2023 in Sweden
Incumbents
Events
- January 12 – Swedish mining company LKAB announces it has discovered Europe's largest known deposit of rare-earth elements in Kiruna.[4]
- January 19 – Swedish Defence Minister Pål Jonson announces that Sweden will send its self-propelled Archer Artillery System, 50 Combat Vehicle 90 IFVs, and NLAW anti-tank missiles to Ukraine as part of its latest military support package for the Ukrainian military.[5]
- 2 February: Muharrem Demirok is appointed new leader for the Swedish Centre Party, during its meeting in Helsingborg, following Annie Lööf's resignation.[6]
- 22 March: The Parliament of Sweden approves Sweden's application for NATO membership.[7]
- 25 March: Fredrik Reinfeldt is elected chairperson of the Swedish Football Association.[8]
- 13 May – Singer Loreen wins this year's running of Eurovision with the song "Tattoo".[9]
Scheduled events
- late March and early April – 2023 Bandy World Championship (men's) and the 2023 Women's Bandy Championships in Åby, Växjö. Both the men's and women's tournaments hosted together.
Deaths
- January 2 – Kajsa Thoor, 51, Swedish television presenter.[10]
- January 8 – Patrick Grimlund, 50, Swedish television presenter.[11]
- January 13 – Klas Lestander, 91, Swedish biathlete, Olympic champion (1960).[12]
- January 15 – Jane Cederqvist, 77, Swedish swimmer, historian and government official, Olympic silver medalist (1960).[13]
- January 16 – Mats Nordberg, 64, Swedish politician, MP (since 2018).[14]
References
- "Carl XVI Gustaf | king of Sweden | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
- "Göteborgs 400-årsjubileum ställer om 2021–2023". goteborg2021.com (in Swedish). 11 September 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
- "Efter krismöte: Göteborgs 400-årsjubileum kan senareläggas" [After crisis meeting: Gothenburg's 400th anniversary can be postponed]. Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). 12 August 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - "Sweden's LKAB finds Europe's biggest deposit of rare earth metals". Reuters. 12 January 2023. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
- "Sweden to send Archer artillery system to Ukraine". POLITICO. 19 January 2023. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
- Markus Botsjö (2 February 2023). "Muharrem Demirok ny partiledare för Centerpartiet". SVT Nyheter. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
- Manne Wiklund (22 March 2023). "Riksdagen röstar ja, Sverige ska gå med i Nato" (in Swedish). SVT Nyheter. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
- Hannes Nyberg (25 March 2023). "Fredrik Reinfeldt ny ordförande i Svenska fotbollförbundet". SVT Sport. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
- "Israel's Noa Kirel takes third place in Eurovision 2023". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
- "SVT-profilen Kajsa Thoor död efter brand under nyårsafton – polisen utreder". www.expressen.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 16 January 2023.
- "Patrick Grimlund död i trafikolycka". www.aftonbladet.se (in Swedish). 10 January 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
- Sport, S. V. T. (13 January 2023). "Skidskytte: Klas Lestander död – blev 91 år gammal". SVT Sport (in Swedish). Retrieved 16 January 2023.
- Lindblad, Anders (16 January 2023). "Jane Cederqvist död i sviter av ALS". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). ISSN 1101-2412. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
- Nyheter, S. V. T.; Lindström, Albin (16 January 2023). "SD-ledamoten Mats Nordberg är död". SVT Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 16 January 2023.
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