1979 in Sweden
| Years in Sweden: | 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 |
| Centuries: | 19th century · 20th century · 21st century |
| Decades: | 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s |
| Years: | 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 |
Events from the year 1979 in Sweden
Incumbents
- Monarch – Carl XVI Gustaf
- Prime Minister – Ola Ullsten, Thorbjörn Fälldin
Events
- 23 February – The comedy film Repmånad, directed by Lasse Åberg, was released in Sweden.
- 23 April – the ABBA album Voulez-Vous released.
- 16 September – The 1979 Swedish general election is held.
- 12 October – Ola Ullsten resigns as Prime Minister of Sweden, and is replaced with Thorbjörn Fälldin.
- Date unknown – 1979 Star World Championships (sailing regatta) are held in Marstrand.
Music
Film
Births
- 29 January – Andreas Thorstensson, entrepreneur
- 2 April – Mika Hannula, ice hockey player.[1]
- 24 May – Dalibor Doder, handballer.[2]
- 2 October – Maja Ivarsson, singer-songwriter.
Deaths
- 4 August – Ivar Johansson, wrestler (born 1903).[3]
- 31 October – Edvin Adolphson, film actor and director (born 1893).
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References
- "Mika Hannula". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
- "Dalibor Doder". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
- "Ivar Johansson". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
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