1981 in Sweden

Events from the year 1981 in Sweden

Incumbents

• Monarch – Carl XVI Gustaf
• Prime Minister – Thorbjörn Fälldin

Events

• 27 October – The "Whiskey on the rocks" incident, when the Soviet submarine S-363 ran aground on the south coast of Sweden.
• 7 November – The Swedish Floorball Federation is founded in Sala.

Births

• 3 January – Kajsa Bergström, curler
• 12 January – Niklas Kronwall, ice hockey player
• 16 February – Susanna Kallur, hurdler
• 18 March – Lina Andersson, cross country skier
• 25 April – Anja Pärson, skier
• 10 May – Kristian Svensson, handball player and handball coach
• 13 May – Rebecka Liljeberg, former actress
• 14 September – Sarah Dawn Finer, singer, songwriter and actress
• 3 October – Zlatan Ibrahimović, soccer player
• 20 October – Stefan Nystrand, swimmer

Deaths

• 13 May – Gustaf Dyrssen, military officer (born 1891)
• 23 June – Zarah Leander, actress and singer (born 1907)
• 5 October – Helge Gustafsson, gymnast (born 1900)

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