1998 in Sweden explained

Events from the year 1998 in Sweden

Incumbents

• Monarch – Carl XVI Gustaf
• Prime Minister – Göran Persson

Events

• 1 January – Västra Götaland County is founded following a merger of the counties of Älvsborg, Göteborg and Bohus, and Skaraborg Counties.^[1]

September

• 20 September – The 1998 Swedish general election.

Popular culture

Literature

• Date unknown: Berömda män som varit i Sunne, novel by Göran Tunström, winner of the August Prize.^[2]

Music

• 21 October – Blott en dag, music album released by Carola Häggkvist

Sports

• 7–22 February: 99 sportspersons compete for Sweden at the 1998 Winter Olympics.
• 8 November: The 1998 Allsvenskan is won by AIK.

Births

• 29 May – Matilda Algotsson, figure skater
• 15 October – Jonna Luthman, alpine ski racer.^[3]
• 30 October – Jesper Boqvist, Swedish ice hockey player
• 15 November – Emma Larsson, artistic gymnast

Deaths

• 1 January – Åke Seyffarth, speed skater (born 1919).^[4]
• 6 January – Märta Johansson, diver (born 1907).^[5]
• 21 May – Erik Bladström, canoer, Olympic champion 1936 (born 1918).^[6]
• 1 December – Bertil Nordahl, footballer (born 1917).^[7]

Full date missing

• Birger Sandberg, footballer (born 1918)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Så överlever begreppet Skaraborg, 22 år efter att länet försvann. SVT Väst. Bosse Carlqvist. Swedish. 30 January 2020. 3 January 2022.
2. Web site: Augustpriset . sv . 23 December 2014.
3. Web site: Jonna LUTHMAN . fis-ski.com . 17 February 2021 .
4. no . Åke Seyffarth . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417204706/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/se/ake-seyffarth-1.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . 24 March 2016.
5. no . Märta Johansson . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417204917/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/jo/marta-johansson-1.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . 24 March 2016.
6. no . Erik Bladström . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417210314/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bl/erik-bladstrom-1.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . 23 December 2014.
7. no . Bertil Nordahl . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417203604/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/no/bertil-nordahl-1.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . 24 March 2016.