2021 in Sweden

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2021
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Events in the year 2021 in Sweden .

Incumbents

Events

Ongoing — COVID-19 pandemic in Sweden

Anniversaries

Deaths

January

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Mona Malm
Gunnel Lindblom Gunnel lindblom (cropped).jpg
Gunnel Lindblom

February

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Margreth Weivers
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Olle Nygren

March

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Birgitta Rasmusson

April

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Ingela Lind

May

June

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Sven Erlander

July

August

October

Sports

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