1943 in Sweden

Events from the year 1943 in Sweden

Incumbents

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

Events

• 10 March – 27 April – Norwegian Exhibition runs in Stockholm.
• July 28 – IKEA was founded in Älmhult, Sweden, by Ingvar Kamprad
• October 2 – Sweden offers passports to Danish Jews fleeing Nazi aggression.
• September 23 – Trade negotiations result in Sweden repealing prior arrangements with Germany - which had allowed for the transport of German goods and troops across the country - in exchange for an increase in trade exports to Sweden from the Allied Powers.

Births

• 3 January – Jarl Alfredius, journalist (died 2009).
• 6 February – Pelle Svensson, wrestler, Olympic silver medalist (died 2020).
• 26 February – Johnny Höglin, speed-skater, Olympic champion in 10,000 metre from 1968.
• 9 May – Anders Isaksson, journalist (died 2009).
• 8 July – Anders Carlberg, politician (died 2013).
• 30 November – Rolf Edling, fencer.

Exact date unknown

• Claes Hylinger, novelist, essayist, poet and literary critic.

Deaths

• 16 February – Yngve Holm, sailor (born 1895).
• 26 May – Alice Tegnér, organist and composer, (born 1864).
• 7 September – Mary Karadja, writer, spiritualist and princess (born 1868).
• 14 September – Ernst Linder, general, horse rider (born 1868).

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