1995 in Sweden explained

Events from the year 1995 in Sweden.

Incumbents

• Monarch – Carl XVI Gustaf
• Prime Minister – Ingvar Carlsson

Events

1 January

Sweden accedes to the European Union.

September

• Establishment of the Haparanda Archipelago National Park.

November

• The November Storm of 1995

Popular culture

Literature

• Hummelhonung, novel by Torgny Lindgren, winner of the August Prize.^[1]
• Underbara kvinnor vid vatten, novel by Monika Fagerholm, received the Thanks for the Book Award
• Comédia infantil, novel by Henning Mankell, English translation Chronicler of the Winds (2006).^{[2] [3]}

Sports

• 5–13 August  - the 1995 World Championships in Athletics were held in Gothenburg
• The 1995 Allsvenskan was won by IFK Göteborg

Births

• 9 May  - Oliver Källbom, ice hockey player^[4]
• 6 June  - Jonna Adlerteg, gymnast
• 21 June  - Jesper Karlström, footballer
• 6 August  - Rebecca Peterson, Swedish tennis player
• 2 November  - Hanna Öberg, biathlete^[5]

Deaths

• 8 June  - Erik Beckman, poet, novelist and playwright (born 1935).^[6]
• 16 June  - Tore Edman, ski jumper (born 1904)
• 13 September  - Birger Norman, journalist, poet, novelist, playwright and non-fiction writer (born 1914).^[7]
• 14 October  - Karl Widmark, canoer (born 1911)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Augustpriset . sv . 23 December 2014.
2. Web site: Henning Mankell Biography . henningmankell.com . 5 October 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151005204933/http://henningmankell.com/Author/Biography/ . 6 March 2023.
3. Web site: Slaughter of the innocent . theguardian.com . Joanna . Kavenna . 6 March 2023.
4. Web site: Oliver Källbom . eliteprospects.com . Elite Prospects . 13 July 2023.
5. Web site: Hanna Öberg - Player Profile - Biathlon . Eurosport UK . 23 April 2019.
6. Encyclopedia: Erik Beckman . . Godal . Anne Marit . Anne Marit Godal . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . no. 23 December 2014.
7. Encyclopedia: Birger Norman . . Godal . Anne Marit . Anne Marit Godal . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . no. 23 December 2014.