1995 in Sweden
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Events from the year 1995 in Sweden
Incumbents[]
- Monarch – Carl XVI Gustaf
- Prime Minister – Ingvar Carlsson
Events[]
1 January[]
Sweden accedes to the European Union.
September[]
- Establishment of the Haparanda Archipelago National Park.
Popular culture[]
Literature[]
- Hummelhonung, novel by Torgny Lindgren, winner of the August Prize.[1]
- , novel by Monika Fagerholm, received the Thanks for the Book Award
Sports[]
- 5–13 August – the 1995 World Championships in Athletics were held in Gothenburg
- The 1995 Allsvenskan was won by IFK Göteborg
Births[]
- 6 June – Jonna Adlerteg, gymnast
- 21 June – Jesper Karlström, footballer
- 6 August – Rebecca Peterson, Swedish tennis player
- 2 November – Hanna Öberg, biathlete[2]
Deaths[]
- 8 June – Erik Beckman, poet, novelist and playwright (born 1935).[3]
- 16 June – Tore Edman, ski jumper (born 1904)
- 13 September – Birger Norman, journalist, poet, novelist, playwright and non-fiction writer (born 1914).[4]
- 14 October – Karl Widmark, canoer (born 1911)
References[]
- ^ "Augustpriset" (in Swedish). Retrieved 23 December 2014.
- ^ "Hanna Öberg - Player Profile - Biathlon". Eurosport UK. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
- ^ Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Erik Beckman". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
- ^ Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Birger Norman". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
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