2021 in Sweden explained

Events in the year 2021 in Sweden.

Incumbents

• Monarch – Carl XVI Gustaf
• Prime minister – Stefan Löfven, Magdalena Andersson

Events

Ongoing — COVID-19 pandemic in Sweden

• 31 January – Sweden loses to Denmark in the final of the 2021 World Men's Handball Championship, winning silver in the competition.^{[1] [2]}
• 3 March – Vetlanda stabbing attack: A man in his twenties injures 7 people^[3] with an axe in Vetlanda. He was shot and wounded by police before being arrested.^{[4] [5]}
• 22–28 March – 2021 World Figure Skating Championships were held in Stockholm.^[6]
• 1 April – Kalix train station is opened.^[7]
• 21 June – Swedish government crisis.^[8]
• 29 June – Sweden men's national football team are knocked out of the UEFA Euro 2020 competition at the Round of 16 by Ukraine.^[9]
• 8 July – A single-engine DHC-2 Beaver carrying 8 skydivers plus 1 pilot crashed shortly after takeoff from Örebro Airport. All 9 people died.^[10]
• 22 August – Stefan Löfven announces that he will resign as Prime Minister in November 2021.^[11]
• 28 September – An explosion occurs in Annedal in Gothenburg.^[12]
• 3 October – Lars Vilks dies together with two guards in a car crash on European route E4 in Markaryd.^[13]
• 14 October – The Swedish Police Authority presents a new list of Vulnerable areas, Klockaretorpet in Norrköping and Rannebergen in Gothenburg are removed while Valsta, Fisksätra, Visättra and Grantorp in Stockholm are added.^[14]
• 30 November: Magdalena Andersson replaces Stefan Löfven as Prime Minister of Sweden, making her the first woman ever to hold that position.^[15]
• 27 November to 5 December – 2021 Women's World Floorball Championships in Uppsala.^[16]
• 6 December – A photo published by Nyheter Idag of the Minister for Public Administration Ida Karkiainen doing a Nazi salute in 2004 becomes a political scandal.^{[17] [18]}
• 13 December – Two vessels collide of the coast of Ystad.^[19]

Anniversaries

• 400 years since the establishment of Gothenburg as a city, getting town privileges in 1621.^[20] The planned Gothenburg quadricentennial jubilee has been postponed till 2023, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Deaths

January

• 10 January – Thorleif Torstensson, singer (b. 1949).^[21]
• 11 January – Tord Peterson, actor (b. 1926).^[22]
• 12 January – Mona Malm, actress (b. 1935).^[23]
• 16 January – Lars Westman, writer (b. 1934).^[24]
• 18 January – Thorsten Johansson, Olympic sprinter (b. 1950).^[25]
• 21 January
  • Evert Båge, military officer (b. 1925).^[26]
  • Solveig Nordström, archeologist (b. 1923).^[27]
• 24 January
  • Gunnel Lindblom, actress (b. 1931).^[28]
  • Sigvard Marjasin, civil servant (b. 1929).^[29]
• 26 January – Lars Norén, playwright, novelist and poet (b. 1944).^[30]
• 27 January – Gert Blomé, ice hockey player (b. 1934).^[31]
• 28 January – Annette Kullenberg, journalist and author (b. 1939).^[32]

February

• 3 February – Margreth Weivers, actress (b. 1926).^[33]
• 4 February – Frank Baude, politician, leader of the Communist Party (b. 1936).^[34]
• 13 February – Olle Nygren, speedway rider (b. 1929).^[35]
• 19 February – Ebba Andersson, footballer (Öxabäcks, national team) (b. 1935).^[36]

March

• 5 March
  • Stig Malm, trade unionist, chairman of LO (1983–1993) (b. 1942).^[37]
  • Birgitta Rasmusson, television personality and cookbook author (b. 1939).^[38]
• 6 March – Bengt Åberg, motocross racer (b. 1944).^[39]
• 7 March – Lars-Göran Petrov, heavy metal singer (Entombed, Entombed A.D., Firespawn) (b. 1972).^[40]
• 15 March –, weightlifter and reality television contestant (Expedition Robinson) (b. 1946).^[41]
• 16 March – Berit Carlberg, stage actress (Nine) (b. 1942).^[42]
• 26 March – Lennart Larsson, cross country skier, Olympic bronze medalist (1956) (b. 1930).^[43]
• 28 March
  • , singer and musician (b. 1981).^[44]
  • , musician, music writer and playwright (b.1927).^[45]

