1957 in Sweden

← 1956 1955 1954 1957 in Sweden → 1958 1959 1960
Decades:	1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s
See also:	Other events of 1957 Timeline of Swedish history

Events from the year 1957 in Sweden

Incumbents

• Monarch – Gustaf VI Adolf
• Prime Minister – Tage Erlander

Events

• 13 October – Swedish pensions system referendum

Popular culture

Sport

• 7 to 15 March – The World Table Tennis Championships were held in Stockholm

Film

• 1 July – Med glorian på sned released

Births

Erik Hamrén, manager of the Swedish national football team 2009–16

• 25 January – Eskil Erlandsson, politician
• 6 March – Elisabeth Leidinge, football goalkeeper
• 9 March – Mona Sahlin, politician
• 28 March – Jessica Zandén, film actress
• 19 June – Anna Lindh, politician (died 2003)
• 27 June – Erik Hamrén, football player and manager
• 5 July – Torsten Jakobsson, alpine skier. ^[1]
• 20 August – Mary Stävin, actress
• 23 August – Örjan Blomquist, cross-country skier (died 2008)
• 25 August – Christer Björkman, singer
• 4 October – Anders Flanking, politician
• 3 November – Dolph Lundgren, Swedish actor and martial artist

Full date unknown

• Eva Hellstrand, farmer and a Swedish politician. ^[2]

Deaths

Sten Selander

• 24 January – Hans Lindman, football player (born 1884). ^[3]
• 8 April – Sten Selander, writer and scientist (born 1891). ^[4]
• 15 April – Fredrik Rosencrantz, horse rider (born 1879)
• 13 June – Carl Bonde, military officer and horse rider (born 1872). ^[5]
• 30 September – Hjalmar Johansson, diver, swimmer and track and field athlete (born 1874)
• 18 November – Carl Ström, film actor (born 1880)

References

1. "Torsten Jakobsson". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
2. Fundin, Jeanette (22 September 2011). "Rekordstor stämma intar Åre". Östersunds-Posten (in Swedish). Retrieved 24 September 2011.
3. "Hans Lindman". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
4. Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Sten Selander". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
5. "Carl, Count Bonde". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2015.