International Swede of the Year () is a prize awarded by the organization Swedes Worldwide (Swedish: Föreningen svenskar i världen).Årets svensk i världen: Peter Wallenberg (In Swedish) Svenska Dagbladet, 27 May 2011
Winners 2025: Johan Rockström, Environmental scientist 2024: Armand Duplantis, pole vaulter, and Sarah Sjöström, swimmer 2023: Sweden’s war correspondents 2022: Zara Larsson, artist 2021: Mikael Dolsten, physician and Chief Scientific Officer at Pfizer 2020: Max Tegmark, physicist 2019: Cecilia Malmström, EU Commissioner 2018: Nina Stemme, opera singer 2017: Pia Sundhage, footballer 2016: Staffan de Mistura, diplomat 2015: Max Martin, music producer, songwriter 2014: Martin Lorentzon and Daniel Ek, IT entrepreneurs, creators of Spotify 2013: Zlatan Ibrahimović, footballer 2012: Hans RoslingRosling "Årets svensk i världen" (In Swedish) svt.se, 29 June 2012 of Gapminder Foundation 2011: Peter Wallenberg (1959-), businessman. 2010: Annika Sörenstam, golfer 2009: Hans Blix, diplomat and politician 2008: Anne Sofie von Otter, opera singer 2007: Hans Rausing, founder of Tetra Pak 2006: Bertil Hult, founder of EF Education 2005: Jan-Ove Waldner, table tennis champion 2004: Margot Wallström, EU Commissioner 2003: Jonas af Jochnick and Robert af Jochnick, entrepreneurs, founders of Oriflame 2002: Yngve Bergqvist, entrepreneur, founder of the Ice hotel at Jukkasjärvi 2001: Sven-Göran Eriksson, football coach 2000: Håkan Lans, inventor 1999: Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, composers and musicians 1998: Adolf H. Lundin, oil and mining entrepreneur 1997: Astrid Lindgren, author 1996: Peter Jablonski, pianist 1995: Agneta Nilsson, founder of the SWEA (Swedish Women's Educational Association) 1994: Torbjörn Lagerwall, professor 1993: Lars Gustafsson, member of the Swedish Academy author and professor 1992: Percy Barnevik, CEO of ABB Asea Brown Boveri 1991: Lennart Bernadotte and Sonja Bernadotte, founder of the Mainau museum. 1990: Pontus Hultén, professor 1989: Ingvar Kamprad, founder of IKEA 1988: Oscar Carlsson, missionary and inventor
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