International Swede of the Year
International Swede of the Year (Swedish: Årets svensk i världen) is a prize awarded by the Society for expatriate Swedes (Swedish: Föreningen svenskar i världen).[1]
- 2015 Max Martin, music producer, songwriter.
- 2014 Martin Lorentzon and Daniel Ek, IT entrepreneurs, creators of Spotify
- 2013 Zlatan Ibrahimović, footballer.
- 2012 Hans Rosling[2] of Gapminder Foundation
- 2011 Peter Wallenberg (1959-), businessman.
- 2010 Annika Sörenstam, golfer.
- 2009 Hans Blix, diplomat and politician.
- 2008 Anne Sofie von Otter, opera singer.
- 2007 Hans Rausing, founder of Tetra Pak.
- 2006 Bertil Hult, founder of EF Education.
- 2005 Jan-Ove Waldner, table tennis champion.
- 2004 Margot Wallström, EU Commissioner.
- 2003 Jonas af Jochnick and Robert af Jochnick, entrepreneurs, founders of Oriflame.
- 2002 Yngve Bergqvist, entrepreneur, founder of the Ice hotel at Jukkasjärvi.
- 2001 Sven-Göran Eriksson, football coach.
- 2000 Håkan Lans, inventor.
- 1999 Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, composers and musicians.
- 1998 Adolf H. Lundin, oil and mining entrepreneur.
- 1997 Astrid Lindgren, author.
- 1996 Peter Jablonski, pianist.
- 1995 Agneta Nilsson, founder of the SWEA (Swedish Women's Educational Association).
- 1994 Torbjörn Lagerwall, professor.
- 1993 Lars Gustafsson, member of the Swedish Academy author and professor.
- 1992 Percy Barnevik, CEO of ABB Asea Brown Boveri.
- 1991 Lennart Bernadotte and Sonja Bernadotte, founder of the Mainau museum.
- 1990 Pontus Hultén, professor.
- 1989 Ingvar Kamprad, founder of IKEA.
- 1988 Oscar Carlsson, missionary and inventor.
References
- ^ Årets svensk i världen: Peter Wallenberg (In Swedish) Svenska Dagbladet, 27 May 2011
- ^ Rosling "Årets svensk i världen" (In Swedish) svt.se, 29 June 2012