1918 in Sweden

← 1917 1916 1915 1918 in Sweden → 1919 1920 1921
Decades:	1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s
See also:	Other events of 1918 Timeline of Swedish history

Frigga Carlberg and others demonstrating for women's suffrage in Gothenburg, June 1918.

Events from the year 1918 in Sweden

Incumbents

• Monarch – Gustaf V
• Prime Minister - Nils Edén

Events

• 14 March – Eva Andén is elected the first female member of the Swedish Bar Association.
• 14 June - The Poor Care Regulation of 1918 replaces the Poor Care Regulation of 1871: it abolishes the poor houses, the Rotegång, Poor Auctions, and other outdated poor care methods.
• The forced registration and medical examination system of prostitutes is abolished.^[1] The Svenska Federationen, having reached its goal, is therefore dissolved.

Births

• 16 January – Allan Ekelund, film producer (died 2009)^[2]
• 17 May - Birgit Nilsson, operatic soprano (died 2005)^[3]
• 14 July - Ingmar Bergman, director, writer, and producer in film, television, theater, and radio (died 2007^[4])

Deaths

• 3 April – Olof Palme, historian (born 1884)
• Hulda Mellgren, industrialist (born 1839)

References

1. Svanström, Yvonne, Offentliga kvinnor: prostitution i Sverige 1812-1918 [Public Women: Prostitution in Sweden 1812-1918], Ordfront, Stockholm, 2006 (Swedish)
2. "Allan Ekelund". sfi.se. Retrieved 2014-07-31.
3. Blyth, Alan; Barker, Frank Granville (12 January 2006). "Obituary: Birgit Nilsson". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 25 October 2017. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
4. Rothstein, Mervyn (30 July 2007). "Ingmar Bergman, Master Director, Dies at 89". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 31 July 2007.