Events from the year 1949 in Sweden:
Incumbents Monarch – Gustaf V Prime Minister – Tage Erlander
Events The Swedish Building Workers' Union founded
Popular culture
Film 29 August – Flickan från tredje raden released 17 October – Thirst released 9 December – Pippi Longstocking released
Sport 4 to 10 February – the 1949 World Table Tennis Championships were held in Stockholm 12 to 20 February – the 1949 World Ice Hockey Championships were held in Stockholm
Births
2 January – Anders Lidén, Permanent Representative of Sweden to the United Nations 15 February – Thomas Callerud, figure skater 21 February – Ronnie Hellström, footballer (died 2022)Ronnie Hellstrom: Goalkeeping legend dies at the age of 72 6 April – Janet Ågren, actress 13 May – Eva Eriksson, illustrator and writer 21 May – Björn Ranelid, writer 9 July – Jan Brunstedt, auto racing driver 19 July – Bo Bernhardsson, politician 16 August – Bo Knape, sailor
Deaths
28 January – Gustaf Nordqvist, composer, church musician and professor (born 1886) 4 March – Karolina Widerström (born 1856) 7 March – David Emanuel Wahlberg, sports writer and editor (born 1882) 9 March – Claes Johanson, wrestler (born 1884) 19 April – Ulrich Salchow, figure skater (born 1877) 22 November – John Ekman, film actor (born 1880)
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