1996 in Sweden

Incumbents

• Monarch – Carl XVI Gustaf
• Prime Minister – Ingvar Carlsson, succeeded by Göran Persson

  Events

• Establishment of the Tresticklan National Park.

  Popular culture

Literature

• Sorgegondolen, poetry collection by Tomas Tranströmer, winner of the August Prize.

  Film

• 25 December - Private Confessions released

  Television

• Mysteriet på Greveholm
• Skilda världar, soap opera from 1996 to 2002
• Vänner och fiender, soap opera from 1996 to 2000
• Robin, cartoon series

  Sports

• The 1996 Allsvenskan was won by IFK Göteborg
• At the 1996 Summer Olympics, Sweden had 177 participants, and achieved eight medals.

  Births

• 29 April - Gustav Engvall, football player
• 18 July - Yung Lean, musician
• 10 October - Oscar Zia, singer

  Deaths

• 16 January - Kurt Svanström, football player
• 11 February - Olle Åhlund, football player.
• 28 April - Svea Holst, film actress
• 14 March - Maj Sønstevold, composer.
• 19 June - Edvin Wide, runner, Olympic medalist 1920, 1924 and 1928.
• 2 July - Ingvar Pettersson, athlete
• 6 December - Olof Sundby, bishop, archbishop of Uppsala
• 12 December - Olle Tandberg, heavyweight boxer