Events from the year 1988 in Sweden
Incumbents
Events
- 1 April – Vålådalen Nature Reserve established
- 18 September – Swedish general election. Ingvar Carlsson remains Prime Minister of Sweden
Popular culture
Film
- 1 February – The 23rd Guldbagge Awards were presented
- 19 August – Katinka released
- 4 November – Back to Ararat released
Sport
- 12–14 August – The 1988 Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix
Births
- 6 March – Agnes Carlsson, singer
- 5 April – Sissela Nordling Blanco, politician
- 7 June – Tobias Arwidson, biathlete
- 15 June – Jennie Johansson, swimmer
- 3 July – Sofia Engström, ice hockey player
- 26 August – Erik Hassle, singer-songwriter
- 22 September – Max Salminen, sailor.[1]
- 24 September – Joline Höstman, swimmer
- 3 October – Alicia Vikander, actress
- 11 October – Camilla Hansson, fashion model
- 17 October – Emma Samuelsson, fencer.[2]
- 24 October – Emilia Fahlin, cyclist
- 7 November – Elsa Hosk, fashion model
Deaths
- 7 March – Olof Stahre, horse rider, Olympic champion (born 1909).[3]
- 15 March – Thord Flodqvist, ice hockey player (born 1926).[4]
- 29 March – Thage Brauer, high jumper (born 1894)
- 5 April – Alf Kjellin, film actor and director (born 1920)[5]
- 23 April – Axel Grönberg, wrestler (born 1918)
- 24 May – Gustav Åkerman, Swedish army officer (born 1901)[6]
- 27 May – Hjördis Petterson, actress (born 1908)
- 15 July – Tore Keller, football player (born 1905)
References
- ^ "Max Salminen". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
- ^ "Emma Samuelsson". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
- ^ "Olof Stahre". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
- ^ "Thord Flodqvist". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
- ^ James Cameron-Wilson (1988). Film Review. 1988-9: Including Video Releases. Columbus. p. 168. ISBN 978-0-86287-939-6.
- ^ "Åkerman, KARL GUSTAV". www.svenskagravar.se (in Swedish). SvenskaGravar. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
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