1999 in Sweden

Events from the year 1999 in Sweden

Incumbents Monarch – Carl XVI Gustaf Prime Minister – Göran Persson

Events May 28 May – The Malexander murders. 29 May – Charlotte Nilsson wins Eurovision Song Contest.

September

1 September – Sunderby Hospital is inaugurated, the result of a contested merger between regional hospitals in Luleå and Boden.

December

3 December – Cyclone Carola strikes southern Sweden, causing widespread power outages and extensive damage to forests.

Popular culture Sports The 1999 Allsvenskan was won by Helsingborgs IF

Film 1 October – Tsatsiki, morsan och polisen, directed by Ella Lemhagen, released

Births 21 January – Pontus Dahlberg, footballer

Deaths

15 January – Lars Glassér, sprint canoer, world champion (born 1925). 29 April – Oscar Ljung, film actor (born 1909) 28 May – Henry Carlsson, footballer (born 1917). 13 June – Kjell Rosén, footballer (born 1921) 8 September – Birgit Cullberg, choreographer (born 1908) 12 November – Sven Hjertsson, footballer (born 1924).

See also 1999 in Swedish television

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