Events in the year 2017 in Sweden.
Incumbents Monarch – Carl XVI Gustaf Prime minister – Stefan Löfven
Events
20 February – Rinkeby riots 7 April – 2017 Stockholm truck attack 1 July – The new Name Act of 2017 takes legal effect, replacing the Name Act of 1982 31 August – 2017 Medborgarplatsen stabbing 11-29 September – Aurora 17
Sports 22 October – Tennis: Juan Martín del Potro defeats Grigor Dimitrov 6–4, 6–2 in the final of the 2017 Stockholm Open singles. Tennis: Oliver Marach and doubles partner Mate Pavić defeat Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi and Jean-Julien Rojer in the 2017 Stockholm Open doubles.
Popular culture Sports 24 January – 5 February – The 2017 Bandy World Championship was held in Sweden. The Swedish team won gold medals, while Russia placed second and Finland placed third.
Deaths
8 January – Nicolai Gedda, operatic tenor (b. 1925). 9 January – Ulf Dinkelspiel, politician (b. 1939). 23 January – Katja of Sweden, fashion designer (b. 1920). 25 January – Siewert Öholm, journalist, television presenter (b. 1939). 7 February – Hans Rosling, medical doctor, academic, statistician, and public speaker (b. 1948). 16 February – Bengt Gustavsson, footballer and manager (b. 1928). 1 June – Rosa Taikon, silversmith (b. 1926). 13 June – Ulf Stark, author (b. 1944). 15 June – Stina Haage, gymnast (b. 1924). 27 June – Michael Nyqvist, actor (b. 1960). 10 September – Hans Alfredson, actor (b. 1931). 17 November – Rikard Wolff, actor and singer (b. 1958).
See also 2017 in the European Union 2017 in Europe
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