2003 in Sweden

Events from the year 2003 in Sweden

Incumbents

 * Monarch – Carl XVI Gustaf
 * Prime Minister – Göran Persson

Events

 * 10 September – Foreign Minister Anna Lindh stabbed whilst shopping at a Stockholm department store.
 * 11 September – Foreign Minister Anna Lindh dies of stab injuries.
 * 14 September – 2003 Swedish euro referendum

Film

 * 16 September – Evil (Ondskan), a drama film directed by Mikael Håfström, was released in Sweden. The film had earlier been presented at the Cannes film festival.

Births

 * 3 January Greta Thunberg, climate activist.

Deaths

 * 15 January – Arne Palmqvist, bishop (born 1921).
 * 16 March – Lars Passgård, actor (born 1941).
 * 25 August – Hjalmar Pettersson, cyclist (born 1906).
 * 11 September – Anna Lindh, Foreign Minister (born 1957)
 * 26 September – Olle Anderberg, sport wrestler, Olympic champion in 1952 (born 1919).
 * 30 October – Börje Leander, footballer (born 1918).