1973 in Sweden
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- Monarch – Gustaf VI Adolf (died 15 September), then Carl XVI Gustaf
- Prime Minister – Olof Palme
Events
- 20 January – A 34-year-old academic lecturer, Alf Svensson, becomes party leader of the Swedish political party Kristen Demokratisk Samling (KDS), a position he would hold for 31 years.
- 16 March – Residents of the municipality of Dorothea go on hunger strike in protest of the Swedish government's plans to merge with the municipalities of Åsele and Frederika, giving up after a week.
- 11 May – The Data Act (Sw. Datalagen) − the world's first national data protection law − is enacted in Sweden.
- 23–28 August – Norrmalmstorg robbery – a bank robbery and hostage crisis best known as the origin of the term Stockholm syndrome.
- 15 September – King Gustaf VI Adolf dies in his 91st year at 8:35 pm. He's succeeded by his 27-year-old grandson, Carl XVI Gustaf.
- 16 September – 1973 Swedish general election.

