List of mass shootings in Sweden

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This article is a list of mass shootings in Sweden. Mass shootings are firearm-related violence with at least four casualties.

Date Location Dead Injured Total Description
4 October 2025 Gävle, Gävleborg County 0 6 6 A 13-year-old shot six people on a street, including children. The shooter was arrested.[1]
4 February 2025 Örebro, Örebro County 11[n 1] 6 17 Örebro school shooting: A former student opened fire with multiple weapons at Campus Risbergska, killing ten people and wounding six others. The shooter killed himself.[2]
21 September 2023 Sandviken, Gävleborg County 2 2 4 A shooting at a pub left the target and a bystander dead and two other bystanders wounded.[3]
10 June 2023 Stockholm, Stockholm County 2 2 4 Two shooters fired an automatic rifle at two 15-year-olds outside Farsta metro station. Both boys were shot, one fatally. A bystander was fatally shot and another wounded by stray gunfire.[4]
3 March 2023 Malmö, Skåne County 0 4 4 A shooter on an electric scooter opened fire outside a grocery store, wounding four teenagers. An 18-year-old was arrested in April 2023 for the shooting.[5][6]
23 January 2019 Umeå, Västerbotten County 1 3 4 A 19-year-old male was killed and three other people wounded in Ersboda.[7]
3 November 2018 Mölnlycke, Västra Götaland County 0 6 6 Eight people were wounded, six by gunfire, at a party venue. The victims were Hells Angels.[8]
18 June 2018 Malmö, Skåne County 3 3 6 A shooting at a café left three men dead and three other people wounded.[9]
7 June 2018 Stockholm, Stockholm County 0 4 4 Police discovered three people wounded in Tensta, as well as a passerby who was struck by a ricochet.[10]
25 September 2016 Malmö, Skåne County 1 3 4 Two shooters fired into a car from mopeds, killing a man and wounding three others.[11]
30 August 2015 Stockholm, Stockholm County 1 5 6 Two brothers shot and stabbed a man to death in Rinkeby. Five bystanders were struck by stray bullets and injured.[12]
13 June 2015 Malmö, Skane County 0 4 4 Four men were shot in the street, three of whom were severely injured.[13]
18 March 2015 Gothenburg, Västra Götaland County 2 8 10 Gothenburg pub shooting: Two gunmen opened fire inside a pub, killing two people and wounding eight others. Several people were convicted for their roles in the gang-related shooting.[14]
21 April 2014 Norrköping, Östergötland County 2 2 4 A fight in Hageby led to a shooting which injured four people, two of whom died from their injuries.[15]
22 April 2011 Gothenburg, Västra Götaland County 0 4 4 Four people were shot and wounded during a brawl outside a café in Hisingen.[16]
15 August 2003 Stockholm, Stockholm County 0 4 4 Multiple shooters fired at the entrance of a nightclub, wounding four people.[17]
21 January 2000 Skoghall, Värmland County 4[n 1] 0 4 A man shot and killed his ex-wife, their two sons, and himself.[18]

