1943 in Sweden

← 1942 1941 1940 1943 in Sweden → 1944 1945 1946
Decades:	1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s
See also:	Other events of 1943 Timeline of Swedish history

Events from the year 1943 in Sweden

Incumbents

• Monarch – Gustaf V
• Prime Minister – Per Albin Hansson

Events

• 10 March – 27 April – Norwegian Exhibition runs in Stockholm. ^[1]
• July 28 – IKEA was founded in Älmhult, Sweden, by Ingvar Kamprad ^[2]
• October 2 – Sweden offers passports to Danish Jews fleeing Nazi aggression. ^[3]
• September 23 – Trade negotiations result in Sweden repealing prior arrangements with Germany - which had allowed for the transport of German goods and troops across the country - in exchange for an increase in trade exports to Sweden from the Allied Powers. ^[4]

Births

Johnny Höglin in 1968.

• 3 January – Jarl Alfredius, journalist (died 2009).
• 6 February – Pelle Svensson, wrestler, Olympic silver medalist (died 2020).
• 26 February – Johnny Höglin, speed-skater, Olympic champion in 10,000 metre from 1968. ^[5]
• 9 May – Anders Isaksson, journalist (died 2009).
• 8 July – Anders Carlberg, politician (died 2013). ^{[6] [7]}
• 30 November – Rolf Edling, fencer. ^[8]

Exact date unknown

Claes Hylinger

• Claes Hylinger, novelist, essayist, poet and literary critic. ^[9]

Deaths

Yngve Holm.

Ernst Linder.

• 16 February – Yngve Holm, sailor (born 1895). ^[10]
• 26 May – Alice Tegnér, organist and composer, (born 1864). ^[11]
• 7 September – Mary Karadja, writer, spiritualist and princess (born 1868). ^[12]
• 14 September – Ernst Linder, general, horse rider (born 1868). ^[13]

References

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2. "IKEA celebrates 75th anniversary with vintage furniture collection". Dezeen. 2 August 2018. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
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6. "Anders Carlberg har avlidit". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 5 January 2013. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
7. "Veteran youth worker Anders Carlberg dead" . Retrieved 1 October 2014.
8. "Rolf Edling". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
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11. Sadie, Julie Anne; Samuel, Rhian (2006). The New Grove Dictionary of Women Composers. London: Macmillan. p. 457. ISBN   978-0-33351-598-3.
12. Nilsson, Ulrika (9 February 2021). "Marie Louise (Mary) Karadja". Svenskt kvinnobiografiskt lexikon. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
13. "Ernst Linder". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2014.