List of Swedish-language writers

This is a list of Swedish-language novelists, poets and other writers.

A

 * Emmy Abrahamson (born 1976)
 * Alf Ahlberg (1892–1979)
 * Lars Ahlin (1915–1997)
 * Astrid Ahnfelt (1876–1962)
 * John Ajvide Lindqvist (born 1968)
 * Gallie Åkerhielm (1907–1968)
 * Sonja Åkesson (1926–1977)
 * Hans Alfredson (1931–2017)
 * Karin Alfredsson (born 1953)
 * Carl Jonas Love Almqvist (1793–1866)
 * Einar Askestad (born 1964)
 * Per Daniel Amadeus Atterbom (1790–1855)
 * Dan Andersson (1888–1920)
 * Anders Annerfalk (born 1959)
 * Britt Arenander (born 1941)
 * Werner Aspenström (1918–1997)
 * Majgull Axelsson (born 1947)

B

 * Carl Michael Bellman (1740–1795)
 * Victoria Benedictsson (1850–1888)
 * Frans G. Bengtsson (1894–1954)
 * Bo Bergman (1869–1967)
 * Hjalmar Bergman (1883–1931)
 * Elsa Beskow (1874–1953)
 * Elisabeth Bergstrand-Poulsen (1887–1955)
 * Eva Billow (1902–1993)
 * Marcus Birro (born 1972)
 * Elsa Björkman-Goldschmidt (1888–1982)
 * August Blanche (1811–1868)
 * August Bondeson (1854–1906)
 * Karin Boye (1900–1941)
 * Fredrika Bremer (1801–1865)
 * Annika Bryn (born 1945)

C

 * Bo Carpelan (1926–2011)
 * Camilla Ceder (born 1976)
 * Siv Cedering (1939–2007)
 * Stig Claesson (1928–2008)

D

 * Stig Dagerman (1923–1954)
 * Olof von Dalin (1708–1763)
 * Tage Danielsson (1928–1985)
 * Sven Delblanc (1931–1992)
 * Walter Dickson (1916–1990)
 * Ernst Didring (1868–1931)
 * Elmer Diktonius (1896–1961)

E

 * Inger Edelfeldt (born 1956)
 * Johannes Edfelt (1904–1997)
 * Åke Edwardson  (born 1953)
 * Lena Einhorn (born 1954)
 * Vilhelm Ekelund (1880–1949)
 * Gunnar Ekelöf (1907–1968)
 * Kerstin Ekman (born 1933)
 * Sigrid Elmblad (1860–1926), journalist, poet and translator.
 * Per Olov Enquist (1934–2020)
 * Helena Eriksson (born 1962)
 * Maria Ernestam (born 1959)

F

 * Charlotta Falkman (1795–1882), novelist
 * Nils Ferlin (1898–1961), poet
 * Torbjörn Flygt (born 1964)
 * Per Anders Fogelström (1917–1998)
 * Lars Forssell (1928–2007)
 * Tua Forsström (born 1947)
 * Marianne Fredriksson (1927–2007)
 * Gustaf Fröding (1860–1911), poet

G

 * Jonas Gardell (born 1963)
 * Anders Abraham Grafström (1790–1870)
 * Elsa Grave (1918–2003)
 * Maria Gripe (1923–2007)
 * Jan Guillou (born 1944), journalist, novelist
 * Hjalmar Gullberg (1898–1961)
 * Lars Gyllensten (1921–2006)

H

 * Carl August Hagberg (1810–1864)
 * Stefan Hammarén (born 1963)
 * Bob Hansson (born 1970)
 * Verner von Heidenstam (1859–1940)
 * Alf Henrikson (1905–1995)
 * Marie Hermanson (born 1956)
 * Rut Hillarp (1914–2003)
 * Sverre Holmsen (1906–1992)

J

 * Tove Jansson (1914–2001)
 * P.C. Jersild (born 1935)
 * Eyvind Johnson (1900–1976)
 * Harry Järv (1921–2009)

K

 * Mons Kallentoft (born 1968)
 * Theodor Kallifatides (born 1938)
 * Mare Kandre (1962–2005)
 * Marit Kapla (born 1970)
 * Erik Axel Karlfeldt (1864–1931)
 * Agneta Klingspor (1946–2022)
 * Martin Koch (1882–1940)
 * Richert Vogt von Koch (1838-1913)
 * Sara Kristoffersson (born 1972)
 * Niklas Krog (born 1965)
 * Agnes von Krusenstjerna (1894–1940)
 * Elisabeth Kuylenstierna-Wenster (1869–1933)
 * Willy Kyrklund (1921–2009)

