1980 in Sweden
Events from the year '''1980 in Sweden'''
Incumbents
Events
- 23 March - Nuclear power referendum
- The Right Livelihood Award established
Popular culture
Literature
- Vredens barn, novel by Sara Lidman
Sport
- The 1980 European Figure Skating Championships were held in Gothenburg
- The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships took place in Falun
Births
- 5 January - Elin Nordegren, model
- 25 January - Christian Olsson, athlete
- 22 February - Jimmie Ericsson, ice hockey player
- 10 March - Claire Hedenskog, swimmer.
- 19 March – Johan Olsson, cross country skier
- 3 April – Johan Brunström, tennis player
- 4 April – Björn Wirdheim, professional racing driver
- 4 June - Pontus Farnerud, former professional footballer
- 13 June - Linda Wessberg, golf player
- 30 June - Emil Almén, actor
- 30 June - Rade Prica, footballer
- 19 August - Tove Fraurud, politician
- 20 September – Gustav Larsson, cyclist
- 26 September – Daniel and Henrik Sedin, ice hockey players
- 9 October - Henrik Zetterberg, ice hockey player
- 2 November – Kennedy Bakircioglu, footballer
- 12 November – gustaf Skarsgård, actor
- 14 November - Johanna Thydell, writer
- 22 November - Emma Ejwertz, singer and songwriter
- 2 December – Charlotte Rohlin, former footballer
- 21 December – Stefan Liv, ice hockey player
Deaths
- 17 February - Einar Karlsson, wrestler
- 17 April - Alf Sjöberg, film director
- 20 June - Allan Pettersson, composer and violist
- 26 October - Per-Olof Östrand, swimmer
- 17 November - Hans Wetterström, sprint canoer.