The Swedish Peace and Arbitration Society (SPAS) (Swedish:Svenska freds- och skiljedomsföreningen) is a non-governmental organization in Sweden,dedicated to peace,disarmament and democratization. It operates by methods including publishing,lobbying,activism and participating in political debates. SPAS has published an array of books and reports. The name of the organization's member's magazine is Pax. SPAS' central office is situated in Stockholm,headed by current president Agnes Hellström. However,there are about 20 local branches throughout Sweden. The society has a total of about 8500 members.
Carl Sverker Åström was a Swedish diplomat.
Arne Isacsson was one of Sweden's most famous watercolour artists and art educators. He was also an author and professor and founded the Gerlesborg School of Fine Art in 1944. Isacsson's well-represented oeuvre explored,among other things,the properties of colour pigments in copious amounts of water.
Ralph Harold Lundsten was a Swedish composer of electronic music,as well as a film director,visual artist,and author.
Anna Kristina Axén Olin is a Swedish Moderate politician and member of the Riksdag,she is currently a member and the Second vice-Speaker of the Education Committee. She currently takes up seat number 244 in the Riksdag. She was a member of the Justice Committee from her entry in the Riksdag until February 2019. She held the post of Mayor of Stockholm between 2006–2008,being the city's second female mayor. She also served as deputy chairman of the party from 2003 to 2009,when she was replaced by Beatrice Ask.
Ulf Hjalmar Kristersson is a Swedish politician who has been serving as Prime Minister of Sweden since 2022. He has been the leader of the Moderate Party (M) since October 2017 and a member of the Riksdag (MP) for Södermanland County since 2014 and for Stockholm County from 1991 to 2000. He previously served as Minister for Social Security from 2010 to 2014 and as Chairman of the Moderate Youth League from 1988 to 1992.
Rosa Sofia Ingeborg Taikon,formerly Janusch and Widegren,was a Swedish Romani silversmith and activist. From the Kalderash subgroup,Taikon first received public recognition for her work as a silversmith. Following the murder of her brother in 1962,Taikon and her sister Katarina became noted Romani activists against antiziganism in Sweden as well as abroad. For her contribution to Romani rights,Taikon was awarded the Olof Palme Prize in 2013.
Per Oskar "Pelle" Svensson was a Swedish Greco-Roman wrestler and lawyer. His achievements included a silver medal at the 1964 Summer Olympics in the light heavyweight class and two gold medals at the World Championships in 1970 and 1971.
The courts of appeal in Sweden and in Finland,also known as hovrätt in Swedish and hovioikeus in Finnish,deal with appeals against decisions of the district courts. They also are responsible for supervising the operations of the district courts in their judicial district.
The Pirate Bay trial was a joint criminal and civil prosecution in Sweden of four individuals charged for promoting the copyright infringement of others with the torrent tracking website The Pirate Bay. The criminal charges were supported by a consortium of intellectual rights holders led by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI),who filed individual civil compensation claims against the owners of The Pirate Bay.
Karl Göran Gustav Lindberg is a Swedish convicted serial rapist and a former police chief. He effectively served 2/3rd of a six-year prison sentence in Saltvik Prison for numerous sex crimes.
Carl Bertil Myrsten was a Swedish director and ship-owner.
Juno Maria Petra Blom is a Swedish civil servant and former politician who has served as Ombudsman for Children in Sweden since 1 March 2024.
James Iwan Axel Dickson was a Swedish politician,agronomist and chamberlain.
Lasse Gunnar Diding,originally Lars Gunnar Diding,is a Swedish hotelier,entrepreneur,and celebrity. He operated Hotell Gästis (1987–2018) and Hotell Havanna (2013–2018) in Varberg. In 2007,Diding was named Entrepreneur of the Year in Varberg. He is well-known in Sweden due to his frequent use of Vladimir Lenin in naming things:in addition to opening the Lenin Spa at Hotell Gästis and being the founder of the Lenin Award,Diding has proposed to name a football stadium and a public park in Varberg after Lenin. In 2017,he was a part of the documentary Revolution:100 years young by the Russian television network RT. 1 January 2023,Lasse Diding opened Leninland in Varberg. The establishment welcomes writers in residence and claims to be a “cultural free zone for free-thinking writers and journalists on the left”.
Nils Ivar (Nils-Ivar) Carlborg was a Swedish Army officer. He started the paratrooper training in Sweden and founded the Swedish Army Paratroop School of which he was its first commander (1952–1953). He later served as head of the Military Academy Karlberg (1964–1969) and as commander of Stockholm Defence District (1969–1973) and as the Commandant of Stockholm (1969–1973).
Ewonne Elisabet Winblad was a Swedish journalist,author,television reporter,and director.
Hanna Elin Erica Wigh Mazeitaviciené is a Swedish politician and animal rights activist. She served as an MP in the Riksdag for the Sweden Democrats party and was elected in 2014.
Erik Olof Forssberg was a Swedish jurist and civil servant. He served as Director General of the Swedish Accident Investigation Authority from 1987 to 1997.
Elin Katarina Elisabeth Johansson Welin is a Swedish prosecutor. Since 2024,she is the Prosecutor-General of Sweden.
