1989 in Sweden

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See also:	Other events of 1989 Timeline of Swedish history

Events from the year 1989 in Sweden.

Incumbents

• Monarch – Carl XVI Gustaf
• Prime Minister – Ingvar Carlsson

Events

• 1 October – Establishment of the Swedish Security Service

Popular culture

Film

• 6 March – The 24th Guldbagge Awards were presented.
• 15 September – The Women on the Roof released

Sport

• 17 to 20 August – The 1989 World Orienteering Championships were held in Skövde.[1]
• 23 September to 1 October – The 1989 Men's European Volleyball Championship was hosted in Örebro and Stockholm.

Births

Jenny Lönnkvist

• 22 February – Anna Sundstrand, singer and model
• 28 March – Jenny Lönnkvist, orienteering competitor
• 10 April – Jenny Alm, handball player
• 27 April – Jerker Lysell, orienteering competitor,[2] world champion in sprint (2016)
• 5 May – Agnes Knochenhauer, curler
• 23 May – Jeffery Taylor, basketball player
• 12 June – Emma Eliasson, ice hockey player, Olympic silver medalist[3]
• 29 June – Jens Westin, ice hockey player
• 11 July – Tobias Sana, football player
• 21 July – Christoffer Sundgren, curler
• 8 September – Avicii, DJ, remixer, record producer, musician and songwriter
• 24 October – Felix Arvid Ulf Kjellberg, a.k.a. PewDiePie, YouTube personality
• 4 November – Frida Svedin Thunström, ice hockey player[4]

Deaths

Arthur Häggblad

• 1 February – Erik Persson, footballer (born 1909)
• 27 February – Göran Larsson, swimmer (born 1932)[5]
• 16 June – Arthur Häggblad, cross-country skier (born 1908)[6]
• 20 September – Stig Andersson-Tvilling, ice hockey player (born 1928)
• 29 October – Anders Rydberg, football player (born 1903)
• 23 December – Lennart Strandberg, athlete (born 1915)
• 31 December – Clarence Hammar, sailor (born 1899)

References

1. "World Orienteering Championships 1989". International Orienteering Federation. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
2. "Jerker Lysell". IOF Eventor. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
3. "Emma Eliasson". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
4. "Frida Svedin-Thunström". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
5. "Göran Larsson". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
6. "Artur Häggblad". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2015.