1987 in Sweden
Events from the year '''1987 in Sweden'''
Incumbents
Events
- 23 January - The film Stockholmsnatt is released.
- 2 February - The 22nd Guldbagge Awards is presented.
- 2 April – Shopping mall A6 center is inaugurated near Jönköping.
- 27 July to 2 August - The tennis tournament 1987 Swedish Open.
- 16 November – In the Lerum train crash, nine people were killed and more than 100 were injured.
- 15 December – Covered bridge restaurant Gävlebro is inaugurated near Gävle.
- 25 December - The film Pelle the Conqueror is released.
- 31 December – TV 3 Sweden is launched.
Births
- 1 January - Patric Hörnqvist, ice hockey player
- 29 January - Christian Carlsson, politician
- 2 February - Christoffer Vikström, swimmer.
- 3 February - Christine Bjerendal, archer.
- 26 February - Johan Sjöstrand, handball player
- 10 March - Ebba Jungmark, high jumper.
- 14 April - Ida Odén, handball player
- 12 May - Björn Gund, ski mountaineer and cross-country skier
- 2 June - Darin Zanyar, singer-songwriter
- 7 July - Veronica Wagner, gymnast
- 27 July - Astrid Gabrielsson, sailor
- 8 August - Petter Menning, sprint canoer
- 2 October - Johanna Ahlm, handball player.
- 29 October - Tove Lo, singer-songwriter
- 14 November - Nour El-Refai, Lebanese born-Swedish actress and comedian
- 17 November - Jacob Wester, freestyle skier
- 12 December - Sibel Redžep, Macedonian-born singer
Deaths
- 10 January - Håkan Malmrot, swimmer.
- 27 January - Ove Rainer, politician and jurist
- 16 June - John Mikaelsson, Olympic racewalker
- 10 August - Kerstin Gellerman, politician
- 20 October - Lars-Erik Sjöberg, ice-hockey player
- 7 November - Arne Borg, swimmer.
- 12 November - Cornelis Vreeswijk, Dutch-Swedish singer-songwriter, actor, and poet
- 21 November - Axel Ståhle, horse rider