2011 in Sweden
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{{Year in Sweden|2011}}
Events from the year 2011 in Sweden
Incumbents
Events
- 23 September: Annie Lööf is appointed chairperson of the Swedish Centre Party, succeeding Maud Olofsson.{{cite web|url=https://sverigesradio.se/artikel/4711869|title=Lööf satsar på tre gånger så stort Centerparti|publisher=Sveriges Radio|author=Erik Ridderstolpe|language=Swedish|date=23 September 2011|accessdate=3 February 2023}}
Deaths
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File:Olof Palme och Lena Nyman (2).jpg in 1968, with Olof Palme.]]
- 5 January – Assar Rönnlund, cross-country skier (born 1935).{{cite web|title=Assar Rönnlund |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ro/assar-ronnlund-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417203922/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ro/assar-ronnlund-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |publisher=Sports Reference LLC |access-date=28 September 2014}}
- 14 January – Sun Axelsson, novelist (born 1935)
- 26 January – Tore Sjöstrand, runner (born 1921).{{cite web|title=Tore Sjöstrand|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sj/tore-sjostrand-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417174442/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sj/tore-sjostrand-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 April 2020|publisher=Sports Reference LLC |access-date=29 September 2014}}
- 4 February – Lena Nyman, actress (born 1944)
- 3 March – Lasse Eriksson, comedian (born 1949)
- 5 March – Eivor Alm, cross-country skier (born 1924).{{cite web|title=Eivor Alm |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/al/eivor-alm-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417210010/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/al/eivor-alm-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |publisher=Sports Reference LLC |access-date=28 September 2014}}
- 10 March – Valter Nyström, runner (born 1915).{{cite web|title=Valter Nyström|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ny/valter-nystrom-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417210203/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ny/valter-nystrom-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 April 2020|publisher=Sports Reference LLC |access-date=29 September 2014}}
- 24 March – Stig Berntsson, sport shooter (born 1930).{{cite web|title=Stig Berntsson|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/be/stig-berntsson-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417205031/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/be/stig-berntsson-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 April 2020|publisher=Sports Reference LLC |access-date=29 September 2014}}
- 7 May – Eilert Määttä, ice hockey player (born 1935).{{cite web|title=Eilert Määttä|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ma/eilert-maatta-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417203934/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ma/eilert-maatta-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 April 2020|publisher=Sports Reference LLC |access-date=29 September 2014}}
- 30 May – Ricky Bruch, discus thrower (born 1946).{{cite web|title=Ricky Bruch|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/br/ricky-bruch-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417175210/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/br/ricky-bruch-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 April 2020|publisher=Sports Reference LLC |access-date=29 September 2014}}
- 12 July – Kurt Lundquist, sprinter (born 1925).{{cite web|title=Kurt Lundquist|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/lu/kurt-lundquist-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417203602/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/lu/kurt-lundquist-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 April 2020|publisher=Sports Reference LLC |access-date=29 September 2014}}
- 8 August – Kurt Johansson, sport shooter (born 1914).{{cite web|title=Kurt Johansson|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/jo/kurt-johansson-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417203532/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/jo/kurt-johansson-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 April 2020|publisher=Sports Reference LLC |access-date=29 September 2014}}
- 2 September – Lennart Magnusson, fencer (born 1924).{{cite web|title=Lennart Magnusson|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ma/lennart-magnusson-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417210137/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ma/lennart-magnusson-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 April 2020|publisher=Sports Reference LLC |access-date=29 September 2014}}
- 7 September – Stefan Liv, ice hockey player (born 1980)
- 1 October – Sven Tumba, ice hockey player (born 1931).{{cite web|title=Sven Johansson|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/jo/sven-johansson-4.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417161759/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/jo/sven-johansson-4.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 April 2020|publisher=Sports Reference LLC |access-date=29 September 2014}}
- 2 November – Sickan Carlsson, actress (born 1915){{cite encyclopedia|title=Sickan Carlsson|encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon|url=http://www.snl.no/Sickan_Carlsson|language=no|access-date=29 September 2014}}
- 15 November – Ingrid Sandahl, gymnast (born 1924).{{cite web|title=Ingrid Sandahl|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sa/ingrid-sandahl-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417203650/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sa/ingrid-sandahl-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 April 2020|publisher=Sports Reference LLC |access-date=29 September 2014}}
==See also==
References
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{{Years in Sweden}}
{{Year in Europe|2011}}
Category:Years of the 21st century in Sweden
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