1900 in Sweden

Events from the year 1900 in Sweden

← 1899 1898 1897 1900 in Sweden → 1901 1902 1903
Decades:	1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s
See also:	Other events of 1900 Timeline of Swedish history

Skansen, Stockholm, Sweden

Incumbents

• Monarch – Oscar II
• Prime Minister – Erik Gustaf Boström, Fredrik von Otter

Events

• 27 April – The city plan for Kiruna, Sweden is adopted.
• Date unknown – The newspaper Västerbottens-Kuriren is established.
• Date unknown – Maternity leave for female industrial workers.^[1]
• Date unknown – The Swedish branch of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union is organized by Emilie Rathou.
• Date unknown – The Malmö Women's Discussion Club, is founded by Elma Danielsson in Malmö.

Births

Eyvind Johnson, Nobel laureate 1974.

• 16 January – Helge Gustafsson, gymnast (died 1981).^[2]
• 26 May – Karin Juel, singer, actor and writer (died 1976)
• 29 July – Eyvind Johnson, writer (died 1976)
• 29 August – Åke Bergqvist, sailor (died 1975).^[3]
• 26 October – Karin Boye, poet and novelist (died 1941)
• 30 October – Ragnar Granit, physiologist (died 1991)

Deaths

• 2 April – Gustaf Åkerhielm, prime minister (born 1833)
• 21 July - Aurore Storckenfeldt, reform pedagogue (born 1816)
• 10 December – Betty Linderoth, watchmaker (born 1822)
• 31 December – Oscar Alin, historian and politician (born 1846)