Events from the year 2003 in Sweden
Incumbents Monarch – Carl XVI Gustaf Prime Minister – Göran Persson
Events 10 September – Foreign Minister Anna Lindh stabbed whilst shopping at a Stockholm department store. 11 September – Foreign Minister Anna Lindh dies of stab injuries. 14 September – 2003 Swedish euro referendum
Popular culture Film 16 September – Evil (), a drama film directed by Mikael Håfström, was released in Sweden. The film had earlier been presented at the Cannes film festival.
Births
3 January Greta Thunberg, climate activist.
Deaths
15 January – Arne Palmqvist, bishop (born 1921). 16 March – Lars Passgård, actor (born 1941). 25 August – Hjalmar Pettersson, cyclist (born 1906). 11 September – Anna Lindh, Foreign Minister (born 1957) 26 September – Olle Anderberg, sport wrestler, Olympic champion in 1952 (born 1919). 30 October – Börje Leander, footballer (born 1918).
See also 2003 in Swedish television
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