1927 in Sweden

← 1926 1925 1924 1927 in Sweden → 1928 1929 1930
Decades:	1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s
See also:	Other events of 1927 Timeline of Swedish history

Events from the year 1927 in Sweden

Incumbents

• Monarch – Gustaf V
• Prime Minister – Carl Gustaf Ekman

Events

The first Volvo car was manufactured in 1927.

• The Volvo car manufacturing company was founded in Gothenburg, as a subsidiary to the Swedish ball bearing factory AB.
• Forex Bank established
• The Norra Kvill National Park established. ^[1]

Arts and culture

• The comic strip Kronblom was created by Elov Persson

Births

Olof Palme, prime minister 1969-76 and 1982-86.

• 30 January – Olof Palme, politician (died 1986)
• 30 April – Lars Hall, modern pentathlete, Olympic champion 1952 and 1956 (died 1991). ^[2]
• 7 May – Åke Hansson, footballer
• 25 June – Kjell Tånnander, Swedish decathlete
• 22 November – Gullan Bornemark, musician

Deaths

• 7 July – Gösta Mittag-Leffler, mathematician (born 1846)
• 19 August – Johan Edman, tug-of-war competitor (born 1875). ^[3]
• 2 October – Svante Arrhenius, scientist (born 1859)
• 24 December – Karl Oskar Medin, paediatrician (born 1847)

References

1. "Norra Kvill National Park". Naturvårdsverket . Retrieved 24 November 2014.
2. "Lars Hall". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
3. "Johan Edman". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2014.