International Swede of the Year

International Swede of the Year (Årets svensk i världen) is a prize awarded by the Society for expatriate Swedes (Swedish: Föreningen svenskar i världen).

Winners

 * 2018: Nina Stemme, opera singer
 * 2017: Pia Sundhage, footballer
 * 2016: Staffan de Mistura, diplomat
 * 2015: Max Martin, music producer, songwriter
 * 2014: Martin Lorentzon and Daniel Ek, IT entrepreneurs, creators of Spotify
 * 2013: Zlatan Ibrahimović, footballer
 * 2012: Hans Rosling of Gapminder Foundation
 * 2011: Peter Wallenberg (1959-), businessman.
 * 2010: Annika Sörenstam, golfer
 * 2009: Hans Blix, diplomat and politician
 * 2008: Anne Sofie von Otter, opera singer
 * 2007: Hans Rausing, founder of Tetra Pak
 * 2006: Bertil Hult, founder of EF Education
 * 2005: Jan-Ove Waldner, table tennis champion
 * 2004: Margot Wallström, EU Commissioner
 * 2003: Jonas af Jochnick and Robert af Jochnick, entrepreneurs, founders of Oriflame
 * 2002: Yngve Bergqvist, entrepreneur, founder of the Ice hotel at Jukkasjärvi
 * 2001: Sven-Göran Eriksson, football coach
 * 2000: Håkan Lans, inventor
 * 1999: Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, composers and musicians
 * 1998: Adolf H. Lundin, oil and mining entrepreneur
 * 1997: Astrid Lindgren, author
 * 1996: Peter Jablonski, pianist
 * 1995: Agneta Nilsson, founder of the SWEA (Swedish Women's Educational Association)
 * 1994: Torbjörn Lagerwall, professor
 * 1993: Lars Gustafsson, member of the Swedish Academy author and professor
 * 1992: Percy Barnevik, CEO of ABB Asea Brown Boveri
 * 1991: Lennart Bernadotte and Sonja Bernadotte, founder of the Mainau museum.
 * 1990: Pontus Hultén, professor
 * 1989: Ingvar Kamprad, founder of IKEA
 * 1988: Oscar Carlsson, missionary and inventor