1940 in Sweden
| Years in Sweden: | 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 |
| Centuries: | 19th century · 20th century · 21st century |
| Decades: | 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s |
| Years: | 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 |
Events from the year 1940 in Sweden
Incumbents
- Monarch – Gustav V
- Prime Minister – Per Albin Hansson
Events
- April – Initiation of regular transit of German troops through Sweden to and from Norway
Births
- 22 January – Tobias Berggren, poet.[1]
- 11 June – Gunnar Harding, poet.[2]
- 18 October – Carl von Essen, fencer.[3]
Deaths
- 16 March – Selma Lagerlöf, writer (born 1858)[4]
- 24 November – Janne Lundblad, horse rider (born 1877).[5]
- 12 October – Ann-Margret Holmgren, feminist and pacifist writer (born 1850)
- - Agnes von Krusenstjerna
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References
- Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Tobias Berggren". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
- Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Gunnar Harding". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
- "Carl von Essen". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
- "Selma Lagerlöf | Swedish author". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
- "Janne Lundblad". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
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