Events from the year 1942 in

Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, and Finland to the east. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic count ...

Incumbents

Monarch A monarch () is a head of stateWebster's II New College Dictionary. "Monarch". Houghton Mifflin. Boston. 2001. p. 707. Life tenure, for life or until abdication, and therefore the head of state of a monarchy. A monarch may exercise the highest ...

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Gustaf V Gustaf V (Oscar Gustaf Adolf; 16 June 1858 – 29 October 1950) was King of Sweden from 8 December 1907 until his death in 1950. He was the eldest son of King Oscar II of Sweden and Sophia of Nassau, a half-sister of Adolphe, Grand Duke of Luxe ...

Prime Minister A prime minister or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. A prime minister is not the head of state, but r ...

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Per Albin Hansson Per Albin Hansson (28 October 1885 – 6 October 1946) was a Swedish politician, chairman of the Swedish Social Democratic Party, Social Democrats from 1925 and two-time Prime Minister of Sweden, Prime Minister in four Government of Sweden, gov ...

Events

* April 24 – Hot water is allowed three days a week in Swedish apartment buildings, in Stockholm this requires an extra 12,000 cubic meters of firewood *

RIFA (manufacturer) RIFA AB (originally an abbreviation for Radioindustrins Fabrik Aktiebolag, Aktiebolag) was a Swedish electronics manufacturer of resistors and capacitors, which was established in 1942. During World War II, RIFA manufactured parts for the Swedish ...

is founded. * August 7 – Sven "Svängis" Johansson,

wins the Six-Day Cycle Race in

Births

* 2 January –

Thomas Hammarberg Thomas Hammarberg (born 2 January 1942) is a Sweden, Swedish diplomat and human rights defender. He held the post of Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights in Strasbourg from 1 April 2006 to 31 March 2012. He succeeded the first Commi ...

, diplomat and human rights defender * 14 January – Stig Engström (actor) * 17 May –

Tom Turesson Tom Olov Turesson (17 May 1942 – 13 December 2004) was a Swedish association football, football player and manager, best known for representing Hammarby Fotboll, Hammarby IF. A full international between 1962 and 1971, he won 22 Cap (sport), ca ...

, footballer and manager (died 2004) * 22 June –

Laila Freivalds Laila Freivalds (born 22 June 1942) is a Swedish Social Democratic politician who served as Minister for Justice from 1988 to 1991 and again from 1994 to 2000, as Minister for Foreign Affairs from 2003 to 2006 and as Deputy Prime Minister of Swe ...

, Social Democratic politician * 3 July –

Gunilla Bergström Gunilla Elisabet Dukure Bergström (3 July 1942 – 23 August 2021) was a Swedish author, journalist, and illustrator. She is best known for her series of children's books about the character Alfie Atkins (Swedish: ''Alfons Åberg''), which she ...

, author, journalist, and illustrator (died 2021) * 4 July –

Arne Hegerfors Olof Arne Hegerfors (; 4 July 1942 – 29 January 2024) was a Swedish sports journalist and television presenter. He had a long career in television spanning from television presenter on Sveriges Television and to sports commentator on Canal Pl ...

, sports journalist and broadcaster (died 2024) * 12 July –

Leif "Loket" Olsson Leif Oskar "Loket" Olsson (12 July 1942 – 30 January 2025) was a Swedish television presenter, sports journalist, radio host, and dansband singer. He is most recognised as the presenter of ''Bingolotto'' on TV4 between 1991 and 1999. Olsson g ...

, broadcaster (died 2025) * 25 July –

Krister Kristensson Carl Krister Kristensson (25 July 1942 – 28 January 2023) was a Swedish footballer who played as a defender. He represented Malmö FF and Trelleborgs FF during a career that spanned between 1963 and 1981. A full international between 1967 ...

, footballer and manager (died 2023) * 1 August – Kent Andersson, motorcycle racer (died 2006) * 27 August –

Örjan Persson Per Örjan Persson (27 August 1942) is a Swedish former football player who played as a midfielder. He played for Scottish clubs Dundee United and Rangers in the 1960s. He also represented Sweden at the 1970 FIFA World Cup in Mexico and the 1974 ...

, footballer * 30 September –

Sture Pettersson Sture Helge Vilhelm Pettersson (30 September 1942 – 26 June 1983) was a Swedish cyclist. He was part of the road racing team of four Pettersson brothers, known as Fåglum brothers, who won the world title in 1967–1969 and a silver medal at ...

, cyclist (died 1983) * 6 October –

Britt Ekland Britt Ekland (born Britt-Marie Eklund; 6 October 1942) is a Swedish actress. She appeared in numerous films in her heyday throughout the 1960s and 1970s, including roles in ''The Double Man (1967 film), The Double Man'' (1967), ''The Night They ...

, actress * 6 October –

Björn Nordqvist Björn Axel Göte Nordqvist (born 6 October 1942) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a defender. A full international between 1963 and 1978, he won 115 caps for the Sweden national team and represented his country at th ...

, footballer * 26 December – Jan Halvarsson, cross-country skier (died 2020)

Deaths

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Gertrud Adelborg Gertrud Virginia Adelborg (10 September 1853 – 25 January 1942) was a Swedish teacher, feminist and leading member of the women's rights movement. Biography Gertrud Adelborg was born on 10 September 1853 at Karlskrona in Blekinge County, Swede ...

, women's rights activist * 5 July –

Karin Swanström Karin Swanström (June 13, 1873 – July 5, 1942) was a Swedish actress, producer and director. Early life Swanström was born in St. Olai congregation in Norrköping. Little is known of her life before she was accepted for the Royal Dram ...

, actress, producer and director * 26 June -

Agda Östlund Agda Maria Östlund, née Lundgren (3 April 1870 – 26 June 1942) was a Swedish Politician of the Swedish Social Democratic Party, Social Democrats. She was one of the first four women to be elected to the Swedish parliament after the introd ...

, suffragist and social democrat * 20 November –

Emma Meissner Emma Olivia Meissner (; 30 October 1866 – 20 November 1942) was a Swedish soprano and actress. Biography Emma Olivia Ekström was born in Karlstad to Johan Fredrik Ekström and Anna Brita Pettersson. She worked in the choir at ''Mindre teat ...

, soprano and actress * 21 November –

Einar Lönnberg Axel Johann Einar Lönnberg (24 December 1865 – 21 November 1942) was a Swedish zoologist and conservationist. Lönnberg was born in Stockholm. He was head of the Vertebrate Department of the '' Naturhistoriska Riksmuseet'' (Swedish Natural ...

, zoologist and conservationist * 3 December –

Wilhelm Peterson-Berger Olof Wilhelm Peterson-Berger ( 27 February 1867 — 3 December 1942) was a Swedes, Swedish composer and music critic. As a composer, his main musical influences were Edvard Grieg, Grieg, August Söderman and Richard Wagner, Wagner as well as Swed ...

, composer

References

Years of the 20th century in Sweden

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