1940 in Sweden explained

Events from the year 1940 in Sweden

Incumbents

• Monarch – Gustaf V
• Prime Minister – Per Albin Hansson

Events

• April  - Initiation of regular transit of German troops through Sweden to and from Norway
• 30 December  - Victor Hasselblad forms the Victor Hasselblad AB Camera Company.

Births

• 22 January  - Tobias Berggren, poet.^[1]
• 12 May  - Lill Lindfors, Finnish-Swedish singer^[2]
• 11 June  - Gunnar Harding, poet.^[3]
• 18 October  - Carl von Essen, fencer.^[4]
• 12 October  - Gösta Pettersson, cyclist

Deaths

• 10 March  - Agnes von Krusenstjerna, writer (born 1894)^[5]
• 16 March  - Selma Lagerlöf, writer (born 1858)^[6]
• 24 November  - Janne Lundblad, horse rider (born 1877).^[7]
• 12 October  - Ann-Margret Holmgren, feminist and pacifist writer (born 1850)

Notes and References

1. Encyclopedia: Tobias Berggren . . Godal . Anne Marit . Anne Marit Godal . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . no. 16 October 2014.
2. Web site: Recordings by Lill Lindfors Now available to stream and purchase at Naxos . 2023-11-19 . www.naxos.com.
3. Encyclopedia: Gunnar Harding . . Godal . Anne Marit . Anne Marit Godal . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . no. 16 October 2014.
4. Web site: Carl von Essen . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417203403/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/vo/carl-von-essen-1.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports Reference LLC . 16 October 2014.
5. Web site: Agnes Julie Fredrika von Krusenstjerna. Svenskt kvinnobiografiskt lexikon. 22 January 2021.
6. Web site: Selma Lagerlöf Swedish author . Encyclopedia Britannica . 24 April 2020 . en.
7. Web site: Janne Lundblad . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417205924/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/lu/janne-lundblad-1.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports Reference LLC . 16 October 2014.