1977 in Sweden

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See also:	Other events of 1977 Timeline of Swedish history

Events from the year 1977 in Sweden.

Incumbents

• Monarch – Carl XVI Gustaf
• Prime Minister – Thorbjörn Fälldin

Events

• 15 January – Linjeflyg Flight 618 plane crash: Linjeflyg Flight 618 crashes near Kälvesta after ice causes a loss of control, killing all 22 aboard. ^[1]
• 3-8 May – The 1st IBF World Championships (badminton) are held in Malmö.
• 19 June – The 1977 Swedish Grand Prix (Formula One) is held at Anderstorp. ^[2]
• 14 October – The 1977 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences is awarded jointly to Bertil Ohlin (Sweden) and James E. Meade. ^[3]
• 17 November – Miss Sweden Mary Ann Catrin Stavin is crowned Miss World in London, UK.
• 12 December – ABBA: The Album released.

Births

Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden.

• 26 January – Nicholaus Arson, guitarist and songwriter
• 19 March – Robert Lindstedt, tennis player
• 23 March – Daniel Espinosa, filmmaker
• 5 April – Daniel Majstorović, footballer
• 16 April – Freddie Ljungberg, Swedish footballer
• 17 May – Anders Södergren, cross-country skier
• 14 July – Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden ^[4]
• 26 August – Therese Alshammar, swimmer
• 28 August – Daniel Andersson, footballer
• 3 September – Olof Mellberg, footballer
• 14 September – Malik Bendjelloul, film and documentary director
• 4 October – Ana Johnsson, singer
• 14 October – Carl Johan Grimmark, guitarist
• 20 November – Daniel Svensson, drummer
• 22 November – Jonas Öberg, open source software activist
• 17 December – Samuel Påhlsson, Swedish ice hockey player
• 18 December – Axwell, DJ, remixer and record producer
• 20 December – Sonja Aldén, singer

Full date missing

• Erika Lust, film director

Deaths

• 5 March – Albert Andersson, athlete and gymnast (born 1902) ^[5]
• 10 October – Bengt Bengtsson, gymnast (born 1897) ^[6]

References

1. Ranter, Harro. "Accident Vickers 838 Viscount SE-FOZ, Saturday 15 January 1977". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
2. "1977 Swedish Grand Prix - Race Result". Formula 1® - The Official F1® Website. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
3. "Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 1977". NobelPrize.org. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
4. Paxton, J. (16 December 2016). The Statesman's Year-Book 1987-88. Springer. p. 1138. ISBN   978-0-230-27116-6.
5. "Albert Andersson". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
6. "Bengt Bengtsson". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2014.