Events from the year 1957 in Sweden
Incumbents Monarch – Gustaf VI Adolf Prime Minister – Tage Erlander
Events 13 October – Swedish pensions system referendum
Popular culture
Sport 7 to 15 March – The World Table Tennis Championships were held in Stockholm
Film 1 July – Med glorian på sned released
Births
January–March 25 January – Eskil Erlandsson, politician 25 February – Ing-Marie Carlsson, actress 6 March – Elisabeth Leidinge, football goalkeeper 9 March – Mona Sahlin, politician 17 March – Sissela Kyle, actress, comedian, and theatre director 28 March – Jessica Zandén, film actress
April–June 19 June – Anna Lindh, politician and former Swedish Minister of Foreign Affairs (d. 2003) 27 June – Erik Hamrén, football player and manager
July–September 21 July – Stefan Löfven, politician and former Prime Minister of Sweden 20 August – Mary Stävin, actress 23 August – Örjan Blomquist, cross-country skier (d. 2008) 25 August – Christer Björkman, singer and television producer
October–December 4 October – Anders Flanking, politician 10 October – Sten Melin, composer 3 November – Dolph Lundgren, Swedish actor and martial artist
Full date unknown Eva Hellstrand, farmer and a Swedish politician.
Deaths
24 January – Hans Lindman, football player (born 1884). 8 April – Sten Selander, writer and scientist (born 1891). 15 April – Fredrik Rosencrantz, horse rider (born 1879) 13 June – Carl Bonde, military officer and horse rider (born 1872). 30 September – Hjalmar Johansson, diver, swimmer and track and field athlete (born 1874) 18 November – Carl Ström, film actor (born 1880)
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