1778 in Sweden explained

Events from the year 1778 in Sweden

Incumbents

• Monarch – Gustav III

Events

• April - The king introduces the costume reform Nationella dräkten to give the population a standard costume to wear and thereby avoid the great waste of clothing. In reality, however, the costume comes to be worn only as a court costume.
• 20 October - First issue of Stockholms-Posten
• Capital punishment in Sweden is abolished for infanticide, rape, adultery, bigamy, witchcraft and repeated theft.