1868 in Sweden

← 1867 1866 1865 1868 in Sweden → 1869 1870 1871
Decades:	1840s 1850s 1860s 1870s 1880s
See also:	Other events of 1868 Timeline of Swedish history

Events from the year 1868 in Sweden

Incumbents

• Monarch – Charles XV ^[1]

Events

• 19 September – inauguration of Dalsland Canal.
• 1 November – Folk high school introduced in Sweden.
• Bladin's International School
• United Methodist Church of Sweden ^[2]
• 30 November – A bronze statue of King Charles XII is unveiled in Stockholm’s Kungsträdgården park.

Births

• January 19 – Ebba Atterbom, translator and educator (died 1961)
• February 23 – Anna Hofman-Uddgren, Cabaret singer and movie director (died 1947)
• March 12 – Mary Karadja, writer, spiritualist and princess (died 1943). ^[3]
• April 7 – Herman Bernhard Lundborg, physician and a race biologist (died 1943)
• April 25 – Ernst Linder, army general who served in the Swedish Army from 1887 to 1918 (died 1943)
• June 29 – Gustaf Nordenskiöld, scholar who was the first to scientifically study the ancient Pueblo ruins in Mesa Verde (died 1895)
• July 24 – Axel Elof Jäderholm, zoologist and botanist (died 1927)
• September 6 – Axel Hägerström, philosopher (died 1939)
• November 15 – Josef Hammar, military surgeon and adventurer (died 1927)
• October 18 – Ernst Didring, leader of the Swedish Red Cross for prisoners of the war between 1915 and 1920. (died 1931)
• December 12 – Axel Petersson Döderhultarn, one of the recognized masters of wood carving (died 1925)
• December 22 – Gustaf Fjæstad, Swedish painter (died 1948)

Deaths

• 3 April – Franz Berwald, composer (born 1796) ^[4]
• Sofia Ahlbom, artist (born 1803)
• Maria Fredrica von Stedingk, composer (born 1799)

References

1. "Charles XV - king of Sweden and Norway". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
2. Abraham, William J.; Kirby, James E. (2009). The Oxford Handbook of Methodist Studies. OUP Oxford. p. 95. ISBN   9780199212996.
3. Nilsson, Ulrika (9 February 2021). "Marie Louise (Mary) Karadja". Svenskt kvinnobiografiskt lexikon. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
4. "Franz Berwald - Swedish composer". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 28 May 2018.