Events
174 · 1927 — 2026
2020s
15 2026-04-09 Criminal-Law Reform Proposal Presented 2026 Reform 2025-01-01 Tidö Law-and-Order Reforms 2025 Reform 2025-03-12 Northvolt Bankruptcy 2025 Crisis 2025-07-01 New Social Services Act 2025 Reform 2025-03-01 Migration-Policy Implementation 2025 Reform 2025-01-29 Killing of Salwan Momika 2025 Crisis 2024 The Left Party drops its demand to leave the EU (2024) Foreign policy 2024-03-07 Sweden's NATO Accession 2024 Foreign policy 2024-08-05 Armand Duplantis wins Paris Olympic gold with a world record Sports 2023-05-13 Loreen wins Eurovision 2023 with Tattoo Culture 2023-01-21 2023 Quran-Burning Crisis Crisis 2022-10-14 Tidö Agreement 2022 Reform 2022-05-18 Sweden's NATO Application 2022 Foreign policy 2021-06-21 Midsummer Crisis 2021 — First Successful No-Confidence Vote Crisis 2020-03 The Swedish exception 2020 Crisis
2010s
19 2019-01-01 The Sweden Democrats drop their EU referendum demand (2019) Foreign policy 2019-01-11 January Agreement 2019 (Januariavtalet) Reform 2018-05-04 The 2018 Nobel Prize in Literature is postponed Culture 2018–2019 2018–2019 Government Formation Crisis Crisis 2017-04-07 Drottninggatan attack 2017 Crisis 2016-06-10 The 2016 Energy Agreement and the Greens' Acceptance of New Reactors Reform 2016-01-04 ID checks 2016 Crisis 2015-10-09 The Christian Democrats back a NATO application (2015) Foreign policy 2015-12-18 ID-Control Law 2015 (Lag 2015:1073) Reform 2015 2015 European Refugee Crisis — Swedish Response Crisis 2014-12-27 December Agreement 2014 (Decemberöverenskommelsen) Reform 2014-09-14 2014 Riksdag Election and Reinfeldt Resignation Election 2014-12-03 2014 Budget Crisis Crisis 2013-05-19 Husby riots 2013 Crisis 2012-03-29 Saudiaffären — Project Simoom 2012 Scandal 2012-05-26 Loreen wins Eurovision 2012 with Euphoria Culture 2012-12-01 2012: The Sweden Democrats adopt an official "zero tolerance" policy Reform 2011-03-03 2011 Migration Agreement (Alliance + MP) Reform 2010-09-19 2010 Riksdag Election — Sweden Democrats Enter Parliament Election
2000s
22 2009-02-05 The 2009 Alliance Energy Deal Lifts Sweden's Ban on New Nuclear Reactors Reform 2009-06-16 Peacetime Conscription Abolition 2009 Reform 2008-12-07 The Left Party joins the Red-Green coalition (2008) Reform 2008-10 Spotify launches as a Swedish streaming platform Culture 2008-06-18 FRA Law passed 2008 Reform 2008 2008: The Greens drop their demand for Sweden to leave the EU Foreign policy 2007-01-01 Jobbskatteavdrag 2007 Reform 2006-05-21 Tre Kronor completes the Olympic and World Championship double Sports 2006-10 Reinfeldt Minister Affair 2006 Scandal 2006-09-17 2006 Swedish General Election — Alliansen Victory Election 2005-01-08 Cyclone Gudrun 2005 Crisis 2004-08-30 Alliansen formed Election 2004-12-26 2004 tsunami Crisis 2003-09-14 Euro referendum 2003 Referendum 2003-09-10 Assassination of Anna Lindh 2003 Crisis 2002 The Sweden Democrats soften their migration program (1996–2002) Reform 2002-01-21 Murder of Fadime Şahindal 2002 Crisis 2002 Folkpartiet makes a citizenship language test the centre of a tougher integration line (2002) Reform 2001-06-14 Gothenburg riots 2001 Crisis 2001-01-01 EU Council presidency 2001 Summit 2000-07-01 The Øresund Bridge opens between Sweden and Denmark Infrastructure 2000-01-01 Church disestablishment 2000 Reform
