1953 in Sweden

Incumbents

• Monarch – Gustaf VI Adolf
• Prime Minister – Tage Erlander

  Events

• 8 September – The first motorway in Sweden is inaugurated, and runs between Malmö and Lund.

  Births

• 27 January - Göran Flodström, fencer.
• 18 April - Bernt Johansson, cyclist.

  Exact date unknown

• Eva Runefelt, novelist.
• Niklas Rådström, poet.

  Deaths

• 3 April - Algot Lönn, cyclist.
• 22 May - Hanna Grönvall, politician and trade union worker
• 5 August - Sven Johansson, canoer.
• 7 August - Anna Johansson-Visborg, politician, trade unionist and women's right activist
• Amanda Horney, politician, trade unionist and women's right activist