1962 in Sweden

← 1961 1960 1959 1962 in Sweden → 1963 1964 1965
Decades:	1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s
See also:	Other events of 1962 Timeline of Swedish history

Events from the year 1962 in Sweden

Incumbents

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

Births

• 6 March – Bengt Baron, swimmer. ^[1]
• 1 June – Mats Fransson, former handball player
• 2 June – Rolf-Göran Bengtsson, show jumper
• 10 June – Peter Nilsson, ice hockey player
• 12 June – Patrik Bergner, actor, film director and playwright
• 29 June – Blossom Tainton-Lindquist, singer
• 5 July – Maria Lantz, academic artist
• 8 July – Jan Erixon, former professional ice hockey player
• 9 July – Jörgen Häggqvist, judoka
• 28 July – Lars Håland, cross-country skier
• 21 September – Peter Åslin, ice hockey player (died 2012). ^[2]
• 26 September – Jonas Bergqvist, ice hockey player. ^[3]

Deaths

Count Gustaf Lewenhaupt.

• 5 January – Per Thorén, figure skater (born 1885)
• 22 January – Carl-Ehrenfried Carlberg, gymnast (born 1889). ^[4]
• 18 February – Erik Granfelt, gymnast (born 1883). ^[5]
• 5 April – Boo Kullberg, gymnast (born 1889). ^[6]
• 11 April – Sven Landberg, gymnast (born 1888). ^[7]
• 4 July – Carl Hellström, sailor (born 1864). ^[8]
• 7 August – Gustaf Lewenhaupt, count, military officer and horse rider (born 1879). ^[9]
• 19 August – Kerstin Hesselgren, politician (born 1872 ^[10]

References

1. "Bengt Baron". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
2. "Peter Åslin". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
3. "Jonas Bergqvist". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
4. "Carl Ehrenfried Carlberg". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
5. "Erik Granfelt". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
6. "Boo Kullberg". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
7. "Sven Landberg". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
8. "Carl Hellström". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
9. "Gustaf Lewenhaupt". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
10. Hesselgren, Kerstin (1872–1962)