1995 in Sweden
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Events from the year 1995 in Sweden.
Incumbents[edit]
Events[edit]
1 January[edit]
Sweden accedes to the European Union.
September[edit]
- Establishment of the Haparanda Archipelago National Park.
November[edit]
Popular culture[edit]
Literature[edit]
- Hummelhonung, novel by Torgny Lindgren, winner of the August Prize.[1]
- Underbara kvinnor vid vatten, novel by Monika Fagerholm, received the Thanks for the Book Award
- Comédia infantil, novel by Henning Mankell, English translation Chronicler of the Winds (2006).[2][3]
Sports[edit]
- 5–13 August – the 1995 World Championships in Athletics were held in Gothenburg
- The 1995 Allsvenskan was won by IFK Göteborg
Births[edit]
- 9 May – Oliver Källbom, ice hockey player[4]
- 6 June – Jonna Adlerteg, gymnast
- 21 June – Jesper Karlström, footballer
- 6 August – Rebecca Peterson, Swedish tennis player
- 2 November – Hanna Öberg, biathlete[5]
Deaths[edit]
- 8 June – Erik Beckman, poet, novelist and playwright (born 1935).[6]
- 16 June – Tore Edman, ski jumper (born 1904)
- 13 September – Birger Norman, journalist, poet, novelist, playwright and non-fiction writer (born 1914).[7]
- 14 October – Karl Widmark, canoer (born 1911)
References[edit]
- ^ "Augustpriset" (in Swedish). Retrieved 23 December 2014.
- ^ "Henning Mankell Biography". henningmankell.com. Archived from the original on 5 October 2015. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
- ^ Kavenna, Joanna. "Slaughter of the innocent". theguardian.com. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
- ^ "Oliver Källbom". eliteprospects.com. Elite Prospects. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
- ^ "Hanna Öberg - Player Profile - Biathlon". Eurosport UK. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
- ^ Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Erik Beckman". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
- ^ Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Birger Norman". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
