1990 in Sweden

Events from the year 1990 in Sweden

← 1989 1988 1987 1990 in Sweden → 1991 1992 1993
Decades:	1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s
See also:	Other events of 1990 Timeline of Swedish history

Incumbents

• Monarch – Carl XVI Gustaf
• Prime Minister – Ingvar Carlsson

Events

• 15 February – After its demand for a vote of confidence, to fight the burgeoning economic crisis, is voted down by the Riksdag, Prime Minister Ingvar Carlsson tenders his cabinet's resignation to the Speaker, Thage G. Peterson. Because a Socialist majority still exist in the Riksdag, Carlsson returns as Prime Minister in charge of a new and reconstituted Social Democratic Cabinet.

Popular culture

Film

• 5 February – The 25th Guldbagge Awards were presented

Literature

• Arne Dahl – Chiosmassakern

Births

Anton Halén

• 15 January – Emil Herge, footballer^[1]
• 10 March – Calle Lindh, alpine skier
• 31 March
  • Markus Olsson, handball player
  • Sandra Roma, tennis player^[2]
• 23 April – Sofia Jakobsson, footballer
• 25 May – Simon Gustafsson, speedway rider
• 9 August – Bill Skarsgård, actor
• 29 October – Eric saade, singer
• 28 November – Anton Halén, handball player
• 18 December – Victor Hedman, ice hockey player

Full date missing

• Magdalena Olsson, orienteering and ski orienteering competitor.^[3]

Deaths

Sven Rosendahl

• 24 February – Aina Erlander, lecturer, wife of Tage Erlander (born 1902).
• 11 April – Ivar Lo-Johansson, writer (born 1901)^[4]
• 30 July – Gustaf Jonsson, Olympic cross country skier (born 1903)^[5]
• 8 September – Sven Rosendahl, journalist and novelist (born 1913).^[6]
• 21 December – Magda Julin, figure skater, Olympic champion 1920 (born 1894).^[7]