1946 in Sweden
Events from the year '''1946 in Sweden'''
Incumbents
Events
- 25 January – Sweden hands over around 146 Baltic soldiers to the USSR; the handover takes place from the port of Trelleborg and sparks domestic protests.
- 6-11 August – The 10th World Archery Championships takes place in Stockholm, the first edition after WWII.
- 19 November – Sweden joins the United Nations.
Births
- 1 January - Carl B. Hamilton, economist and politician
- 30 April - King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden
- 20 June - Lars Vilks, visual artist and activist.
- 28 August - Anders Gärderud, runner.
- 14 September -Anna Westberg, novelist and non-fiction writer.
- 15 September - Ola Brunkert, drummer
- 16 December – benny Andersson, Swedish musician
Deaths
- 21 February - Gustaf Kilman, horse rider.
- 11 March - Carl Lindhagen, politician
- 7 May - Cecilia Milow, author, translator, educator, campaigner and suffragette
- 14 June - Kristian Hellström, athlete
- 6 October - Per Albin Hansson, prime minister
- 16 October - Ebba Bernadotte, morganatic spouse of Prince Oscar Bernadotte and philanthropist