| Number: | 17 |
| Award: | Guldbagge Awards |
| Date: | 30 October 1981 |
| Site: | Hamburger Börs, Stockholm, Sweden |
| Best Picture: | Children's Island |
| Last: | 16th |
| Next: | 18th |
The 17th Guldbagge Awards ceremony, presented by the Swedish Film Institute, honored the best Swedish films of 1980 and 1981 and took place on 30 October 1981. Children's Island directed by Kay Pollak was presented with the award for Best Film.[1]