1918 in Sweden

Events from the year 1918 in Sweden

← 1917 1916 1915 1918 in Sweden → 1919 1920 1921
Decades:	1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s
See also:	Other events of 1918 Timeline of Swedish history

Frigga Carlberg and others demonstrating for women's suffrage in Gothenburg, June 1918.

Incumbents

• Monarch – Gustaf V
• Prime Minister - Nils Edén

Events

• 14 March – Eva Andén is elected the first female member of the Swedish Bar Association.
• 14 June - The Poor Care Regulation of 1918 replaces the Poor Care Regulation of 1871: it abolishes the poor houses, the Rotegång, Poor Auctions, and other outdated poor care methods.
• The forced registration and medical examination system of prostitutes is abolished.^[1] The Svenska Federationen, having reached its goal, is therefore dissolved.

Births

• 16 January – Allan Ekelund, film producer (died 2009)^[2]
• 17 May - Birgit Nilsson, operatic soprano (died 2005)^[3]
• 14 July - Ingmar Bergman, director, writer, and producer in film, television, theater, and radio (died 2007^[4])
• 22 July - Christer Strömholm, photographer and educator (died 2002

Deaths

• 3 April – Olof Palme, historian (born 1884)
• Hulda Mellgren, industrialist (born 1839)