1886 in Sweden

← 1885 1884 1883 1886 in Sweden → 1887 1888 1889
Decades:	1860s 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s
See also:	Other events of 1886 Timeline of Swedish history

The Salvation Army by Gustaf Cederström 1886.

Events from the year 1886 in Sweden

Incumbents

• Monarch – Oscar II
• Prime Minister – Robert Themptander

Events

• The Dress reform society Svenska drägtreformföreningen is founded.
• - Brunkeberg Tunnel
• - Halmstad Bolmen Railway
• - Stella (magazine)
• - Storlien Station
• - Svenska Barnmorskeförbundet (The Swedish Midwifery Association) is founded by Johanna Hedén.

Births

Östen Undén, Prime Minister 1945-61.

• 18 January – Clara Nordström, Swedish-born German writer and translator (died 1962)
• 6 March – Hugo Jahnke, gymnast (died 1939). ^[1]
• 16 March – Herbert Lindström, tug-of-war competitor (died 1951). ^[2]
• April 1 – Brita von Horn, dramatist, novelist and theatre director (died 1983)
• 9 June – Tora Dahl, writer (died 1982). ^[3]
• 25 August – Östen Undén, politician, prime minister (died 1974).
• Eva Andén, lawyer, first woman in the Swedish Bar Association (died 1970).

Deaths

• – Isak Albert Berg, singer, composer (born 1803)

References

1. "Hugo Jahnke". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
2. "Herbert Lindström". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
3. Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Tora Armida Dahl". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 16 October 2014.