1958 in Sweden
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Events
- 8-29 June – The 1958 FIFA World Cup is played in Sweden. Brazil defeats Sweden, 5–2, in the final game at Råsunda Stadium in Solna.[1][2]
- 11 December – The first indoor ice hockey venue in Sweden, Rosenlundshallen in Jönköping, is inaugurated.[3]
Births
- 23 March – Bengt-Åke Gustafsson, ice hockey player and coach.
- 30 May – Marie Fredriksson, singer
- 16 August – Steve Sem-Sandberg, novelist.[4]
- 14 February – Birgitta Lillpers, poet.[5]
Full date missing
- Mats Nordberg, politician (died 2023).[6]
Deaths
- 11 September – Arvid Holmberg, gymnast (born 1886).[7]
- 23 September – Elisabeth Tamm, politician
- 11 November – Helge Bäckander, gymnast (born 1891).[8]
- Anna Lisa Andersson, reporter (born 1873)
