2017 in Sweden

Incumbents

• Monarch – Carl XVI Gustaf
• Prime minister – Stefan Löfven

  Events

January

February

• 20 February – Rinkeby riots

  March

April

• 7 April – April 2017 Sweden truck attacks

  May

June

July

• 1 July – The new Name Act of 2017 takes legal effect, replacing the Name Act of 1982

  August

September

October

November

December

Sports

October

• 22 October –
• *Tennis: Juan Martín del Potro defeats Grigor Dimitrov 6—4, 6—2 in the final of the 2017 Stockholm Open singles.
• *Tennis: Oliver Marach and doubles partner Mate Pavić defeat Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi and Jean-Julien Rojer in the 2017 Stockholm Open doubles.

  Popular culture

Sports

• 24 January – 5 February – The 2017 Bandy World Championship was held in Sweden. The Swedish team won gold medals, while Finland placed second and Russia third.

  Births

• 31 August - Prince Gabriel, Duke of Dalarna

  Deaths

• 9 January – Ulf Dinkelspiel, politician.
• 23 January – Katja of Sweden, fashion designer.
• 25 January – Siewert Öholm, journalist, television presenter.
• 7 February – Hans Rosling, medical doctor, academic, statistician, and public speaker.
• 1 June – Rosa Taikon, silversmith
• 15 June – Stina Haage, gymnast