L

 * Camilla Läckberg (born 1974)
 * Anna Laestadius Larsson (born 1966), novelist
 * Ann-Helén Laestadius (born 1971), Sami journalist and children's novelist
 * Olof Lagercrantz (1911–2002)
 * Pär Lagerkvist (1891–1974)
 * Selma Lagerlöf (1858–1940)
 * Dagmar Lange (Maria Lang) (1914–1991)
 * Viveca Lärn (born 1944)
 * Stieg Larsson (1954–2004)
 * Stig Larsson (born 1955)
 * Anna Maria Lenngren (1754–1817)
 * Oscar Levertin (1862–1906)
 * Li Li (born 1961)
 * Sara Lidman (1923–2004)
 * Elsa Lindberg-Dovlette (1874–1944)
 * Astrid Lindgren (1907–2002)
 * Barbro Lindgren (born 1937)
 * Torgny Lindgren (1938–2017)
 * Herman Lindqvist (born 1943)
 * John Ajvide Lindqvist (born 1968)
 * Sven Lindqvist (1932–2019)
 * Fredrik Lindström (born 1963)
 * Jonas Carl Linnerhielm (1758–1829)
 * Ivar Lo-Johansson (1901–1990)
 * Lasse Lucidor (1638–1674)
 * Kristina Lugn (1948–2020)
 * Artur Lundkvist (1906–1991)

M

 * Bertil Malmberg (1889–1958)
 * Bodil Malmsten (1944–2016)
 * Henning Mankell (1948–2015)
 * Gerda Marcus (1880–1952), journalist
 * Liza Marklund (born 1962)
 * Harry Martinson (1904–1978)
 * Moa Martinson(1890–1964)
 * Erik Mesterton (1903–2004)
 * Vilhelm Moberg (1898–1973)
 * Lukas Moodysson (born 1969), published poetry before becoming a film director
 * Jan Myrdal (1927–2020)

N

 * Håkan Nesser (born 1950)
 * Mikael Niemi (born 1959)
 * Peter Nilson (1937–1998)
 * Hedvig Charlotta Nordenflycht (1718–1763)
 * Sven Nordqvist (born 1946)
 * Adolf Noreen (1854–1925)
 * Julia Nyberg (1784–1854)

O

 * Albert Olsson (1904–1994)
 * Jan Olof Olsson (1920–1974), pen name Jolo
 * Vladimir Oravsky (born 1947)
 * Johan Gabriel Oxenstierna (1750–1818)
 * Bruno K. Öijer (born 1951), poet
 * Klas Östergren (born 1955)

P

 * Malte Persson (born 1976)
 * Agneta Pleijel (born 1940)
 * Peter Pohl (born 1940)

R

 * Povel Ramel (1922–2007)
 * Björn Ranelid (born 1949)
 * Märta Helena Reenstierna (1753–1841)
 * Ann Rosman (born 1973)
 * Johan Ludvig Runeberg (1804–1877)
 * Viktor Rydberg (1828–1895)

S

 * Shamm Shamayi Salih (born 2000), writer
 * Irmelin Sandman Lilius (born 1936)
 * Eugen Semitjov (1923–1987), writer, journalist and artist
 * Malla Silfverstolpe (1782–1861), diarist
 * Maj Sjöwall (1935–2020)
 * Erik Johan Stagnelius (1793–1823), Romantic poet
 * Georg Stiernhielm (1598–1672)
 * Jan Stocklassa (born 1965)
 * August Strindberg (1849–1912)
 * Eva Ström (born 1947)
 * Fredrik Ström (1880–1948)
 * Per Olof Sundman (1922–1992)
 * Maria Sveland (born 1974)
 * Hjalmar Söderberg (1869–1941)
 * Edith Södergran (1892–1923)

T

 * Evert Taube (1890–1976)
 * Esaias Tegnér (1782–1846), poet
 * Kerstin Thorvall (1925–2010)
 * Carl L. Thunberg (born 1963)
 * Zacharias Topelius (1818–1898), poet and writer
 * Tomas Tranströmer (1931–2015), poet
 * Stieg Trenter (1914–1967)
 * Birgitta Trotzig (1929–2011)
 * Göran Tunström (1937–2000)
 * Helene Tursten (born 1954)

V

 * Gunnel Vallquist (1918–2016)
 * Carl-Johan Vallgren (born 1964)

W

 * Per Wahlöö (1926–1975)
 * Elin Wägner (1882–1949)
 * Eva Waldemarsson (1908–1986)
 * Per Wästberg (born 1933)
 * Adéle Weman (1844–1936), wrote under the names Parus Ater, Inga Storm and Zakarias
 * Paulina Westdahl (1810–1887)
 * Einar af Wirsén (1875–1946)

Z

 * Joakim Zander (born 1975)