1938 in Sweden

Events from the year '''1938 in Sweden'''

Incumbents

Monarch – Gustaf V
Prime Minister – Per Albin Hansson

Events

20 December - The Saltsjöbaden Agreement was signed between the Swedish Trade Union Confederation and the Swedish Employers Association.
Sweden places 4th at the 1938 World Cup.
Abortion Act of 1938 - Abortion in Sweden was legalized only if the mother's life was in danger, the mother was raped, or on eugenical grounds.

Births

28 January – Tomas Lindahl, biochemist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry
9 March – Lill-Babs, schlager singer
2 April – John Larsson, 17th General of The Salvation Army
2 June – Princess Désirée, Baroness Silfverschiöld, royal
11 June – Leif Axmyr, convicted murderer
20 September – Pia Lindström, television journalist
4 October – Per Odensten, novelist.
31 December – Lena Cronqvist, artist

Deaths

5 February - Axel Ljung, gymnast.
14 April - Gillis Grafström, figure skater.
31 October - August Gustafsson, tug-of-war competitor.
Alexandra Skoglund, suffragette, women's rights activist and politician
Augusta Andersson, restaurant owner