April

• 1 April – Nemam Ghafouri, physician, activist and humanitarian (b. 1968).^[46]
• 4 April – Ingela Lind, art critic and author (b. 1943).^[47]
• 6 April – Maj Britt Theorin, politician, MP (1971–1995) and MEP (1995–2004) (b. 1932).^[48]
• 10 April
  • Börje Holmberg, educator and writer (b. 1924).^[49]
  • Bosse Skoglund, drummer (Peps Persson) (b. 1936).^[50]
• 11 April – Berta Magnusson, writer and playwright (b. 1928).^[51]
• 14 April
  • , doctor and left-wing political activist (b. 1937).^[52]
  • Inga Sarri, actress (b. 1934).^[53]
• 20 April – Sven-Olof Olson, Air Force officer (b. 1926).^[54]
• 24 April – Riitta Vainionpää, textile artist (b. 1952).^[55]

May

• 5 May – Bertil Johansson, footballer (IFK Göteborg, national team) (b. 1935).^[56]
• 10 May
  • Lars-Gunnar Bodin, electronic musician (b. 1935).^[57]
  • Svante Thuresson, jazz musician ("Nygammal vals") (b. 1937).^[58]

June

• 9 June – Torgny Björk, musician, composer and singer (b. 1938).^[59]
• 11 June – Sara Wedlund, Olympic long-distance runner (1996) (b. 1975).^[60]
• 13 June – Sven Erlander, mathematician (b. 1934).^[61]
• 16 June
  • Bengt Göransson, politician (b. 1932).^[62]
  • , music journalist (b. 1970).^[63]
• 19 June – Ove Emanuelsson, Olympic sprint canoer (1960, 1964, 1968) (b. 1941).^[64]
• 23 June – Med Reventberg, actress (Ronia, the Robber's Daughter) (b. 1948).^[65]
• 27 June – Peps Persson, musician (b. 1946).^[66]
• 30 June – Inge Danielsson, footballer (Helsingborg, Ajax, national team) (b. 1941).^[67]

July

• 18 July – Tommy Engstrand, sports journalist and television host (b. 1939).^[68]
• 20 July
  • Curt-Eric Holmquist, conductor (Lotta på Liseberg), Eurovision Song Contest winner (1984) (b. 1948).^[69]
  • , journalist and news editor (b. 1946).^[70]
• 23 July – Claes Reimerthi, comic writer (The Phantom) (b. 1955).^[71]
• 31 July – Kenneth Johansson, politician and MP (1998–2012) (b. 1956).^[72]

August

• 4 August
  • Åke Lundqvist, actor (Beck – Mannen med ikonerna) (b. 1936).^[73]
  • Anders Pettersson, musician (Lasse Stefanz) (b. 1952).^[74]
• 10 August – Gun Ädel, Olympic cross-country skier (1964) (b. 1938).^[75]
• 11 August – Göran Zachrisson, sports journalist, cancer (b. 1938).^[76]
• 25 August – Gunilla Bergström, author of Alfie Atkins (b.1942).^[77]

October

• 21 October – Einár, 19, rapper (shot)^[78]
• 27 October – Benjamin Vallé, 47, musician (Viagra Boys)^[79]

Sports

• 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group B
• 2021 Allsvenskan
• 2021 Superettan

