1931 in Sweden

← 1930 1929 1928 1931 in Sweden → 1932 1933 1934
Decades:	1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s
See also:	Other events of 1931 Timeline of Swedish history

Events from the year 1931 in Sweden

Incumbents

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

Events

• 14 May – The Ådalen shootings: During a general strike in Ådalen, military troops fired gunshots into a crowd of demonstrants. Five persons were killed in the massacre, and five were injured. ^{[1] [2]}

Births

• 24 January – Lars Hörmander, mathematician (died 2012)
• 31 March – Göran Printz-Påhlson, writer (died 2006)
• 15 April – Tomas Tranströmer, poet (died 2015)
• 23 June – Ola Ullsten, politician (died 2018)
• 16 July – Kjell Hansson, Olympic rower (died 2019)
• 23 July – Jan Troell, filmmaker
• 28 August – Sven Tumba, ice hockey player (died 2011). ^[3]
• 16 December – Lasse Björn, ice hockey player (died 2024) ^[4]

Deaths

Nathan Söderblom, Archbishop of Uppsala, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize
1930

• 8 April – Erik Axel Karlfeldt, poet (born 1864)
• 26 May – Anna Sandström, feminist
• 16 June – Lucie Lagerbielke, writer and painter (born 1865). ^[5]
• 12 July – Nathan Söderblom, clergyman, archbishop (born 1866)
• 13 October – Ernst Didring, writer (born 1868)

References

1. "Om strejkbrytarna i Ådalen 1931". arbetetsmarknad.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 4 March 2023.
2. "Massakern i Ådalen har tonats ner". aftonbladet.se (in Swedish). 14 May 2011. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
3. "Sven Johansson". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
4. Swedish legend Lasse Bjorn passes away at 92
5. Nilsson, Ulrika (9 February 2021). "Lucie Lagerbielke". Svenskt kvinnobiografiskt lexikon. Archived from the original on 22 April 2025. Retrieved 29 June 2025.