1998 in Sweden

Events from the year 1998 in Sweden

Incumbents

• Monarch – Carl XVI Gustaf
• Prime Minister – Göran Persson

Events

• 1 January – Västra Götaland County is founded following a merger of the counties of Älvsborg, Göteborg and Bohus, and Skaraborg Counties.

September

• 20 September – The 1998 Swedish general election.

Popular culture

Literature

• Date unknown: Berömda män som varit i Sunne, novel by Göran Tunström, winner of the August Prize.

Music

• 21 October – Blott en dag, music album released by Carola Häggkvist

Sports

• 7–22 February: 99 sportspersons compete for Sweden at the 1998 Winter Olympics.
• 8 November: The 1998 Allsvenskan is won by AIK.

Births

• 29 May – Matilda Algotsson, figure skater
• 15 October – Jonna Luthman, alpine ski racer.
• 30 October – Jesper Boqvist, Swedish ice hockey player
• 15 November – Emma Larsson, artistic gymnast

Deaths

• 1 January – Åke Seyffarth, speed skater (born 1919).
• 6 January – Märta Johansson, diver (born 1907).
• 21 May – Erik Bladström, canoer, Olympic champion 1936 (born 1918).
• 1 December – Bertil Nordahl, footballer (born 1917).

Full date missing

• Birger Sandberg, footballer (born 1918)

References