2002 in Sweden
Events from the year '''2002 in Sweden'''
Incumbents
Events
January
- 1 January - Jan O. Karlsson replaces Maj-Inger Klingvall as Minister for International Development Cooperation and Minister for Migration.
- 1 January - Svensk Kassaservice is split from The Post and local post offices are closed down.
- 15 January - Ingegerd Wärnersson resigns as Minister for Schools.
- 16 January - Thomas Östros replaces Ingegerd Wärnersson as Minister for Schools.
- 18 January - Skanska is convicted of environmental crimes that occurred during the construction of Hallandsås Tunnel and is fined €300,000.
- 21 January - The murder of Fadime Sahindal takes place.
- 31 January - NCC admits that they have participated in Asphalt cartels.
February
- 20 February - The Palindrome Date occurred in Sweden at 20:02, 20:02 20-02-2002.
- 26 February - The Rinkeby murder took place.
March
- 3 March - Daniel Tynell from the Falun-Borlänge SK cross-country skiing club wins Vasaloppet.
- 6 March - Demoex is founded.
April
- 11 April - An earthquake occurs in Kusmark, Skellefteå, it is measured to 3.3 on the Richter magnitude scale.
- 18 April - The last episode of Rederiet is aired on SVT which ends a 10 year serial of 318 episodes.
May
- 12 May - Peter Eriksson and Maria Wetterstrand are elected leaders of the Green Party.
July
- 31 July - Tony Deogan, a supporter of IFK Göteborg, is severely injured in a hooligan fight with supporters of AIK in the Högalid Park in Stockholm.
August
- 14 August - The Cross Light Rail in Stockholm is extended from Gullmarsplan to Sicka Udde.
- 23 August - Västermalmsgallerian is inaugurated.
September
- 11 September - Marie Fredriksson collapses in her bathroom and after being rushed to Karolinska University Hospital is diagnosed with cancer after finding a brain tumor in her head.
- 15 September - The 2002 Swedish general election is held.
- 17 September - Fulufjället National Park is established.
November
- 18 November - Telia merges with Sonera and forms TeliaSonera.
December
- 21 December - A baby girl is found dead in an underpass Brunna, Kungsängen northwest of Stockholm.
- 28 December - Marcus Noren is murdered in an apartment in Halmstad by a 28 or 46-year-old suspect. His body is later dumped in Nissan.
Deaths
- 11 January - Hilding Mickelsson, photographer
- 17 January - Eddie Meduza, composer and musician
- 21 January - Fadime Şahindal, student and politician
- 28 January - Astrid Lindgren, children's writer
- 4 February - Sigvard Bernadotte, industrial designer
- 19 February - Arne Selmosson, football player
- 10 March - Erik Lönnroth, historian
- 18 March - Gösta Winbergh, opera singer
- 29 April - Sune Andersson, footballer
- 7 June - Signe Hasso, actress, writer, composer
- 4 July - Sten Samuelson, architect
- 19 August - Jan Stenbeck, business leader, media pioneer, sailor and financier
- 6 November - Folke Frölén, horse rider
- 6 November - Maria Johansson, musician
- 10 November - Anne-Marie Brunius, actress
- 8 December - Gunnar Helén, politician
- 21 December - Kjell Larsson, politician
- 26 December - Åke Lindström, actor