1887 in Sweden

Incumbents

• Monarch – Oscar II
• Prime Minister – Robert Themptander

  Events

• - Swedish State Railways established.
• - Swedish Painters' Union founded.
• - Arbetet
• - Old Stockholm telephone tower
• - Örgryte IS
• - First issue of the women's issue Idun.

  Births

• 17 February - Nils Granfelt, gymnast.
• 16 June - Hugo Johansson, sport shooter.
• 18 December - Algot Lönn, cyclist.

  Deaths

• 7 February – Hanna Brooman, composer, translator and educator
• Hedvig Willman, actress
• Antoinette Nording, perfume entrepreneur