1949 in Sweden

Decades:	1920s; 1930s; 1940s; 1950s; 1960s;
See also:	Other events of 1949; Timeline of Swedish history;

Events from the year 1949 in Sweden:

Incumbents edit

4 to 10 February – the 1949 World Table Tennis Championships were held in Stockholm
12 to 20 February – the 1949 World Ice Hockey Championships were held in Stockholm

2 January – Anders Lidén, Permanent Representative of Sweden to the United Nations
15 February – Thomas Callerud, figure skater^[1]
21 February – Ronnie Hellström, footballer (died 2022)^[2]
6 April – Janet Ågren, actress
13 May – Eva Eriksson, illustrator and writer^[3]
21 May – Björn Ranelid, writer
9 July – Jan Brunstedt, auto racing driver
19 July – Bo Bernhardsson, politician
16 August – Bo Knape, sailor^[4]

28 January – Gustaf Nordqvist, composer, church musician and professor (born 1886)
4 March – Karolina Widerström (born 1856)
7 March – David Emanuel Wahlberg, sports writer and editor (born 1882)
9 March – Claes Johanson, wrestler (born 1884)^[5]
19 April – Ulrich Salchow, figure skater (born 1877)^[6]
22 November – John Ekman, film actor (born 1880)

^ "Thomas Callerud". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
^ Ronnie Hellstrom: Goalkeeping legend dies at the age of 72
^ "Eva Eriksson" (in Swedish). sfi.se. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
^ "Bo Knape". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
^ "Claes Johanson". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
^ "Ulrich Salchow". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2015.

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