Events from the year 2007 in Sweden

Incumbents

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Carl XVI Gustaf Carl XVI Gustaf (Carl Gustaf Folke Hubertus; born 30 April 1946) is King of Sweden. Having reigned since 1973, he is the longest-reigning monarch in Swedish history. Carl Gustaf was born during the reign of his paternal great-grandfather, K ...

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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Fredrik Reinfeldt John Fredrik Reinfeldt (pronounced ; born 4 August 1965) is a Swedish economist, lecturer, former Prime Minister of Sweden from 2006 to 2014 and chairman of the liberal conservative Moderate Party from 2003 to 2015. He was the last rotating Presi ...

Events

*Date unknown ** Bombadil Publishing, a youth-to-youth

publishing house Publishing is the activities of making information, literature, music, software, and other content, physical or digital, available to the public for sale or free of charge. Traditionally, the term publishing refers to the creation and distribu ...

is founded. ** Next House, a house construction company is founded.

Publications

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The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest ''The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest'' (original title in ) is a psychological thriller novel by Swedish author Stieg Larsson.; It was published in Swedish in 2007; in English, in the United Kingdom, in October 2009; and in the United Sta ...

'', novel by

Stieg Larsson Karl Stig-Erland "Stieg" Larsson (, ; 15 August 1954 – 9 November 2004) was a Swedish writer, journalist, and far-left activist. He is best known for writing the ''Millennium'' trilogy of crime novels, which were published posthumously, sta ...

Births

* 25 January –

Elina Gravin Elina Elisabeth Gravin (born 25 January 2007) is a Swedish artistic gymnast. She is the 2025 Swedish all-around champion. Gymnastic career Gravin began gymnastics when she was five years old because her mother was a former gymnast. She moved ...

, gymnast

Deaths

* 27 March –

Hans Hedberg Hans Hedberg (May 25, 1917 – March 27, 2007) was a French sculptor who resided in Biot in southern France until his death. Hedwag was born in Köpmanholmen, Västernorrland County, Sweden. He was mostly known for his gigantic ceramic scul ...

, sculptor (born 1917) * 5 April –

Maria Gripe Maria Gripe, born Maja Stina Walter (25 July 1923 – 5 April 2007), was a Swedish author of books for children and young adults, which were often written in magical and mystical tone. She has written almost forty books, with many of her characte ...

, writer (born 1923) * 13 April –

Birgitta Arman Birgitta Arman (born 3 August 1921 in Stockholm, Sweden; died 13 April 2007 in Stockholm, Sweden) was a Swedish actress, best known for her roles in the 1940s, including her role as Gretta in the 1945 film ''Blood and Fire''. Selected filmograph ...

, actress (born 1921) * 5 November –

Nils Liedholm Nils Erik Liedholm (; 8 October 1922 – 5 November 2007) was a Swedish association football, football midfielder and coach. ''Il Barone'' (the Baron), as he is affectionately known in Italy, was renowned for being part of the Swedish "Gre-No-Li ...

, footballer (born 1922).

References

Years of the 21st century in Sweden

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 ...