Events from the year 1981 in Sweden
Incumbents
Events
- 27 October – The "Whiskey on the rocks" incident, when the Soviet submarine S-363 ran aground on the south coast of Sweden.
- 7 November – The Swedish Floorball Federation is founded in Sala.[1]
Births
- 3 January – Kajsa Bergström, curler
- 12 January – Niklas Kronwall, ice hockey player[2]
- 16 February – Susanna Kallur, hurdler
- 18 March – Lina Andersson, cross country skier[3]
- 25 April – Anja Pärson, skier[4]
- 10 May – Kristian Svensson, handball player and handball coach[5]
- 13 May – Rebecka Liljeberg, former actress
- 14 September – Sarah Dawn Finer, singer, songwriter and actress
- 3 October – Zlatan Ibrahimović, soccer player
- 20 October – Stefan Nystrand, swimmer
Deaths
- 13 May – Gustaf Dyrssen, military officer (born 1891)[6]
- 23 June – Zarah Leander, actress and singer (born 1907)
- 5 October – Helge Gustafsson, gymnast (born 1900)[7]
References
- ^ "Datum i innebandyhistorien" (in Swedish). Swedish Floorball Federation. Archived from the original on 15 May 2021. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
- ^ "Niklas Kronwall". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
- ^ "Lina Andersson". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
- ^ "Anja Pärson | Swedish skier". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
- ^ "SVENSSON, KRISTIAN". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
- ^ "Gustaf Dyrssen". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
- ^ "Helge Gustafsson". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2014.