1960 in Sweden

← 1959 1958 1957 1960 in Sweden → 1961 1962 1963
Decades:	1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s
See also:	Other events of 1960 Timeline of Swedish history

Events from the year 1960 in Sweden

Incumbents

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

Events

• 13 December – The motorway Vätterleden in Sweden is inaugurated. ^[1]

Births

Håkan Loob.

• 27 February – Pär Arvidsson, swimmer. ^[2]
• 12 April – Tomas Jonsson, ice hockey player. ^[3]
• 3 July – Håkan Loob, ice hockey player. ^[4]
• 26 August – Jan Brink, horse rider. ^[5]
• 29 August – Helena Gellerman, politician. ^[6]

Deaths

• 4 February – Carl Björkman, sport shooter (born 1869). ^[7]
• 21 May – Rudolf Degermark, gymnast (born 1886). ^[8]
• 29 June – Karl Lindahl, gymnast (born 1890). ^[9]
• Signe Bergman, feminist (born 1869).
• Ebba von Eckermann, feminist (born 1866).

References

1. "Årtal och händelser i Jönköping" (in Swedish). Jönköpings historia. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
2. "Pär Arvidsson". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
3. "Tomas Jonsson". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
4. "Håkan Loob". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
5. "Jan Brink". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
6. "Helena Gellerman (L)". www.riksdagen.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 9 April 2025.
7. "Carl Björkman". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
8. "Rudolf Degermark". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
9. "Karl Lindahl". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2014.