1990s
17 1998–1999 NDC Pension Reform (1998–1999) Reform 1997 Recognition of Forced Sterilizations 1997 Reform 1997 Fiscal turnaround 1997 Reform 1996-03-22 Persson becomes PM 1996 Reform 1996 1996: The Sweden Democrats ban uniforms and Nazi symbols at their meetings Reform 1995-10-16 The Toblerone Affair (1995) Scandal 1995-01-01 1995 EU Accession Foreign policy 1994 Sweden wins World Cup bronze in 1994 Sports 1994-11-13 1994 EU Membership Referendum Referendum 1992 Securum Bad Bank (1992) Reform 1992-11-19 Krona Float — 19 November 1992 Reform 1992 1992 School Voucher Reform (Friskolereformen) Reform 1991–1993 Swedish Banking Crisis 1991–1993 Crisis 1991 Carola wins Eurovision 1991 for Sweden Culture 1991-09-15 1991 Swedish General Election and Ny Demokrati Riksdag Entry Election 1990 The Left Party Drops "Communists" From Its Name (1990) Reform 1990-09-24 Nyckeln collapses 1990 Crisis
1980s
12 1989-11-13 Teachers' strike 1989 Crisis 1989 Globen opens as a new Stockholm culture and sports landmark Infrastructure 1988-06-01 1988 Ebbe Carlsson Affair Scandal 1987-10-06 Bergling spy escape 1987 Scandal 1986-02-28 1986 Palme Assassination Crisis 1985-09-15 General election 1985 Election 1984 Internet connection 1984 Reform 1983-10-04 1983 Wage-Earner Funds Passage and 4 October Protest Scandal 1982-10 1982 Super-Devaluation of the Krona Reform 1981-10-27 1981 Soviet Submarine U 137 Incident Foreign policy 1980-03-23 1980 Nuclear Power Referendum Referendum 1980 1980 Great Conflict (Storkonflikten) Crisis
1970s
10 1979-09-16 General election 1979 Election 1978-10-18 Fälldin resigns 1978 Crisis 1977-11-18 1977 Geijer Affair (Bordellhärvan) Scandal 1976 Björn Borg wins his first Wimbledon title Sports 1976-09-19 1976 Power Shift — End of 40 Years of SAP Rule Election 1976 1976 LO Wage-Earner Funds Proposal (Meidner Plan) Reform 1975-01-01 Constitution effective 1975 Reform 1974 ABBA wins Eurovision 1974 with Waterloo Culture 1974 1974 Employment Protection Act (LAS) Reform 1973 1973 Lottery Parliament Election
1960s
10 1969 TV2 starts and Swedish television gains a second national channel Culture 1967–1968 Unicameral Riksdag Agreement and Abolition Vote 1967–1968 Reform 1967-09-03 Dagen H — Switch to Right-Hand Traffic 1967 Reform 1965–1974 Million Programme 1965 Reform 1964-09-20 1964 general election Election 1963-06-20 Wennerström Espionage Affair 1963 Scandal 1962 Tre Kronor wins the 1962 Ice Hockey World Championship Sports 1962 Grundskola reform 1962 Reform 1961-09-18 Hammarskjöld's death 1961 Foreign policy 1960-01-04 EFTA founding 1960 Foreign policy
1950s
21 1959 Sveriges Radio's Sommar begins Culture 1959-06-26 Ingemar Johansson becomes world heavyweight champion Sports 1959 ATP Supplementary Pension Reform 1959 Reform 1958-06-29 Sweden reaches the 1958 World Cup final as television breaks through Sports 1958 Sweden debuts at Eurovision with Alice Babs Culture 1958 1958 ATP Snap Election (Extraval) Election 1957-03-05 Tre Kronor wins the 1957 Ice Hockey World Championship in Moscow Sports 1957 The Seventh Seal anchors Bergman's 1957 international breakthrough Culture 1957-10-13 1957 Supplementary Pension