2020 in Sweden
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Events in the year 2020 in Sweden.
Incumbents
Events
- 11 March – The first deaths recorded during the COVID-19 pandemic in Sweden.[1]
- 25 March – The death toll of the COVID-19 pandemic in Sweden surpassed 100.[1]
- 30 March – The death toll of the COVID-19 pandemic in Sweden surpassed 250.[1]
- 3 April – The death toll of the COVID-19 pandemic in Sweden surpassed 500.[1]
- 9 April – The death toll of the COVID-19 pandemic in Sweden surpassed 1 000.[1]
- 26 April – The death toll of the COVID-19 pandemic in Sweden surpassed 2 500.[1]
- 11 June – The death toll of the COVID-19 pandemic in Sweden surpassed 5 000.[1]
- 29 to 30 August – Riots broke out in the Swedish cities of Malmö and Ronneby.
Sport
- 9 to 26 January – The 2020 European Men's Handball Championship is held in Malmö, Gothenburg and Stockholm (in addition to Austria and Norway).
Deaths
- 1 January – Bengt Levin, orienteering competitor (b. 1958).[2]
- 3 January – Bo Winberg, guitarist (b. 1939).[3]
- 6 January –
- Bernt Andersson, footballer (b. 1933).[4]
- Arne Holmgren, biochemist (b. 1940).[5]
- 14 January – Jan-Olof Ekholm, crime fiction writer (b. 1931).[6]
- 20 January – Ulf Norrman, Olympic sailor (b. 1935).[7]
- 25 January –
- Anne Kulle, actress (b. 1944).[8]
- Holger Romander, civil servant, National Police Commissioner (b. 1921)[9]
- 31 January – Gunnar Svensson, ice hockey player (b. 1956)[10]
- 8 March – Max von Sydow, actor (b. 1929).[11]
- 25 April – Per Olov Enquist, author (born 1934)[12]
- 9 August – Göran Forsmark, actor (The Hunters).[13]
- 25 December – Arne Skotte, footballer (b. 1950).[14]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "Statistics ("Avlidna/dag kumulativt")" (in Swedish). Folkhälsomyndigheten. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- ^ "Bengt Levin har lämnat oss". oktyr.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 21 January 2020.
- ^ "Gitarrlegendaren Bo Winberg död". sverigesradio.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 21 January 2020.
- ^ "Sump-Hugo har gått ur tiden – blev 86 år". mitti.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 21 January 2020.
- ^ "Senior Professor Arne Holmgren has died". news.ki.se. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
- ^ Deckarförfattaren Jan-Olof Ekholm död (in Swedish) (subscription required)
- ^ "Ulf Norrman". The Swedish Olympic Committee. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
- ^ "Anne Kulle är död – blev 76 år gammal" [Anne Kulle is dead - turned 76 years old] (in Swedish). 29 January 2020. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
- ^ Holger Romander
- ^ "Gunnar Svensson död" [Gunnar Svensson dead] (in Swedish). 1 February 2020. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
- ^ "Max Von Sydow: The Exorcist and The Seventh Seal actor dies aged 90". BBC News. BBC. 9 March 2020.
- ^ "Författaren PO Enquist är död" (in Swedish). Sveriges Television. 26 April 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
- ^ Anna Sjögren; Rasmus Karlsson; Torbjörn Ek (12 August 2020). "Skådespelaren Göran Forsmark är död". Aftonbladet. Retrieved 31 January 2021. (in Swedish)
- ^ "Tidigare ÖSK-spelaren Arne Skotte har lämnat oss" (in Norwegian). Örebro SK. 26 December 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2020.