey player
 * 16 February – Susanna Kallur, hurdler
 * 18 March – Lina Andersson, cross country skier
 * 25 April – Anja Pärson, skier
 * 10 May – Kristian Svensson, handball player and handball coach
 * 13 May – Rebecka Liljeberg, former actress
 * 14 September – Sarah Dawn Finer, singer, songwriter and actress
 * 3 October – Zlatan Ibrahimović, soccer player
 * 20 October – Stefan Nystrand, swimmer

Deaths

 * 13 May – Gustaf Dyrssen, military officer (born 1891)
 * 23 June – Zarah Leander, actress and singer (born 1907)
 * 5 October – Helge Gustafsson, gymnast (born 1900)