2017 in Sweden explained

Events in the year 2017 in Sweden.

Incumbents

• Monarch – Carl XVI Gustaf
• Prime minister – Stefan Löfven

Events

• 20 February – Rinkeby riots
• 7 April – 2017 Stockholm truck attack
• 1 July – The new Name Act of 2017 takes legal effect, replacing the Name Act of 1982

Sports

• 22 October –
  • Tennis: Juan Martín del Potro defeats Grigor Dimitrov 6–4, 6–2 in the final of the 2017 Stockholm Open singles.^[1]
  • Tennis: Oliver Marach and doubles partner Mate Pavić defeat Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi and Jean-Julien Rojer in the 2017 Stockholm Open doubles.^[2]

Popular culture

Sports

• 24 January – 5 February – The 2017 Bandy World Championship was held in Sweden. The Swedish team won gold medals, while Russia placed second and Finland placed third.

Deaths

• 8 January – Nicolai Gedda, operatic tenor (b. 1925).
• 9 January – Ulf Dinkelspiel, politician (b. 1939).^[3]
• 23 January – Katja of Sweden, fashion designer (b. 1920).^[4]
• 25 January – Siewert Öholm, journalist, television presenter (b. 1939).^[5]
• 7 February – Hans Rosling, medical doctor, academic, statistician, and public speaker (b. 1948).^[6]
• 16 February – Bengt Gustavsson, footballer and manager (b. 1928).
• 1 June – Rosa Taikon, silversmith (b. 1926).
• 13 June – Ulf Stark, author (b. 1944).
• 15 June – Stina Haage, gymnast (b. 1924).^[7]
• 27 June – Michael Nyqvist, actor (b. 1960).
• 10 September – Hans Alfredson, actor (b. 1931).
• 17 November – Rikard Wolff, actor and singer (b. 1958).

See also

• 2017 in the European Union
• 2017 in Europe

Notes and References

1. Web site: Stockholm Open: Juan Martin Del Potro beats Grigor Dimitrov in final. 22 October 2017. 20 October 2018. British Broadcasting Corporation.
2. Web site: Marach/Pavic Bolster London Chances. 22 October 2018. 20 October 2018. APT World Tour.
3. News: Ulf Dinkelspiel död . Hallands Nyheter. sv. 22 January 2017.
4. News: Modedesignern Katja of Sweden är död. Torbjörn . Ivarsson. Dagens Nyheter. sv. 26 January 2017.
5. News: Siewert Öholm är död. Aftonbladet. 25 January 2017. 26 January 2017. sv.
6. Web site: Hans Rosling dead: 'Jedi master of data' dies at 68 . Isabelle . Gerretsen. 7 February 2017 . ibtimes.co.uk. 8 February 2017.
7. Web site: Stina Haage . olympedia.org . 5 March 2021.