1999 in Sweden

Incumbents

• Monarch – Carl XVI Gustaf
• Prime Minister – Göran Persson

Events

May

• 28 May – The Malexander murders.
• 29 May – Charlotte Nilsson wins Eurovision Song Contest.

Popular culture

Sports

• The 1999 Allsvenskan was won by Helsingborgs IF

Film

• 1 October - Tsatsiki, morsan och polisen, directed by Ella Lemhagen, released

Births

• 21 January - Pontus Dahlberg, footballer

Deaths

• 15 January - Lars Glassér, sprint canoer, world champion.
• 29 April - Oscar Ljung, film actor
• 28 May - Henry Carlsson, footballer.
• 13 June - Kjell Rosén, footballer
• 8 September - Birgit Cullberg, choreographer
• 12 November - Sven Hjertsson, footballer.