Lars-Christer Olsson (born 1950) from Sweden was UEFA chief executive from 7 November 2003 [1] until he resigned on 1 February 2007. [2] He was succeeded by Gianni Infantino from Switzerland.
AIK Fotboll, more commonly known simply as AIK, an abbreviation for Allmänna Idrottsklubben, is a Swedish football club competing in Allsvenskan, the top flight of Swedish football. The club was founded 1891 in Stockholm and the football department was formed in 1896. AIK's home ground is Friends Arena, located in Solna, in northern Stockholm.
Lars-Magnus Harald Christoffer Ohly is a Swedish politician, and the former party chairman of the Swedish Left Party. He was a member of the Swedish parliament from 1998 to 2014.
Lars Edvin "Lasse" Lagerbäck is a Swedish football manager and former player, who is the technical director of the Iceland national football team.
Helsingborgs IF, commonly referred to as HIF, is a Swedish professional football club located in Helsingborg. They play in the Swedish second tier, Superettan, following relegation in the 2022 Allsvenskan season. Formed in 1907, the club has won five national championship titles and five national cup titles. Helsingborgs IF have also won Allsvenskan on two occasions when the title of Swedish champions was not decided by the outcome of that league.
Djurgårdens IF Fotbollsförening – commonly known as Djurgårdens IF, Djurgården Fotboll, Djurgården, and Djurgår'n, Dif or DIF – is the men's association football department of its parent association Djurgårdens IF. Founded 1891 on the island of Djurgården, the club's home ground is Tele2 Arena, situated in the Johanneshov district of Stockholm.
Östersunds Fotbollsklubb, commonly known simply as Östersunds FK, Östersund or ÖFK, is a Swedish professional football club located in Östersund, Sweden, that plays in the Swedish second tier, Superettan. The club was formed in 1996 as a merger of several Östersund clubs. The club is affiliated with the Jämtland-Härjedalens Fotbollförbund and play their home games at Jämtkraft Arena. The club colours, reflected in their crest and kit, are red and black, predominantly in stripes and with red shorts and socks.
Martin Tony Waikwa Olsson is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a left back for Malmö FF and the Sweden national team.
Thomas Lars Olof Olsson is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. His last professional club was IFK Göteborg. After playing for the local club Åtvidabergs FF, he joined IFK Norrköping in 1998. In 2003, he joined Malmö FF with which he has won one Swedish championship. He moved on to IFK Göteborg before the 2006 season, and was a key player there during their gold season 2007. Olsson retired from professional football after the 2011 season.
The remains of Swedish victim of prostitution Catrine da Costa were found in Solna, north of Stockholm, in 1984. Da Costa had been dismembered, and parts of her body were found in plastic bags on 18 July and 7 August. The case is known as styckmordsrättegången. How da Costa died has not been established as her vital organs and head have never been found.
Nils Ola Toivonen is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder and forward.
Olle Jonas Olsson is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a defender. Beginning his career with Landskrona BoIS in 2003, he went on to represent NEC Nijmegen, West Bromwich Albion, and Djurgårdens IF before retiring at Wigan Athletic in 2019. A full international between 2010 and 2015, he won 25 caps for the Swedish national team and represented his country at Euro 2012.
Sweden was present at the Eurovision Song Contest 1999, held in Jerusalem.
Jonas Olsson is a Swedish football manager and former player.
Lars Endel Roger Vilks was a Swedish visual artist and activist who was known for the controversy surrounding his drawings of Muhammad. Many years earlier he had created the sculptures Nimis and Arx, made of driftwood and rock, respectively. The area where the sculptures are located was proclaimed by Vilks as an independent country, "Ladonia".
Indianerna are a Swedish motorcycle speedway team based in Kumla, Sweden. The club's official name is Kumla MSK and it was founded in 1936 which makes the club one of the oldest motorsport clubs in Sweden. They are two times champions of Sweden. and compete in the Elitserien Their home stadium is the Glottra Skog Arena south of Kumla.
Lars Gunnar Georg Svensson is a Swedish ornithologist, who received an honorary degree from the Uppsala University in 2004. He specialises in the identification of passerine birds. In 2008 he published a paper on the poorly known large-billed reed-warbler which "dramatically changed ornithological perception of the Large-billed Reed Warbler".
Anders Olsson is a Swedish writer, professor of literature at Stockholm University, literary critic and member of the Swedish Academy.
The Malexander murders were the murders of two police officers, Robert Karlström and Olle Borén, at Malexander, Sweden, on 28 May 1999. The murders were committed after a bank robbery in Kisa earlier that day. Three men were convicted of the crimes, Tony Olsson, Andreas Axelsson and former mercenary Jackie Arklöv. The murders in Malexander were among the most high-profile cases in Sweden. The three perpetrators were active neo-Nazis and the robbery spree before the murders was committed as part of their plan to collect money to fund and create a "revolutionary" Nazi organization.
Mats Kristoffer Olsson is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Danish club FC Midtjylland, on loan from Belgian club Anderlecht, and the Sweden national team.
Lars Fredrik Nelson is a Swedish cross-country skier.