1977 in Sweden
Events from the year 1977 in Sweden.
Incumbents
Events
- 15 January - Linjeflyg Flight 618 plane crash: Linjeflyg Flight 618 crashes near Kälvesta after ice causes a loss of control, killing all 22 aboard.
- 3-8 May - The 1st IBF World Championships are held in Malmö.
- 19 June - The 1977 Swedish Grand Prix is held at Anderstorp.
- 14 October – The 1977 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences is awarded jointly to Bertil Ohlin and James E. Meade.
- 17 November - Miss Sweden Mary Ann Catrin Stavin is crowned Miss World in London, UK.
- 12 December - ABBA: The Album released.
Births
- 26 January – Nicholaus Arson, guitarist and songwriter
- 19 March – Robert Lindstedt, tennis player
- 23 March – Daniel Espinosa, filmmaker
- 5 April – Daniel Majstorović, footballer
- 16 April – Freddie Ljungberg, Swedish footballer
- 17 May – Anders Södergren, cross-country skier
- 14 July - Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden
- 26 August - Therese Alshammar, swimmer
- 28 August - Daniel Andersson, footballer
- 3 September - Olof Mellberg, footballer
- 14 September – Malik Bendjelloul, film and documentary director
- 4 October - Ana Johnsson, singer
- 14 October - Carl Johan Grimmark, guitarist
- 20 November - Daniel Svensson, drummer
- 22 November - Jonas Öberg, open source software activist
- 17 December – Samuel Påhlsson, Swedish ice hockey player
- 18 December - Axwell, DJ, remixer and record producer
- 20 December - Sonja Aldén, singer
Full date missing
- Erika Lust, film director
Deaths
- 5 March - Albert Andersson, athlete and gymnast
- 10 October - Bengt Bengtsson, gymnast