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

← 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

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

Events

• Ewy Rosqvist and co-driver Ursula Wirth win the Gran Premio Argentina, finishing first out of 257 entrants and three hours ahead of their closest rival. ^[1] Ewy Rosqvist goes on to join Mercedes-Benz.

January

• 1 January - Sweden's GNP increases by 4.5%. ^[2]
• 1 January - Unemployment at just 1.2% of the insured workforce in 1961.^{[ citation needed ]}
• 1 January - Fixed capital formation rises to 22% of GNP, with strong government-backed housing initiatives.^{[ citation needed ]}
• 1 January - Wages increase by 8.5%, but inflation remains moderate at 2%.^{[ citation needed ]}

March

• 31 March - 51st edition of the Davis Cup has Sweden defeating Italy in the Europe Zone final. ^[3]

December

• 31 December - Owe Ohlsson ends the year as the top scorer of the Swedish Association Football team, closely followed by Leif Skiöld and Örjan Martinsson. ^[4]

Births

• 6 March – Bengt Baron, swimmer. ^[5]
• 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). ^[6]
• 26 September – Jonas Bergqvist, ice hockey player. ^[7]

Deaths

Count Gustaf Lewenhaupt.

• 5 January – Per Thorén, figure skater (born 1885)
• 22 January – Carl-Ehrenfried Carlberg, gymnast (born 1889). ^[8]
• 18 February – Erik Granfelt, gymnast (born 1883). ^[9]
• 5 April – Boo Kullberg, gymnast (born 1889). ^[10]
• 11 April – Sven Landberg, gymnast (born 1888). ^[11]
• 4 July – Carl Hellström, sailor (born 1864). ^[12]
• 7 August – Gustaf Lewenhaupt, count, military officer and horse rider (born 1879). ^[13]
• 19 August – Kerstin Hesselgren, politician (born 1872 ^[14]

References

1. Williams, Richard (28 July 2024). "Ewy Rosqvist obituary". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 13 February 2025.
2. OECD (1962), OECD Economic Surveys: Sweden 1962, OECD Publishing, Paris, https://doi.org/10.1787/eco_surveys-swe-1962-en
3. "Davis Cup - Draws & Results". www.daviscup.com. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
4. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Sweden (1962)". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
5. "Bengt Baron". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
6. "Peter Åslin". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
7. "Jonas Bergqvist". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
8. "Carl Ehrenfried Carlberg". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
9. "Erik Granfelt". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
10. "Boo Kullberg". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
11. "Sven Landberg". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
12. "Carl Hellström". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
13. "Gustaf Lewenhaupt". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
14. Hesselgren, Kerstin (1872–1962)