1934 in Sweden

Events from the year 1934 in Sweden

Incumbents

• Monarch – Gustaf V
• Prime Minister – Per Albin Hansson

Events

• Dissolution of Välgörande fruntimmerssällskapet.
• The Swedish Social Democratic Party Wins the General Election

Popular culture

Theatre

• Gothenburg City Theatre opened

Sports

• 16–18 February – The men's World Figure Skating Championships took place in Stockholm
• 20–25 February – FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1934 in SollefteÃ¥
• 3–4 August – The 1934 World Archery Championships were held in BÃ¥stad

Births

• 22 March – May Britt, actress
• 21 May – Bengt I. Samuelsson, Swedish biochemist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
• 25 May – Sven Erlander, mathematician (died 2021)
• 28 May – Torsten Engberg, military officer (died 2018)
• 16 June – Evy Berggren, gymnast
• 22 June – Ragnar Svensson, Greco-Roman wrestler from Sweden
• 5 July – Erik Uddebom, athlete
• 18 October
• Berit Lindholm, soprano (died 2023)
• Inger Stevens, actress (died 1970)
• 31 October – Princess Margaretha, Mrs. Ambler
• 9 November – Ingvar Carlsson, politician
• 21 November – Carl-Henning Wijkmark, writer
• 22 November – Östen Warnerbring, singer and composer (died 2006)
• 24 November – Sven-Bertil Taube, actor and singer (died 2022)
• 9 December – Ingvar Hirdwall, actor (died 2023)

Deaths

• 17 September – Erik Lindqvist, sailor (born 1886)
• 5 November – Carl Charlier, astronomer (born 1862)

References