List of mass shootings in Sweden

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This article is a list of mass shootings in Sweden. Mass shootings are firearm-related violence with at least four casualties.

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21st century

DateLocationDeadInjuredTotalDescription
4 February 2025 Örebro, Örebro County 11 [n 1] 617 Örebro school shooting: A former student opened fire with multiple weapons at Campus Risbergska, killing ten people and wounding six others. The shooter killed himself. [1]
21 September 2023 Sandviken, Gävleborg County 224A shooting at a pub left the target and a bystander dead and two other bystanders wounded. [2]
10 June 2023 Stockholm, Stockholm County 224Two shooters fired an automatic rifle at two 15-year-olds outside Farsta metro station. Both boys were shot, one fatally. A bystander was fatally shot and another wounded by stray gunfire. [3]
3 March 2023 Malmö, Skåne County 044A shooter on an electric scooter opened fire outside a grocery store, wounding four teenagers. An 18-year-old was arrested in April 2023 for the shooting. [4] [5]
23 January 2019 Umeå, Västerbotten County 134A 19-year-old male was killed and three other people wounded in Ersboda. [6]
3 November 2018 Mölnlycke, Västra Götaland County 066Eight people were wounded, six by gunfire, at a party venue. The victims were Hells Angels. [7]
18 June 2018 Malmö, Skåne County 336A shooting at a café left three men dead and three other people wounded. [8]
7 June 2018 Stockholm, Stockholm County 044Police discovered three people wounded in Tensta, as well as a passerby who was struck by a ricochet. [9]
25 September 2016 Malmö, Skåne County 134Two shooters fired into a car from mopeds, killing a man and wounding three others. [10]
30 August 2015 Stockholm, Stockholm County 156Two brothers shot and stabbed a man to death in Rinkeby. Five bystanders were struck by stray bullets and injured. [11]
13 June 2015 Malmö, Skane County 044Four men were shot in the street, three of whom were severely injured. [12]
18 March 2015 Gothenburg, Västra Götaland County 2810 Gothenburg pub shooting: Two gunmen opened fire inside a pub, killing two people and wounding eight others. Several people were convicted for their roles in the gang-related shooting. [13]
21 April 2014 Norrköping, Östergötland County 224A fight in Hageby led to a shooting which injured four people, two of whom died from their injuries. [14]
22 April 2011 Gothenburg, Västra Götaland County 044Four people were shot and wounded during a brawl outside a café in Hisingen. [15]
15 August 2003 Stockholm, Stockholm County 044Multiple shooters fired at the entrance of a nightclub, wounding four people. [16]
21 January 2000 Skoghall, Värmland County 4 [n 1] 04A man shot and killed his ex-wife, their two sons, and himself. [17]

