1998 in Sweden

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See also:	Other events of 1998 Timeline of Swedish history

Events from the year 1998 in Sweden

Incumbents

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

Events

• 1 January – Västra Götaland County is founded following a merger of the counties of Älvsborg, Göteborg and Bohus, and Skaraborg Counties.^[1]

September

• 20 September – The 1998 Swedish general election.

Popular culture

Literature

• Date unknown: Berömda män som varit i Sunne, novel by Göran Tunström, winner of the August Prize.^[2]

Music

• 21 October – Blott en dag, music album released by Carola Häggkvist

Sports

• 7–22 February: 99 sportspersons compete for Sweden at the 1998 Winter Olympics.
• 8 November: The 1998 Allsvenskan is won by AIK.

Births

• 29 May – Matilda Algotsson, figure skater
• 15 October – Jonna Luthman, alpine ski racer.^[3]
• 30 October – Jesper Boqvist, Swedish ice hockey player
• 15 November – Emma Larsson, artistic gymnast

Deaths

Märta Johansson

• 1 January – Åke Seyffarth, speed skater (born 1919).^[4]
• 6 January – Märta Johansson, diver (born 1907).^[5]
• 21 May – Erik Bladström, canoer, Olympic champion 1936 (born 1918).^[6]
• 1 December – Bertil Nordahl, footballer (born 1917).^[7]

Full date missing

• Birger Sandberg, footballer (born 1918)

References

1. Bosse Carlqvist (30 January 2020). "Så överlever begreppet Skaraborg, 22 år efter att länet försvann" (in Swedish). SVT Väst. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
2. "Augustpriset" (in Swedish). Retrieved 23 December 2014.
3. "Jonna LUTHMAN". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
4. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Åke Seyffarth". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
5. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Märta Johansson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
6. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Erik Bladström". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
7. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Bertil Nordahl". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 24 March 2016.