1864 in Sweden

• Monarch – Charles XV

• The Skandinaviska Banken founded.
• The newspaper Dagens Nyheter begins its publication.
• June 18 – The Decree of Extended Freedom of Trade introduce complete freedom of trade in Sweden: unmarried women are granted the same rights within trade and commerce as men.Mansdominans i förändring, om ledningsgrupper och styrelser: betänkande by Sverige Utredningen om kvinnor på ledande poster i näringslivet (SOU 2003:16). Stockholm: Edita Norstedts Tryckeri AB. 2003. {{ISBN|91-38-21953-0}}.
• Husbands are forbidden to abuse their wives.Palmquist, Christer; Widberg, Hans Kristian (2004). Millenium Samhällskunskap A (in Swedish). Bonniers. p. 317. {{ISBN|9789162259952}}.
• The gymnastics profession is open to women.Axianne Thorstenson (1918), Kvinnornas Stallning Inom Yrkena (PDF), Trykeri-A.-B. Ferm
• Queen Louise and Princess Louise take lessons in ice skating from the pioneer Nancy Edberg, making ice skating socially acceptable for females.Idun (1890): Nr 15 (121)
• Bertha Valerius appointed official photographer of the royal court.
• Women students are admitted as students at the Royal Swedish Academy of Arts without having to apply for a dispensation.Österberg, Carin: Svenska kvinnor; Föregångare Nyskapare (Swedish women; Predecessors, pioneers) Signum, Lund (1990) (Swedish)
• Foundation of the Statens normalskola för flickor.
• The famous trip of the Sami Maria Magdalena Mathsdotter to Stockholm.

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• 20 January – Mathilda Malling, novelist (died 1942).
• 12 March – Alice Tegnér, composer (died 1943).{{cite book|first1=Julie Anne|last1=Sadie|first2=Rhian|last2=Samuel|title=The New Grove Dictionary of Women Composers|location=London|publisher=Macmillan|year=2006|page=457|isbn=978-0-33351-598-3}}
• 25 June – Ola Hanson, missionary (died 1927).
• 20 July – Erik Axel Karlfeldt, poet (died 1931).
• 27 November – Gustaf Boivie, sport shooter (died 1951).{{cite web|title=Gustaf Boivie |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bo/gustaf-boivie-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417205311/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bo/gustaf-boivie-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |publisher=Sports Reference LLC |access-date=10 November 2014}}
• 3 December – Anna Boberg, artist (died 1935).
• 17 December – Felix Körling, composer (died 1937).{{cite web|url=http://levandemusikarv.se/tonsattare/korling-felix/|title=Felix Körling (1864-1937)|publisher=Levande musikarv|language=sv|access-date=10 November 2014}}
• 18 December – Per-Olof Arvidsson, sport shooter (died 1947).{{cite web|title=Per-Olof Arvidsson |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ar/per-olof-arvidsson-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417204430/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ar/per-olof-arvidsson-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |publisher=Sports Reference LLC |access-date=10 November 2014}}

• 2 January – Johan Gabriel Richert, jurist and politician (born 1784).
• 25 January – Simon Marcus Larson, artist (born 1825).
• 2 March – Brita Catharina Lidbeck, singer (born 1788).
• 28 May – Charlotta Deland, stage actress (born 1807).
• 4 November – Lotten Wennberg, philanthropist (born 1815).
• 1864 – Wendla Åberg, dancer and actress (born 1791).

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