Referendum Referendum 1956 Stockholm hosts the 1956 Olympic equestrian events Sports 1956-09-04 Regular Swedish television broadcasts begin Culture 1956-09-16 1956 general election Election 1955-01-01 National Health Insurance Act 1955 Reform 1954 Swedlund Nuclear-Weapons Line 1954 Foreign policy 1953-02-09 Summer with Monika becomes a debated Swedish film success Culture 1953-08 First motorway 1953 Reform 1952 Haijby Affair 1952 Scandal 1951-10-01 SAP–Centre Red-Green Coalition Formed 1951 Reform 1951 Pär Lagerkvist receives the Nobel Prize in Literature Culture 1950 Sweden wins bronze at the 1950 FIFA World Cup Sports 1950 Korea and neutrality 1950 Foreign policy
1940s
18 1949-04 NATO neutrality 1949 Foreign policy 1948 Sweden's London 1948 Olympic medal year Sports 1948-09-19 1948 Second-Chamber Election and Liberal Rise Election 1947 National Basic Pension and Child Allowance 1947 Reform 1946-11-19 Sweden Joins the United Nations 1946 Foreign policy 1945-03 White Buses operation 1945 Foreign policy 1945-07-31 The wartime national-unity government ends in 1945 Crisis 1944-11 Safehaven pressure and Sweden's break with German wartime trade Economy 1944-07-09 Raoul Wallenberg's Budapest Mission 1944 Foreign policy 1943-10 Rescue of Denmark's Jews to Sweden in 1943 Foreign policy 1943-06-29 Permittenttrafik terminated 1943 Foreign policy 1942 Iron ore exports peak 1942 Foreign policy 1941-06 Midsummer Crisis 1941 Crisis 1941 Gunder Hägg fever and wartime running records Sports 1941 Expanded Sterilization Law 1941 Reform 1941 En svensk tiger becomes a wartime vigilance icon Culture 1940-06 Transit agreement with Germany 1940 Foreign policy 1940 1940 Finnkampen becomes a three-nation match with Germany Sports
1930s
22 1939-11-30 Swedish Response to the Finnish Winter War 1939-1940 Foreign policy 1939 Finnkampen resumes in 1939 Sports 1939–1945 Beredskapstiden and Everyday Wartime Life 1939-1945 Culture 1939-12-13 1939 Formation of the National Unity Government Crisis 1938-07-01 Vacation law 1938 Reform 1938 Sweden finishes fourth at the 1938 FIFA World Cup Sports 1938-12-20 1938 Saltsjöbaden Agreement Reform 1937 Social legislation package 1937 Reform 1936 Sweden's Olympic year 1936 Sports 1936 Bromma Airport opens in 1936 Infrastructure 1936 1936 Swedish General Election and Red-Green Coalition Election 1935 Folkpension reform 1935 Reform 1934 Sterilization Law 1934 Reform 1934 Crisis in the Population Question 1934 Reform 1933 1933 Crisis Agreement (Kohandeln) Reform 1932-07-30 Sweden at the Los Angeles Olympics 1932 Sports 1932-03-12 Kreuger crash 1932 Economy 1932 1932 Swedish General Election Election 1931-09-27 Sweden adopts a price-stability monetary target Economy 1931-12-10 Erik Axel Karlfeldt receives the Nobel Prize in Literature posthumously Culture 1931-05-14 1931 Ådalen Shootings Crisis 1930-05 Stockholm Exhibition 1930 Culture
1920s
8 1929-10-24 Global crash 1929 Crisis 1928 Sweden's 1928 Olympic medal year Sports 1928-01-18 Per Albin Hansson's Folkhem speech Culture 1928 1928 Swedish General Election Election 1928 1928 Collective Bargaining Act Reform 1927-04-14 Volvo ÖV4 leaves the Lundby factory Economy 1927 1927 School Reform Reform 1922 State Institute for Racial Biology 1922 Reform