1946 in Sweden

Events from the year 1946 in Sweden

Incumbents

• Monarch – Gustaf V
• Prime Minister – Per Albin Hansson, Östen Undén (acting), Tage Erlander

Events

• 25 January – Sweden hands over around 146 Baltic soldiers to the USSR; the handover takes place from the port of Trelleborg and sparks domestic protests.
• 6-11 August – The 10th World Archery Championships takes place in Stockholm, the first edition after WWII.

• 19 November – Sweden joins the United Nations.

Births

• 1 January – Carl B. Hamilton, economist and politician
• 30 April – King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden
• 20 June – Lars Vilks, visual artist and activist (died 2021).
• 28 August – Anders Gärderud, runner.
• 14 September –Anna Westberg, novelist and non-fiction writer (died 2005).
• 15 September – Ola Brunkert, drummer (died 2008)
• 16 December – benny Andersson, Swedish musician

Deaths

• 21 February – Gustaf Kilman, horse rider (born 1882).
• 11 March - Carl Lindhagen, politician (born 1860)
• 7 May - Cecilia Milow, author, translator, educator, campaigner and suffragette (born 1856)
• 14 June - Kristian Hellström, athlete (born 1880)
• 6 October – Per Albin Hansson, prime minister (born 1885)
• 16 October - Ebba Bernadotte, morganatic spouse of Prince Oscar Bernadotte and philanthropist (born 1856)

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