1997 in Sweden

Events from the year 1997 in Sweden

Decades:

Incumbents

1 January
- Skåne County is founded following a merger of the counties of Kristianstad and Malmöhus.^[1]
- Kopparberg County is renamed Dalarna County.^[2]
13 September-13 December – Planet 24 premiered the first season of a critically acclaimed reality game show franchise, Expedition Robinson, formally known as Survivor.^[3] The first series to use the formalized name would not occur until its debut on 31 May 2000. Coincidentally, both seasons were shot in islands of Malaysia.^[4]^[5] The first season was won by police officer Martin Melin.
Date unknown: The inaugural International Science Festival in Gothenburg is held.

Date unknown: April Witch, novel by Majgull Axelsson, winner of the August Prize.^[6]

13 January – Sivar Arnér, novelist and playwright (born 1909).^[7]
25 January – Werner Aspenström, poet (b. 1918)
7 February – Allan Edwall, actor, director, author, composer and singer (b. 1924)
11 March – Lars Ahlin, writer and aesthetician (b. 1915)
11 March – Stefan Fernholm, discus thrower and shot putter (b. 1959)
12 April – Ivar Eriksson, footballer (b. 1909)
1 May – Bo Widerberg, film director, writer, editor and actor (b. 1930)
22 June – Ted Gärdestad, singer-songwriter (b. 1956)
4 July – Bengt Danielsson, anthropologist (b. 1921)
3 October – Jarl Kulle, film and stage actor and director (b. 1927)
14 December – Torsten Nilsson, politician (b. 1905)