1995 in Sweden

Events from the year '''1995 in Sweden.'''

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Incumbents

Monarch – Carl XVI Gustaf
Prime Minister – Ingvar Carlsson

Events

1 January

Sweden accedes to the European Union.

September

Establishment of the Haparanda Archipelago National Park.

November

The November Storm of 1995

Popular culture

Literature

Hummelhonung, novel by Torgny Lindgren, winner of the August Prize.Underbara kvinnor vid vatten, novel by Monika Fagerholm, received the Thanks for the Book AwardComédia infantil, novel by Henning Mankell, English translation Chronicler of the Winds.

Sports

5–18 June - the 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup were held
5–13 August - the 1995 World Championships in Athletics were held in Gothenburg
The 1995 Allsvenskan was won by IFK Göteborg

Births

9 May - Oliver Källbom, ice hockey player
6 June - Jonna Adlerteg, gymnast
21 June - Jesper Karlström, footballer
6 August - Rebecca Peterson, Swedish tennis player
2 November - Hanna Öberg, biathlete

Deaths

8 June - Erik Beckman, poet, novelist and playwright.
16 June - Tore Edman, ski jumper
13 September - Birger Norman, journalist, poet, novelist, playwright and non-fiction writer.
14 October - Karl Widmark, canoer