Events from the year 1927 in Sweden
Incumbents Monarch – Gustaf V Prime Minister – Carl Gustaf Ekman
Events
The Volvo car manufacturing company was founded in Gothenburg, as a subsidiary to the Swedish ball bearing factory AB. Forex Bank established The Norra Kvill National Park established.
Arts and culture The comic strip Kronblom was created by Elov Persson
Births
30 January – Olof Palme, politician (died 1986) 30 April – Lars Hall, modern pentathlete, Olympic champion 1952 and 1956 (died 1991). 7 May Åke Hansson, footballer Elisabeth Söderström, soprano 25 June – Kjell Tånnander, Swedish decathlete 22 November – Gullan Bornemark, musician
Deaths 7 July – Gösta Mittag-Leffler, mathematician (born 1846) 19 August – Johan Edman, tug-of-war competitor (born 1875). 2 October – Svante Arrhenius, scientist (born 1859) 24 December – Karl Oskar Medin, paediatrician (born 1847)
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