1996 in Sweden

Events from the year 1996 in Sweden

Incumbents

 * Monarch – Carl XVI Gustaf
 * Prime Minister – Ingvar Carlsson, succeeded by Göran Persson

Events

 * Connect/Disconnect one-act musical premieres in Gothenburg.
 * Establishment of the Tresticklan National Park.

Literature

 * Sorgegondolen, poetry collection by Tomas Tranströmer, winner of the August Prize.

Film

 * 25 December – Private Confessions released

Television

 * Mysteriet på Greveholm
 * Skilda världar, soap opera from 1996 to 2002
 * Vänner och fiender, soap opera from 1996 to 2000
 * Robin, cartoon series

Sports

 * The 1996 Allsvenskan was won by IFK Göteborg
 * At the 1996 Summer Olympics, Sweden had 177 participants, and achieved eight medals (2 gold, 4 silver, 2 bronze).

Births

 * 5 February – Stina Blackstenius, footballer
 * 29 April – Gustav Engvall, football player
 * 1 May – William Nylander, ice hockey player
 * 6 July – Sandra Näslund, freestyle skier
 * 18 July – Yung Lean, musician
 * 28 August – Little Sis Nora, singer
 * 10 October – Oscar Zia, singer

Deaths

 * 16 January – Kurt Svanström, football player (born 1915)
 * 11 February – Olle Åhlund, football player (born 1920).
 * 28 April – Svea Holst, film actress (born 1901)
 * 14 March – Maj Sønstevold, composer (born 1917).
 * 19 June – Edvin Wide, runner, Olympic medalist 1920, 1924 and 1928 (born 1896).
 * 2 July – Ingvar Pettersson, athlete (born 1926)
 * 13 September – Håkan Sundin, 54, Swedish bandy player
 * 6 December – Olof Sundby, bishop, archbishop of Uppsala (born 1917)
 * 12 December – Olle Tandberg, heavyweight boxer (born 1918)