20th century

DateLocationDeadInjuredTotalDescription
2 May 1999 Ånäset, Västerbotten County 4 [n 1] 04A man killed his wife and two teenage children with a rifle before killing himself. [18]
28 December 1994 Hässleholm, Skåne County 044A gunman wounded four people in an apartment building. [19] [20]
4 December 1994 Stockholm, Stockholm County 42024 Sturecompagniet murders: A man fired an automatic rifle at patrons and employees of the Sturecompagniet restaurant, killing four people and wounding twenty others. [21]
11 June 1994 Falun, Dalarna County 74 [n 1] 11 Falun shooting: A Swedish Army officer fired his service rifle at people in a park and at a road crossing, killing seven and wounding three. He was shot in the hip by police and arrested soon after. [22]
13 February 1994 Helsingborg, Skåne County 134Members of the Hells Angels and Bandidos motorcycle clubs fired shots at each other at a nightclub during the Nordic Biker War, resulting in one Hells Angel being killed and three other people wounded. [23]
17 June 1993 Stenkumla, Gotland County 2 [n 1] 24A man wounded his estranged partner and her father with a shotgun and killed her father's partner before he killed himself. [24]
6 December 1992 Mora, Dalarna County 156A man had a verbal altercation with a group of youths and went to his apartment; he returned with a pistol and shot six members of the group, one fatally. [25]
14 November 1992 Meselefors, Västerbotten County 4 [n 1] 04A man shot and killed his wife, two children and himself. [26]
6 April 1988 Gävle, Gävleborg County 134A man opened fire inside a county administration building over a failed adoption case, killing a worker and wounding two others. He went home and engaged in a standoff with police, wounding one officer before surrendering. [27]
17 June 1984 Gällivare, Norrbotten County 13 [n 1] 4A man shot at people and buildings for around an hour. A police officer was killed and two civilian women wounded before the shooter was wounded by another officer and arrested. [28] [29]
8 September 1980 Brandbergen, Stockholm County 404As a man raped a woman after a drinking party, his gun accidentally discharged and killed her. He then killed the three other men in the apartment by shooting them and cutting their throats. [30]
4 April 1980 Järfälla, Stockholm County 5 [n 1] [n 2] 16A man stabbed his wife to death and then shot and killed three of his children and wounded a fourth. The man shot himself after the killings. [31]
28 November 1979 Saltsjö-Boo, Stockholm County 5 [n 1] 05A man shot and killed his wife and three children before killing himself. [32] [ citation needed ]
1 February 1976 Gothenburg, Västra Götaland County 257An upset soldier shot seven people with his service weapon at a discotheque, killing two. [33]
24 December 1975 Vattnäs, Dalarna County 314A soldier killed his female friend and her parents and wounded her daughter. He was arrested at the scene. [34]
22 June 1971 Listerby, Blekinge County 5 [n 1] 05A man armed with a revolver killed his wife and three children before killing himself. [35] [ citation needed ]
1 March 1971 Söderhamn, Gävleborg County 404 1971 Söderhamn courthouse murders: A criminal defendant killed his ex-fiancée, her lawyer, his own lawyer, and a lawspeaker. [36]
29 April 1970 Skutskär, Uppsala County 4 [n 1] 15A man killed three of his children and wounded a fourth before killing himself. [37] [ citation needed ]
5 April 1970 Uppsala, Uppsala County 145A man randomly shot into a crowd outside a restaurant with a submachine gun, wounding five people, one of whom later died. [38]
4 March 1961 Kungälv, Västra Götaland County 167 Kungälv school shooting: A 17-year-old student opened fire at a school dance, wounding seven people, one of whom died of his wounds. The shooter was arrested soon after. [39]
9 March 1958 Håljaryd, Jönköping County 4 [n 1] 04A man armed with a shotgun killed his wife, two children and himself. [40]
19 August 1957 Bålsta & Djursholm, Uppsala County & Stockholm County 3 [n 1] 14A man armed with a handgun shot at a couple in Bålsta, killing the man and wounding the woman. The perpetrator then travelled to Djursholm where he shot and killed a man. Police found the suspect dead in Lidingö. [41]
10 January 1956 Fjugesta, Örebro County 4 [n 1] 04A man shot and killed his wife, two sons and himself. [42]
2 January 1956 Sorunda, Stockholm County 4 [n 1] 04 1956 Sorunda familicide: A man shot and killed his wife, two children and himself. [43]
14 December 1950 Solberga, Västra Götaland County 31+ [n 1] 4+A man armed with a rifle shot randomly at buildings, cars and people. He killed three people and possibly wounded several others during his shooting spree. The man attempted to kill himself but survived. [44]
8 March 1946 Falun, Dalarna County 3 [n 1] 14A man opened fire inside a cafe killing his wife and sister-in-law. Another customer was wounded. The man shot himself and died in hospital. [45]
3 March 1945 Malmö, Skåne County 3 [n 1] 25A man shot four of his relatives, killing two. He escaped the scene and fatally shot himself. [46]
12 August 1943 Umeå, Västerbotten County 4 [n 1] 04A man armed with a handgun shot and killed his wife and two children before killing himself. [47]
26 February 1942 Härslöv, Skåne County 404A man shot and killed his wife and three children before being arrested. [48]
16 March 1936 Nyköping, Södermanland County 3 [n 1] 25A man opened fire at the city hall, killing two people and wounding two others before killing himself. [49]
14 May 1931 Ådalen, Västernorrland County 5510 Ådalen shootings: Soldiers fired on strikers protesting pay reductions, killing five strikers and wounding five others. [50]
1 June 1920 Löddeköpinge, Skåne County 6 [n 1] 06A man shot and killed his wife and four children before killing himself. [51]
4 March 1916 Södermalm, Stockholm County 4 [n 1] 04A man shot and killed three people at his former workplace before killing himself. [52]

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Including the perpetrator or suspect
  2. Four by firearm

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