Events from the year 1555 in Sweden
Events
The population of the Swedish province of Finland was instructed to receive training in national defense against Russian incursions. A Description of the Northern Peoples, written by Bishop Olaus Magnus, was printed in Rome in 1555. 11 March - The Russo-Swedish War (1554–57): the Russian Empire breaks its 1537 treaty by attacking Sweden, which results in the Russian defeat at the Battle of Kivinebb. 30 May - King Gustav Vasa introduced mandatory internal passports.
Births
Axel Kurck, colonel (died 1630) Petrus Kenicius, Archbishop of Uppsala (died 1636) Deaths
There are no widely documented notable deaths in Sweden for the year 1555.
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