1993 in Sweden

Events from the year 1993 in Sweden

← 1992 1991 1990 1993 in Sweden → 1994 1995 1996
Decades:	1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s
See also:	Other events of 1993 Timeline of Swedish history

Incumbents

• Monarch – Carl XVI Gustaf
• Prime Minister – Carl Bildt

Events

January

• 1 January – The Sami Parliament of Sweden established.

Undated

• Svea Fireworks company is founded.

Popular culture

Kerstin Ekman, winner of the August Prize in 1993.

Literature

• Händelser vid vatten, novel by Kerstin Ekman, winner of the August Prize.^[1]

Sports

• The 1993 Allsvenskan was won by IFK Göteborg

Births

Sarah Sjöström

• 2 January – Jonna Andersson, footballer
• 8 January – William Karlsson, ice hockey player
• 12 January – Branimir Hrgota, footballer
• 17 January – Amanda Ilestedt, footballer
• 7 February – Davor Blažević, footballer
• 26 February – Léon, singer and songwriter
• 1 March – Victor Rask, ice hockey player
• 11 March – Simon Hedlund, footballer
• 28 March – Adam Lindgren, gamer
• 31 March – Mikael Ishak, footballer
• 10 April – Sam Larsson, footballer
• 16 April – Hanna Glas, footballer
• 18 April – Mika Zibanejad, ice hockey player
• 22 April – Filip Helander, footballer
• 11 May – Elin Rubensson, footballer
• 19 May – Emil Bergström, footballer
• 3 June – Nils Grandelius, chess grandmaster
• 6 June – Frida Gustavsson, model
• 16 June – Simon Kroon, footballer
• 24 June – Stina Nilsson, cross-country skier
• 26 June – Mahmoud Eid, Footballer
• 8 July – Angelica Bengtsson, pole vaulter
• 12 July – Jonas Brodin, ice hockey player
• 24 July – Andreas Linde, footballer
• 31 July – Linus Ullmark, ice hockey player
• 7 August – Anton Ewald, singer and dancer
• 17 August – Sarah Sjöström swimmer
• 8 September – Magdalena Eriksson, footballer
• 23 September – Pontus Åberg ice hockey player
• 30 September – Ken Sema, footballer
• 9 October – Robin Quaison, footballer
• 12 October – Alexander Jeremejeff, footballer
• 31 October – Michelle Coleman, swimmer
• 22 November – Mattias Rönngren, alpine ski racer.^[2]
• 24 November – Fridolina Rolfö, footballer
• 5 December – Marcus Eriksson, basketball player

Deaths

• 1 February – Sven Thofelt, modern pentathlete, Olympic champion 1928 (born 1904).^[3]

See also

• 1993 in Swedish television