1986 in Sweden

Events from the year 1986 in Sweden

Incumbents

 * Monarch – Carl XVI Gustaf
 * Prime Minister – Olof Palme, Ingvar Carlsson

Events

 * 3 January – Kungsörnen's mill (Saltsjöqvarn) in Stockholm burns down for a whole day.
 * 28 February – Assassination of Olof Palme.
 * October - Covered bridge restaurant Nyköpingsbro, southwest of Nyköping, is inaugurated.

Births

 * 15 February - Adam Lundgren, actor
 * 9 February - Björn Gustafsson, comedian and actor
 * 23 February - Ola Svensson, singer.
 * 8 April - Carl Klingborg, bandy player.
 * 9 June - Kevin Borg, Maltese-born singer.
 * 13 June - Måns Zelmerlöw, singer.
 * 3 July – Ola Toivonen, footballer
 * 6 August – Nanna Blondell, Swedish-Ghanaian actress
 * 10 August – Tibor Joza, footballer.
 * 17 August – Marcus Berg, footballer
 * 1 October – Filip Björk, professional ice hockey player
 * 17 October – Mohombi, Congolese-Swedish singer
 * 9 November – Linnea Henriksson, singer and songwriter
 * 13 December – Mikael Lustig, footballer.

Deaths

 * 28 February – Olof Palme, Prime Minister (born 1927)
 * 24 May – Gunnar Björnstrand, actor (born 1909)
 * 20 November – Arne Beurling, mathematician