Notes and References

1. Web site: 31 January 2021. Denmark claim second straight Men's World Championship gold. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210131200729/https://www.ihf.info/media-center/news/denmark-claim-second-straight-mens-world-championship-gold. 31 January 2021. 3 March 2021. International Handball Federation.
2. Web site: Browne. Ken. 31 January 2021. Mikkel Hansen and Niklas Landin lead Denmark to second straight world title. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210131180913/https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/stories/news/detail/mikkel-hansen-and-niklas-landin-lead-denmark-to-second-straight-handball-world-c/. 31 January 2021. 3 March 2021. Olympic Channel.
3. Web site: 2021-03-03 . 03 mars 15:33, Polisinsats/kommendering, Vetlanda . live . https://archive.today/20210304013531/https://polisen.se/aktuellt/handelser/2021/mars/3/03-mars-1533-polisinsatskommendering-vetlanda/ . 2021-03-04 . 2021-03-04 . . sv . 23.36 Uppdatering gällande antalet skadade. Siffran på antalet skadade som drabbades av den misstänkte gärningsmannen är sju. Tidigare har uppgifter om åtta skadade personer förekommit. . 23:36 Update regarding the number of injured. The number of injured by the suspected perpetrator is seven. There have previously been reports of eight injured people. .
4. Web site: 2021-03-03. Man injures 8 with ax in Sweden before being shot, arrested. live. https://archive.today/20210303214340/https://apnews.com/article/sweden-crime-c0b97bbd2b9b43c1c4b1f4002f9b31c5. 2021-03-03. 2021-03-03. Associated Press. dmy-all.
5. News: Tolf. Johannes. Schau. Oscar. 2021-03-03. Efter attacken: Tre har livshotande skador. sv. SVT Nyheter. live. 2021-03-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20210303214940/https://www.svt.se/nyheter/lokalt/jonkoping/misstankt-mordforsok-i-vetlanda-polis-avlossade-tjanstevapen-under-ingripandet. 2021-03-03. dmy-all.
6. Web site: Stockholm World Figure Skating Championships 2021. December 28, 2020. International Skating Union.
7. News: Helt nytt resecentrum i Kalix när pendeltågen börjar rulla igen. SVT Nyheter . SVT. Swedish. 1 April 2021. 9 December 2021 . Ferm . Jonathan .
8. Web site: Henley . Jon . Swedish PM Stefan Löfven loses no-confidence vote . The Guardian . 6 July 2021 . en . 21 June 2021.
9. Web site: Sweden-Ukraine – UEFA EURO 2020 – UEFA.com . UEFA.com . 30 June 2021.
10. News: Skydivers killed in Swedish plane crash. . 9 July 2021 . 9 July 2021 .
11. Web site: Stefan Löfven steps down as Sweden's PM after seven years. Guardian. Swedish. 22 August 2021. 30 November 2021.
12. Web site: Dagarna som skakade Göteborg. Göteborgs-Posten. Swedish. 6 October 2021. 8 December 2021.
13. News: Lars Vilks och två poliser döda i bilkrasch. Sveriges Radio . Swedish Radio. Swedish. 4 October 2021. 8 December 2021.
14. News: Polisens nya lista över utsatta områden – läget förbättrat i Norrköping. Sveriges Radio . Swedish Radio. Swedish. 14 October 2021. 8 December 2021. Andrén . Simon .
15. Web site: Magdalena Andersson: Sweden's first female PM returns after resignation. BBC. English. 30 November 2021. 30 November 2021.
16. Web site: Women's WFC 2021 After movie published . International Floorball Federation . 14 December 2021 . 31 December 2021.
17. News: Civilministern ser ut att göra Hitlerhälsning på bild: "Inget minne av det". SVT Nyheter . SVT. Swedish. 6 December 2021. 9 December 2021 . Lundmark . Viktor . Melinder . Marcus .
18. Web site: Här heilar civilminister Ida Karkiainen till vit makt-musik. Nyheter Idag. Swedish. 6 December 2021. 9 December 2021.
19. Web site: Associated Press. Santillo. Erin. 13 December 2021. Two missing after freight ships collide in Baltic Sea. 2021-12-13. Plymouth Herald.
20. Encyclopedia: Göteborg . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . Norwegian. 5 January 2021.
21. Web site: Thorleifs sångare Thorleif Torstensson död i covid-19. Expressen. 10 January 2021 .
22. Web site: "Änglagård"-skådisen Tord Peterson är död . Expressen . 13 January 2021 . sv . 19 January 2021.
23. Web site: Skådespelaren Mona Malm är död . Dagens Nyheter . 14 January 2021 . sv . 16 January 2021.
24. Web site: Journalisten och författaren Lars Westman död. Aftonbladet. 18 January 2021 .
25. Web site: Olympedia – Thorsten Johansson. olympedia.org.
26. Web site: Evert Båge . familjesidan.se . sv . 15 February 2021.
27. Web site: Fallece Solveig Nordström, la arqueóloga que salvó Lucentum. Cristina. Martínez. January 22, 2021. Información.
28. Web site: Skådespelaren Gunnel Lindblom är död. Aftonbladet. 24 January 2021 .
29. News: Sigvard Marjasin död i covid-19. SVT Nyheter . January 25, 2021. svt.se.
30. Encyclopedia: Lars Norén . . Swedish . 26 February 2013.
