2008 in Sweden explained

Events from the year 2008 in Sweden

Incumbents

• Monarch – Carl XVI Gustaf
• Prime Minister – Fredrik Reinfeldt

Events

• 1 October – Rivality strategy game is released.^[1]

Deaths

• 4 January  - Stig Claesson, writer (born 1928)
• 6 January  - Anders Paulrud, writer (born 1951).^[2]
• 13 January  - Tommy Limby, cross-country skier (born 1947).^[3]
• 12 March  - Folke Eriksson, water polo player (born 1925).^[4]
• 16 March  - Ola Brunkert, drummer (born 1946)
• 30 March  - Anders Göthberg, guitarist (born 1975)

See also

• 2008 in Swedish television

Notes and References

1. Web site: FunRock. FunRock.
2. News: Författaren Anders Paulrud är död. 6 January 2008 . sv . 2 October 2014. Svenska Dagbladet .
3. Web site: Tommy Limby . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417210417/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/li/tommy-limby-1.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports Reference LLC . 28 September 2014.
4. Web site: Folke Eriksson . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417203536/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/er/folke-eriksson-1.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports Reference LLC . 28 September 2014.