2020 in Sweden

Events in the year 2020 in Sweden.

Incumbents

• Monarch – Carl XVI Gustaf
• Prime minister – Stefan Löfven

Events

Ongoing — COVID-19 pandemic in Sweden

• 11 March – The first deaths recorded during the COVID-19 pandemic in Sweden.
• 25 March – The death toll of the COVID-19 pandemic in Sweden surpassed 100.
• 30 March – The death toll of the COVID-19 pandemic in Sweden surpassed 250.
• 3 April – The death toll of the COVID-19 pandemic in Sweden surpassed 500.
• 9 April – The death toll of the COVID-19 pandemic in Sweden surpassed 1 000.
• 26 April – The death toll of the COVID-19 pandemic in Sweden surpassed 2 500.
• 11 June – The death toll of the COVID-19 pandemic in Sweden surpassed 5 000.
• 29 to 30 August – Riots broke out in Malmö and Ronneby.
• 17 November - The Riks party is launched.

Sport

• 9 to 26 January – The 2020 European Men's Handball Championship is held in Malmö, Gothenburg and Stockholm (in addition to Austria and Norway).

Deaths

January

• 1 January – Bengt Levin, orienteering competitor (b. 1958).
• 3 January – Bo Winberg, guitarist (b. 1939).
• 6 January
• Bernt Andersson, footballer (b. 1933).
• Arne Holmgren, biochemist (b. 1940).
• 14 January – Jan-Olof Ekholm, crime fiction writer (b. 1931).
• 20 January – Ulf Norrman, Olympic sailor (b. 1935).
• 25 January
• Anne Kulle, actress (b. 1944).
• Holger Romander, civil servant, National Police Commissioner (b. 1921).
• 31 January – Gunnar Svensson, ice hockey player (b. 1956).

February

• 6 February – Ola Magnell, musician (b. 1946).
• 9 February – Margareta Hallin, operatic soprano (b. 1931).
• 17 February – Anna-Stina Wahlberg, Olympic diver (1952, 1956) (b. 1931).
• 24 February – Olof Thunberg, actor (Winter Light, Bamse, Amorosa) (b. 1925).

March

• 1 March – Stefan Lindqvist, footballer (Halmstad, IFK Göteborg, national team) (b. 1967).
• 6 March – Anne-Marie Berglund, writer (b. 1952).
• 8 March
• Max von Sydow, actor (b. 1929).
• Anders Åberg, actor (LÃ¥ngt bort och nära, Kejsaren, Andra dansen) (b. 1948).
• 10 March – Kurt Liander, footballer (AIK, IFK Stockholm, national team) (b. 1932).
• 24 March – John Eriksson, footballer (DjurgÃ¥rden, national team) (b. 1929).
• 26 March – Olle Holmquist, trombonist (James Last Orchestra) (b. 1936).
• 27 March – Thandika Mkandawire, economist (b. 1940).
• 28 March – Kerstin Behrendtz, radio presenter (b. 1950).
• 29 March – Tomas Oneborg, photographer (b. 1958).

April

• 1 April – Yvonne Schaloske, actress (Rederiet) (b. 1951).
• 4 April
• Susanna Ramel actress (b. 1920).
• Börje Stattin, Olympic gymnast (1952) (b. 1930).
• 8 April
• Siri Berg, abstract artist (b. 1921).
• Lars-Eric Lundvall, ice hockey player (Frölunda), world champion (1962) and Olympic silver medallist (1964) (b. 1934).
• 10 April – Marianne Lundquist, Olympic swimmer (1948, 1952) (b. 1931).
• 14 April – Kerstin Meyer, mezzo-soprano (b. 1928).
• 15 April – Adam Alsing, television and radio presenter (Big Brother, Adam Live, Mix Megapol) (b. 1968).
• 18 April
• Erik Belfrage, diplomat and banking executive (b. 1946).
• Lennart Jirlow, painter and scenographer (b. 1936).
• 25 April
• Per Olov Enquist, author (born 1934).
• Gunnar Seijbold, photographer (b. 1955).
• 29 April – Maj Sjöwall, writer (b. 1935).

May

• 2 May – Jan-Olof Strandberg, actor (Wild Birds, Last Pair Out, Varning för Jönssonligan) (b. 1926).
• 4 May
• Gunnar Larsson, sports administrator (b. 1940).
• Anna Mohr, archaeologist (b. 1944).
• 5 May – Jan Halvarsson, cross-county skier, Olympic silver medallist (1968) (b. 1942).
• 9 May
• Kristina Lugn, poet and writer, member of the Swedish Academy (b. 1948).
• 14 May
• Berith Bohm, operatic soprano (b. 1932).
• Ingvar Ericsson, Olympic runner (1952, 1956) (b. 1927).
• 15 May
• Claes Borgström, lawyer and politician, Equality Ombudsman (2000–2007) (b. 1944).
• Henrik Pontén, jurist (b. 1965).
• 20 May
• Malin Gjörup, actress (Hello Baby) and operatic mezzo-soprano, cerebral haemorrhage (b. 1964).
• Karl-Göran Mäler, environmental economist (b. 1939).
• 31 May – Carina Boberg, actress (b. 1952).

