1998 in Sweden
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Incumbents
Events
- 1 January – Västra Götaland County is founded following a merger of the counties of Älvsborg, Göteborg and Bohus, and Skaraborg Counties.[1]
September
- 20 September – The 1998 Swedish general election.
Popular culture
Literature
- Date unknown: Berömda män som varit i Sunne, novel by Göran Tunström, winner of the August Prize.[2]
Music
- 21 October – Blott en dag, music album released by Carola Häggkvist
Sports
- 7–22 February: 99 sportspersons compete for Sweden at the 1998 Winter Olympics.
- 8 November: The 1998 Allsvenskan is won by AIK.
Births
- 29 May – Matilda Algotsson, figure skater
- 15 October – Jonna Luthman, alpine ski racer.[3]
- 30 October – Jesper Boqvist, Swedish ice hockey player
- 15 November – Emma Larsson, artistic gymnast
Deaths
- 1 January – Åke Seyffarth, speed skater (born 1919).[4]
- 6 January – Märta Johansson, diver (born 1907).[5]
- 21 May – Erik Bladström, canoer, Olympic champion 1936 (born 1918).[6]
- 1 December – Bertil Nordahl, footballer (born 1917).[7]
Full date missing
- Birger Sandberg, footballer (born 1918)