1949 in Sweden
Events from the year 1949 in Sweden:
Incumbents
Events
- The Swedish Building Workers' Union founded
Popular culture
Film
- 29 August - Flickan från tredje raden released
- 17 October - Thirst released
- 9 December - Pippi Longstocking released
Sport
- 4 to 10 February - the 1949 World Table Tennis Championships were held in Stockholm
- 12 to 20 February - the 1949 World Ice Hockey Championships were held in Stockholm
Births
- 2 January - Anders Lidén, Permanent Representative of Sweden to the United Nations
- 15 February - Thomas Callerud, figure skater
- 21 February - Ronnie Hellström, footballer
- 6 April - Janet Ågren, actress
- 13 May - Eva Eriksson, illustrator and writer
- 21 May - Björn Ranelid, writer
- 9 July - Jan Brunstedt, auto racing driver
- 19 July - Bo Bernhardsson, politician
- 16 August - Bo Knape, sailor
Deaths
- 28 January - Gustaf Nordqvist, composer, church musician and professor
- 4 March - Karolina Widerström
- 7 March - David Emanuel Wahlberg, sports writer and editor
- 9 March - Claes Johanson, wrestler
- 19 April - Ulrich Salchow, figure skater
- 22 November - John Ekman, film actor