20th century

Date Location Dead Injured Total Description
2 May 1999 Ånäset, Västerbotten County 4[n 1] 0 4 A man killed his wife and two teenage children with a rifle before killing himself.[19]
28 December 1994 Hässleholm, Skåne County 0 4 4 A gunman wounded four people in an apartment building.[20][21]
4 December 1994 Stockholm, Stockholm County 4 20 24 Sturecompagniet murders: A man fired an automatic rifle at patrons and employees of the Sturecompagniet restaurant, killing four people and wounding twenty others.[22]
11 June 1994 Falun, Dalarna County 7 4[n 1] 11 Falun shooting: A Swedish Army officer fired his service rifle at people in a park and at a road crossing, killing seven and wounding three. He was shot in the hip by police and arrested soon after.[23]
13 February 1994 Helsingborg, Skåne County 1 3 4 Members of the Hells Angels and Bandidos motorcycle clubs fired shots at each other at a nightclub during the Nordic Biker War, resulting in one Hells Angel being killed and three other people wounded.[24]
17 June 1993 Stenkumla, Gotland County 2[n 1] 2 4 A man wounded his estranged partner and her father with a shotgun and killed her father's partner before he killed himself.[25]
6 December 1992 Mora, Dalarna County 1 5 6 A man had a verbal altercation with a group of youths and went to his apartment; he returned with a pistol and shot six members of the group, one fatally.[26]
14 November 1992 Meselefors, Västerbotten County 4[n 1] 0 4 A man shot and killed his wife, two children and himself.[27]
6 April 1988 Gävle, Gävleborg County 1 3 4 A man opened fire inside a county administration building over a failed adoption case, killing a worker and wounding two others. He went home and engaged in a standoff with police, wounding one officer before surrendering.[28]
17 June 1984 Gällivare, Norrbotten County 1 3[n 1] 4 A man shot at people and buildings for around an hour. A police officer was killed and two civilian women wounded before the shooter was wounded by another officer and arrested.[29][30]
8 September 1980 Brandbergen, Stockholm County 4 0 4 Brandbergen murders: A man raped a woman after a drinking party, his gun accidentally discharged and killed her. He then killed the three other men in the apartment by shooting them and cutting their throats.[31]
4 April 1980 Järfälla, Stockholm County 5[n 1][n 2] 1 6 A man stabbed his wife to death and then shot and killed three of his children and wounded a fourth. The man shot himself after the killings.[32]
28 November 1979 Saltsjö-Boo, Stockholm County 5[n 1] 0 5 A man shot and killed his wife and three children before killing himself.[33][citation needed]
1 February 1976 Gothenburg, Västra Götaland County 2 5 7 An upset soldier shot seven people with his service weapon at a discotheque, killing two.[34]
24 December 1975 Vattnäs, Dalarna County 3 1 4 The military officer Sten Fransson killed his fiance and her parents and wounded her daughter. He was arrested at the scene.[35]
22 June 1971 Listerby, Blekinge County 5[n 1] 0 5 A man armed with a revolver killed his wife and three children before killing himself.[36][citation needed]
1 March 1971 Söderhamn, Gävleborg County 4 0 4 1971 Söderhamn courthouse murders: A criminal defendant killed his ex-fiancée, her lawyer, his own lawyer, and a lawspeaker.[37]
29 April 1970 Skutskär, Uppsala County 4[n 1] 1 5 A man killed three of his children and wounded a fourth before killing himself.[38][citation needed]
5 April 1970 Uppsala, Uppsala County 1 4 5 A man randomly shot into a crowd outside a restaurant with a submachine gun, wounding five people, one of whom later died.[39]
4 March 1961 Kungälv, Västra Götaland County 1 6 7 Kungälv school shooting: A 17-year-old student opened fire at a school dance, wounding seven people, one of whom died of his wounds. The shooter was arrested soon after.[40]
9 March 1958 Håljaryd, Jönköping County 4[n 1] 0 4 A man armed with a shotgun killed his wife, two children and himself.[41]
19 August 1957 Bålsta & Djursholm, Uppsala County & Stockholm County 3[n 1] 1 4 A man armed with a handgun shot at a couple in Bålsta, killing the man and wounding the woman. The perpetrator then travelled to Djursholm where he shot and killed a man. Police found the suspect dead in Lidingö.[42]
10 January 1956 Fjugesta, Örebro County 4[n 1] 0 4 A man shot and killed his wife, two sons and himself.[43]
2 January 1956 Sorunda, Stockholm County 4[n 1] 0 4 1956 Sorunda familicide: A man shot and killed his wife, two children and himself.[44]
14 December 1950 Solberga, Västra Götaland County 3 1+[n 1] 4+ A man armed with a rifle shot randomly at buildings, cars and people. He killed three people and possibly wounded several others during his shooting spree. The man attempted to kill himself but survived.[45]
8 March 1946 Falun, Dalarna County 3[n 1] 1 4 A man opened fire inside a cafe killing his wife and sister-in-law. Another customer was wounded. The man shot himself and died in hospital.[46]
3 March 1945 Malmö, Skåne County 3[n 1] 2 5 A man shot four of his relatives, killing two. He escaped the scene and fatally shot himself.[47]
12 August 1943 Umeå, Västerbotten County 4[n 1] 0 4 A man armed with a handgun shot and killed his wife and two children before killing himself.[48]
26 February 1942 Härslöv, Skåne County 4 0 4 A man shot and killed his wife and three children before being arrested.[49]
16 March 1936 Nyköping, Södermanland County 3[n 1] 2 5 A man opened fire at the city hall, killing two people and wounding two others before killing himself.[50]
14 May 1931 Ådalen, Västernorrland County 5 5 10 Ådalen shootings: Soldiers fired on strikers protesting pay reductions, killing five strikers and wounding five others.[51]
1 June 1920 Löddeköpinge, Skåne County 6[n 1] 0 6 A man shot and killed his wife and four children before killing himself.[52]
4 March 1916 Södermalm, Stockholm County 4[n 1] 0 4 A man shot and killed three people at his former workplace before killing himself.[53]
17 May 1900 Lake Mälaren, Södermanland County 5[n 3] 8[n 3] 13 Prins Carl massacre: A man killed five people and wounded eight others on board of steam boat ferry Prins Carl.[54]

19th century

Date Location Dead Injured Total Description
15 June 1811 Klågerup, Skåne County 30+ 60+ 90+ Klågerup riot: Swedish military regiment opened fire on people who refused to conscript.[55][56]

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