June

• 2 June – Inga Edwards, actress (Raggare!, Wallander) (b. 1937).
• 7 June – Jean Bolinder, author (b. 1935).
• 8 June
• Tobias Berggren, poet (b. 1940).
• Lillemor Östlin, writer and criminal (b. 1940).
• 10 June – Zoogin, racehorse (b. 1990).
• 11 June – Colibrine Sandström, writer (b. 1928).
• 15 June – Jan Peder Lamm, archaeologist (b. 1935).
• 17 June – K. Anders Ericsson, psychologist and scholar (b. 1947).
• 18 June – Ingegärd Fredin, freestyle swimmer (b. 1930).
• 27 June – Mats RÃ¥dberg, singer (b. 1948).

July

• 6 July – Juris Kronbergs, poet and translator (b. 1946).
• 11 July – Tõnu Puu, economist (b. 1936).
• 12 July – Henrik Ripa, politician, MP (2010–2014) (b. 1968).
• 15 July – Ivar Genesjö, Olympic fencer (1964) (b. 1931).
• 23 July
• Hassan Brijany, actor (b. 1961).
• Ove König, Olympic speed skater (1972) (b. 1950).
• 25 July – Jim Frick, horse harness racer (b. 1951).
• 30 July – Ann Bergman, academic (b. 1963).

August

• 2 August - Adriana Naghei Ostrowska, murder victim (b. 2008).
• 9 August – Göran Forsmark, actor (The Hunters) (b. 1955).
• 17 August – Folke Alnevik, sprinter, Olympic bronze medallist (1948) (b. 1919).
• 18 August – Hans Cavalli-Björkman, lawyer and football club chairman (Malmö FF), 1975–1998 (b. 1928).
• 23 August – Rolf Gohs, comic creator and cover artist (Fantomen) (b. 1933).
• 25 August – Roine Carlsson, politician, Minister of Defence 1985–1991 (b. 1937).
• 28 August
• Gudrun Arenander, Olympic discus thrower (1948) and handball player (b. 1921).
• Assar Lindbeck, economist (b. 1930).

September

• 4 September – Carl-Henning Wijkmark, novelist (Stundande natten) (b. 1934).
• 6 September
• Lennart Forsberg, footballer (GIF Sundsvall, DjurgÃ¥rden) (b. 1928).
• Anita Lindblom, singer and actress (b. 1937).
• 13 September – Lars Idermark, businessman (PostNord, Swedbank, Kooperativa Förbundet) (b. 1957).
• 17 September – Birger Folke, tennis player and television commentator (b. 1936).
• 20 September – Dan Olweus, psychologist (b. 1931).
• 21 September
• Lars-Åke Lagrell, sports personality, Governor of Kronoberg County (2002–2006) (b. 1940).
• Sune Wehlin, Olympic modern pentathlete (1948) (b. 1923).
• 22 September – Agne Simonsson, footballer and manager (b. 1935).

October

• 1 October – Maud Hansson, actress (Emil i Lönneberga) (b. 1937).
• 15 October – Sonja Edström, cross-country skier, Olympic champion (1960) and bronze medalist (1956) (b. 1930).
• 17 October – Erland Brand, painter (b. 1922).
• 19 October – Järvsöfaks, racehorse (b. 1994).
• 28 October – Anthony van den Pol, neurosurgeon (b. 1949).
• 30 October
• Anders Hansson, racewalker (b. 1992).
• Jan Myrdal, author and political activist (b. 1927).

November

• 10 November – Sven Wollter, actor (The Sacrifice, The Man on the Roof, A Song for Martin) (b. 1934).
• 14 November – Kay WiestÃ¥l, entrepreneur (Victoria Day) and footballer (DjurgÃ¥rdens IF) (b. 1940).
• 18 November – Thore Göran Andersson, Olympic sailor (1960) (b. 1939).

December

• 2 December – Karin Lindberg, gymnast, Olympic champion (1952) (b. 1929).
• 17 December
• Hacke Björksten, jazz bandleader and saxophonist (b. 1934).
• Pelle Svensson, wrestler and lawyer, Olympic silver medallist (1964) (b. 1943).
• 19 December – Märta Norberg, Olympic cross-country skier (1952) (b. 1922).
• 20 December – Yvonne Sandberg-Fries, politician, MEP (2003–2004), MR (1982–1996) (b. 1950).
• 24 December
• Roland Cedermark, musician (b. 1938).
• Siv Widerberg, writer and journalist (b. 1931).
• 25 December – Arne Skotte, footballer (b. 1950).
• 27 December – Rolf Aggestam, poet and translator (b. 1941).
• 29 December – Gösta Linderholm, singer and composer (Rasmus pÃ¥ luffen) (b. 1941).

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