1979 in Sweden

Incumbents

• Monarch – Carl XVI Gustaf
• Prime Minister – Ola Ullsten, Thorbjörn Fälldin

  Events

• 23 February - The comedy film Repmånad, directed by Lasse Åberg, was released in Sweden.
• 23 April - the ABBA album Voulez-Vous released.
• 16 September – The 1979 Swedish general election is held.
• 12 October – Ola Ullsten resigns as Prime Minister of Sweden, and is replaced with Thorbjörn Fälldin.
• Date unknown – 1979 Star World Championships are held in Marstrand.

  Music

Film

Births

• 29 January - Andreas Thorstensson, entrepreneur
• 2 April - Mika Hannula, ice hockey player.
• 24 May - Dalibor Doder, handballer.
• 2 October - Maja Ivarsson, singer-songwriter.

  Deaths

• 4 August - Ivar Johansson, wrestler.
• 31 October - Edvin Adolphson, film actor and director.