1996 in Sweden

Events from the year 1996 in Sweden

← 1995 1994 1993 1996 in Sweden → 1997 1998 1999
Decades:	1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s
See also:	Other events of 1996 Timeline of Swedish history

Incumbents

• Monarch – Carl XVI Gustaf
• Prime Minister – Ingvar Carlsson, succeeded by Göran Persson

Events

• Connect/Disconnect one-act musical premieres in Gothenburg.
• Establishment of the Tresticklan National Park.

Popular culture

Tomas Tranströmer, winner of the August Prize in 1996.

Literature

• Sorgegondolen, poetry collection by Tomas Tranströmer, winner of the August Prize.^[1]

Film

• 25 December – Private Confessions released

Television

• Mysteriet på Greveholm
• Skilda världar, soap opera from 1996 to 2002
• Vänner och fiender, soap opera from 1996 to 2000
• Robin, cartoon series

Sports

• The 1996 Allsvenskan was won by IFK Göteborg
• At the 1996 Summer Olympics, Sweden had 177 participants, and achieved eight medals (2 gold, 4 silver, 2 bronze).

Births

• 5 February – Stina Blackstenius, footballer
• 29 April – Gustav Engvall, football player
• 1 May – William Nylander, ice hockey player
• 6 July – Sandra Näslund, freestyle skier
• 18 July – Yung Lean, musician
• 28 August – Little Sis Nora, singer
• 10 October – Oscar Zia, singer

Deaths

Edvin Wide, Olympic medalist 1920, 1924 and 1928

• 16 January – Kurt Svanström, football player (born 1915)
• 11 February – Olle Åhlund, football player (born 1920).^[2]
• 14 March – Maj Sønstevold, composer (born 1917).^[3]
• 23 March – Margit Manstad, actress. (born 1902)^[4]
• 28 April – Svea Holst, film actress (born 1901)
• 19 June – Edvin Wide, runner, Olympic medalist 1920, 1924 and 1928 (born 1896).^[5]
• 2 July – Ingvar Pettersson, athlete (born 1926)
• 13 September – Håkan Sundin, 54, Swedish bandy player
• 6 December – Olof Sundby, bishop, archbishop of Uppsala (born 1917)
• 12 December – Olle Tandberg, heavyweight boxer (born 1918)

See also

• 1996 in Swedish television