This is a list of firsts in Sweden.
Politics and government First Prime Minister: Louis De Geer: March 20, 1876 – April 19, 1880. First female minister of cabinet: Karin Kock (s), 1947 First female leader of a Riksdag party: Karin Söder (c), 1985 First female prime minister: Magdalena Andersson: 30 November 2021 – 18 October 2022. First openly homosexual minister of cabinet: Andreas Carlgren (c), 2006. First minister of cabinet of African origin: Nyamko Sabuni (fp), 2006. First speaker of the unicameral Riksdag: Henry Allard (s), 1971.
Architecture First planned settlement: Birka
Education and academia First university: Uppsala University, founded in 1477, continuous since 1593. First female dentist: Rosalie Fougelberg, 1867 (Amalia Assur, was licensed in 1852, but only with a special permission) First female medical doctor: Karolina Widerström, 1884 First female PhD: Ellen Fries, promoted in 1883 First female professor: Sofia Kovalevskaya, 1889 First female university student: Betty Pettersson, 1872 First (trained) nurse: Emmy Rappe, 1867 First female pharmacist: Agnes Arvidsson, 1903 (First female with a degree in pharmacology) First female psychiatrist: Alfhild Tamm, 1908
Science and technology
First scientific discovery: Lymphatic system by Olaus Rudbeck. First elephant: Imported from Ceylon in 1804. First railway: Frykstadbanan, between Frykstad and Klara Älvs, in the province of Värmland, converted to steam operation in 1855. First home-built automobile: a steam car built in 1891-92 by brothers Jöns and Anders Cederholm. First aeroplane flight: Frenchman George Legagneux flew his aircraft in Stockholm, 1909. First Volvo automobile: Volvo ÖV4, left production line on 14 April, 1927. First line of the Stockholm Metro: Slussen to Hökarängen, opened October 1, 1950. First nuclear reactor: R1 at Royal Institute of Technology, started on July 13, 1954. First motorway: Malmö-Lund, 1950s.
Culture First official translation of the Bible: Gustav Vasa Bible, 1541 First professional native actress: Beata Sabina Straas, 1737 First theatre: Björngårdsteatern, 1640 First professional woman photographer: Brita Sofia Hesselius, 1845 First female film producer: Ebba Lindkvist, 1910
Business First casino: Casino Cosmopol in Sundsvall, opened on July 1, 2001
Titles and awards First Miss Sweden to win Miss World Kicki Håkansson in 1951 First Miss Sweden to win Miss Universe Hillevi Rombin in 1955
Other First professional woman swimmer Nancy Edberg, 1847
See also List of firsts in Finland
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