1882 in Sweden

← 1881 1880 1879 1882 in Sweden → 1883 1884 1885
Decades:	1860s 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s
See also:	Other events of 1882 Timeline of Swedish history

Events from the year 1882 in Sweden

Incumbents

• Monarch – Oscar II
• Prime Minister – Arvid Posse

Events

• Foundation of the Gefle IF .
• The Salvation Army is introduced in Sweden by Hanna Ouchterlony.
• Closure of the Rossander Course.

Births

Gustaf VI Adolf was king of Sweden from 1950 until his death in 1973.

• 7 January – Humbert Lundén, sailor (died 1961). ^[1]
• 16 May – Elin Wägner, writer, journalist, feminist, teacher, ecologist and pacifist: member of the Swedish Academy (died 1949).
• 25 May – Filip Ericsson, sailor (died 1951). ^[2]
• 9 July – Gustaf Kilman, horse rider (died 1946). ^[3]
• 17 July – Oswald Holmberg, gymnast (died 1969). ^[4]
• 14 August – Elin Brandell, journalist (died 1963).
• 2 September – Paul Isberg, sailor (died 1953). ^[5]
• 12 September – Sven Forssman, gymnast (died 1919). ^[6]
• 11 November – Gustaf VI Adolf, king (died 1973).

Deaths

• 1 April - Betty Deland, actress (born 1831)
• 11 November – Charlotta Almlöf, actress (died 1813)
• - Malla Höök, actress and courtesan (born 1811)
• - Anna Elisabeth Hartwick, lace industrialist (born 1796)

References

1. "Humbert Lundén". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
2. "Filip Ericson". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
3. "Gustaf Kilman". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
4. "Oswald Holmberg". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
5. "Paul Isberg". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
6. "Sven Forssman". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2014.