1997 in Sweden

• Monarch – Carl XVI Gustaf
• Prime Minister – Göran Persson

• 1 January
• Skåne County is founded following a merger of the counties of Kristianstad and Malmöhus.{{cite web|url=https://www.sfv.se/vara-fastigheter/sok/sverige/skane-lan/residenset-i-kristianstad/|title=Residenset i Kristianstad|publisher=National Property Board of Sweden|language=Swedish|date=3 January 2023|accessdate=3 January 2023}}
• Kopparberg County is renamed Dalarna County.{{cite news|url=https://www.dalademokraten.se/2014-06-23/inledning-samt-storfjaten|title=Inledning samt Storfjäten|publisher=Dalademokraten|author=Mikael Forslund|language=Swedish|date=23 June 2014|accessdate=29 December 2022}}
• 13 September-13 December – Planet 24 premiered the first season of a critically acclaimed reality game show franchise, Expedition Robinson, formally known as Survivor.{{cite news|title=Robinson – så började det... |first=Klas |last=Lindberg |url=http://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/tv/dokusapa/article177333.ab |newspaper=Aftonbladet |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110609085616/http://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/tv/dokusapa/article177333.ab |archive-date=9 June 2011 |url-status=live |date=23 November 2003 |language=sv |access-date=15 June 2011 }} The first series to use the formalized name would not occur until its debut on 31 May 2000. Coincidentally, both seasons were shot in islands of Malaysia.{{cite book|last=Burnett|first=Mark|author2=Martin Dugard |title=Survivor: The Ultimate Game|publisher=TV Books|location=New York, New York|year=2000|pages=237}}{{cite video|people=Mark Burnett and Charlie Parsons-Executive Producer, Jeff Probst-Host|date=2004|title=Never Before Seen Footage|medium=DVD|publisher=Paramount Pictures}} The first season was won by police officer Martin Melin.
• Date unknown: The inaugural International Science Festival in Gothenburg is held.

• Date unknown: April Witch, novel by Majgull Axelsson, winner of the August Prize.{{cite web |title=Augustpriset |url=http://www.augustpriset.se/augustpriset-genom-aren?field_vinnare_nominerad=9&field_f_rlag=All&field_man_kvinna=All&field_rtal=All&field_f_rfattares_f_delse_r=All&field_kategori=All&search_api_views_fulltext=&page=5 | language=sv |access-date=23 December 2014}}

• 1 January: The 1997 Allsvenskan was won by Halmstads BK
• 9 February: Sweden win the 1997 Bandy World Championship as hosts
• 10 April: The 1997 Le Mat Trophy is won by Färjestad BK
• 30 November: Sweden win the 1997 Davis Cup at home

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• 1 February – Filip Dagerstål, footballer
• 12 February – Johanna Rytting Kaneryd, footballer
• 8 March – Irene Ekelund, sprinter
• 28 March – Sebastian Samuelsson, biathlete
• 4 May – Nathalie Björn, footballer
• 10 May – Anna Anvegård, association football player
• 19 May – Oliver Kylington, ice hockey player
• 23 May – Gustaf Nilsson, Swedish footballer
• 20 June – Jordan Larsson, footballer
• 10 July – Ebba Andersson, cross-country skier
• 14 September – Benjamin Ingrosso, singer and songwriter
• 26 November – Jennie Wåhlin, curler
• 29 November – Emma Ribom, cross-country skier
• 16 December – Zara Larsson, singer

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• 13 January – Sivar Arnér, novelist and playwright (born 1909).{{cite encyclopedia|title=Sivar Arnér |encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon |editor-last=Godal | editor-first=Anne Marit | editor-link=Anne Marit Godal |publisher=Norsk nettleksikon |location=Oslo |url=http://www.snl.no/Sivar_Arnér |language=no|access-date=23 December 2014}}
• 25 January – Werner Aspenström, poet (b. 1918)
• 7 February – Allan Edwall, actor, director, author, composer and singer (b. 1924)
• 11 March – Lars Ahlin, writer and aesthetician (b. 1915)
• 11 March – Stefan Fernholm, discus thrower and shot putter (b. 1959)
• 12 April – Ivar Eriksson, footballer (b. 1909)
• 1 May – Bo Widerberg, film director, writer, editor and actor (b. 1930)
• 22 June – Ted Gärdestad, singer-songwriter (b. 1956)
• 4 July – Bengt Danielsson, anthropologist (b. 1921)
• 3 October – Jarl Kulle, film and stage actor and director (b. 1927)
• 14 December – Torsten Nilsson, politician (b. 1905)

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