The following lists events that happened during 2000 in Sweden.
Incumbents Monarch – Carl XVI Gustaf Prime Minister – Göran Persson
Events January 1 January – The Church of Sweden is separated from the Swedish State.
July
1 July – The Öresund Bridge, which links Malmö to Copenhagen, is inaugurated and opens to traffic.
Popular culture Film 13 May – Faithless, directed by Liv Ullmann, released. 4 August – Sleepwalker released 25 August – Together released in Sweden 22 December – Jalla! Jalla!, comedy film directed by Josef Fares
Literature The Return of the Dancing Master, crime novel by Henning Mankell Missing, crime fiction novel by Karin Alvtegen
Sports 10 December – The 2000 European Cross Country Championships were held in Malmö
Births March 7 March – Rasmus Sandin, ice hockey player
April 7 April – Julia Kedhammar, singer 13 April – Rasmus Dahlin, ice hockey player 20 April – Klara Hammarström, singer 20 April – Nils Fröling, footballer 25 April – Dejan Kulusevski, footballer
June 12 June – Nina Dano, handballer
July 23 July – Malte Gårdinger, actor
August 15 August – Adam Boqvist, ice hockey player
September 4 September – Peter Gwargis, footballer
October 23 October – Hanna Ferm, singer
December 20 December Gaboro, rapper and songwriter (d. 2024) Nils Höglander, ice hockey player
Deaths
8 January – Henry Eriksson, athlete (born 1920). 13 January – John Ljunggren, athlete (born 1919). 25 January – Folke Ekström, chess player (born 1906) 25 February – Doris Löve, botanist (born 1918) 19 March – Egon Jönsson, footballer (born 1921). 28 June – Nils Poppe, actor, director and screenwriter (born 1908) 29 July – Åke Hodell, fighter pilot and poet (born 1919) 30 July – Örjan Blomquist, cross-country skier (born 1957) 28 August – Knut Holmqvist, sport shooter (born 1918). 18 October – Inga Gill, film actress (born 1925)
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