31. Web site: Gert Blomé . olympedia.org . 4 February 2021.
32. News: Journalisten Annette Kullenberg är död. January 28, 2021. Svenska Dagbladet. Andersson . Elisabet .
33. Web site: Skådespelaren Margreth Weivers är död . Dagens Nyheter . 3 February 2021 . sv . 3 February 2021.
34. News: Kommunistprofilen Frank Baude är död – blev 83 år . SVT Nyheter . 4 February 2021 . sv . 15 February 2021 . Veldre . Richard . Eidenskog . Jakob .
35. Web site: Motorsport-legendaren "Varg-Olle" är död . svt.se . 13 February 2021 . sv . 15 February 2021.
36. Web site: Pionjären Ebba Andersson död. svt.se . 21 February 2021 . sv . 22 February 2021.
37. News: Tidigare LO-ordförande Stig Malm är död – blev 79 år. Ylva. Larsson. SVT Nyheter . March 7, 2021. svt.se. sv.
38. Web site: "Hela Sverige bakar"-profilen Birgitta Rasmusson är död – blev 81 år gammal. Expressen. 5 March 2021 . sv.
39. Web site: Vi har sorg!. uppsalamck.se. sv.
40. Web site: Entombed A.D. frontman LG Petrov has died. Kerrang!. 8 March 2021 .
41. Web site: Kroppsbyggaren Ehrling Wahlgren är död – hittades i sitt hem i Ystad. Jan. Ohlsson. March 18, 2021. Ystadsallehanda. sv.
42. Web site: Berit Carlberg död – blev 79 år gammal. Expressen. 19 March 2021 . sv.
43. Web site: Svenske VM-guldmedaljören död. Aftonbladet. 31 March 2021 . sv.
44. Web site: Frontman i uppskattat Kalmarband är död . Henriksson . Simon . 29 March 2021.
45. Web site: Journalisten Ingmar Glanzelius död. 30 March 2021 . Swedish.
46. Web site: Kurdish-Swedish humanitarian Nemam Ghafouri dies from Covid-19 in Stockholm. April 2, 2021. The National.
47. Web site: Konstkritikern och författaren Ingela Lind är död. 4 April 2021. SVT.se.
48. Web site: Maj Britt Theorin har gått ur tiden. Aftonbladet. 12 April 2021 .
49. Web site: In memory of Börje Holmberg. ICDE. 19 April 2021. 15 April 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210415125838/https://www.icde.org/icde-news/in-memory-borje-holmberg. dead.
50. Web site: Trummisen Bosse Skoglund är död. SVT.se. 10 April 2021 .
51. News: Kulturprofilen Berta Magnusson är död. SVT Nyheter. 13 April 2021 . Samuelson . Lena .
52. News: Vänsterprofilen Sköld Peter Matthis död i olycka . Expressen.
53. Web site: Skådespelaren Inga Sarri är död – blev 86 år. Aftonbladet. 19 April 2021 .
54. Web site: Minnesord över generallöjtnant Sven-Olof Olson – Flygvapenbloggen. blogg.forsvarsmakten.se.
55. Web site: Konstnären Riitta Vainionpää död i covid. May 13, 2021. DN.SE.
56. Web site: Bertil "Bebben" Johansson död. Andreas Johnsson,Mattias. Balkander. May 5, 2021. gp.se.
57. Web site: Lars-Gunnar Bodin (1935–2021) | Fylkingen. fylkingen.se. 21 June 2021 .
58. News: PORTRÄTT Jazzmusikern- och sångaren Svante Thuresson – Jazzradion. Sveriges. Radio. Sveriges Radio. 12 May 2021 .
59. Web site: Trubaduren Torgny Björk är död . SVT.se . 11 June 2021 . Swedish . 10 June 2021.
60. Web site: Före detta löparstjärnan Sara Wedlund död – blev 45 år . SVT.se . 2 July 2021 . Swedish . 19 June 2021.
61. Web site: Förre Liu-rektorn Sven Erlander död. Corren . 14 June 2021 . 15 June 2021 . Swedish.
62. Web site: Tidigare kulturministern Bengt Göransson är död. SVT.se . 18 June 2021 . Swedish . 16 June 2021.
63. Web site: Anders var alltid ett långfinger åt döden. Expressen . 29 June 2021 . Swedish . 17 June 2021.
64. Web site: Olympedia – Ove Emanuelsson. www.olympedia.org.
65. News: Skådespelaren Med Reventberg död – Kulturnytt i P1. Sveriges. Radio. Sveriges Radio. 24 June 2021 .
66. Web site: Musikern Peps Persson är död. June 27, 2021. SVT Nyheter.
67. Web site: Inge Danielsson är död. June 30, 2021. SVT Sport.
68. Web site: Tommy Engstrand död – blev 81 år gammal . SVT.se . 27 July 2021 . Swedish . 18 July 2021.
69. Web site: Kapellmästaren Curt-Eric Holmquist är död. Göteborgs-Posten . 27 July 2021 . Swedish . 21 July 2021.
70. Web site: Lars Weiss är död: Blev 75 år gammal. Expressen . 27 July 2021 . Swedish . 20 July 2021.
71. Web site: Fraser . Dan . Vale Claes Reimerthi . Chronicle Chamber . 28 July 2021 . 26 July 2021.
72. News: Förre landshövdingen i Värmland har avlidit. SVT Värmland. Kristin Stein. Swedish. 2 August 2021. 3 August 2021.
73. Web site: Skådespelaren Åke Lundqvist död. August 5, 2021. DN.SE.
74. Web site: Lasse Stefanz Anders Pettersson död. www.aftonbladet.se. 5 August 2021 .
75. Web site: Olympedia – Gun Ädel. www.olympedia.org.
76. Web site: Göran Zachrisson är död – blev 83 år. www.expressen.se. 11 August 2021 .
77. Web site: Författaren Gunilla Bergström är död. 26 August 2021. SVT.SE.
78. Web site: Svenske rapparen Einár ihjälskjuten. Expressen. 21 October 2021 . 21 October 2021.
79. News: Viagra Boys' Benjamin Vallé Has Died at 47. 27 October 2021. Hussey, Allison. 27 October 2021.