1975 in Sweden

Events from the year 1975 in Sweden

Incumbents

• Monarch – Carl XVI Gustaf
• Prime Minister – Olof Palme

Events

• 24 April – West German Embassy siege in Stockholm.
• 14 May – The Parliament of Sweden in Stockholm passes an act, encouraging immigrants to keep the language and culture of their native countries.

Births

• 20 February – Niclas Wallin, ice hockey player
• 4 April – Thobias Fredriksson, cross country skier.
• 10 April – Rickard Söderberg, tenor, singer and debater
• 15 May – Peter Iwers, rock bassist
• 11 June – Ulrika Bergman, curler.
• 27 August – Björn Gelotte, rock musician
• 9 july – Jessica Folcker, singer
• 9 October – Anders Göthberg, guitarist (died 2008)
• 17 October – Stina Oscarson, theatre director and author (died 2025)

Deaths

• 17 January – Curt Hartzell, gymnast (born 1891).
• 8 September – Erik Adlerz, diver (born 1892), won two Olympic gold medals in 1912.

See also

• 1975 in Swedish television

References