- August 8
- The 17th century warship Kronan is discovered by an archealogical team lead by Anders Franzén. The ship lies scattered in mud four miles east of Öland, where it sunk in 1676. [226.444]
- October 6
- Swedish armed forces abandon further searching for the foreign submarine in its coastal waters, resuming routine patrols. [326.A5]
- December
- The Royal Swedish Mint releases a 200 kronor coin to commemorate the 1980 Succession Law to the Swedish Throne. The 27-gram coin has a silver fineness of 0.925. Mintage is limited to 50,000. [41.1]
1981
- May 8
- Prime Minister Thorbjörn Fälldin resigns, over a dispute within the coalition government on when and how to begin lowering income tax rates. [100.2] [218.45]
- September 14
- Prime Minister Thorbjörn Fälldin announces a currency devaluation of 10%, price freezes, and a planned reduction in sales tax. [101.D19] [107.A5]
- October 5
- The United States awards an Honorary Citizenship to Raoul Wallenberg. [308.17]
- October
- United States defense secretary Caspar Weinberger claims Sweden is not a neutral country. [7.9]
- October 27
- At night, Soviet submarine 137 runs aground ten yards off shore from Little Horse Island in the Blekinge cluster, nine miles from the Karlskrona naval base. [7.9] [53.18] [102.A3] [219.48]
- November 2
- The Soviet submarine near Karlskrona is towed off the rocks, and the captain is interrogated aboard a Swedish vessel. [103.1]
- November 6
- Swedish Navy ships tow a Soviet submarine to outside Sweden's 12-mile limit. Soviet officials maintain that the sub strayed off course due to fog and navigational equipment failure. Radiation is detected outside the forward section, indicating the likely presense of nuclear torpedoes. [104.1] [213.48] [216.A3]
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- November
- Quote by Prime Minister Thorbjörn Fälldin, regarding the Soviet submarine in Swedish waters: "... this is the most grave intrusion into Swedish territory since World II.". [213.48]
- December
- Jobless rate: 2.9 percent. [2.32]
1982
- June 3
- An unidentified submarine is spotted in Sweden's territorial waters in the Gulf of Bothnia. [108.5]
- June 8
- Navy helicopters drop depth charges to chase away a submarine in the Gulf of Bothnia. [109.A4]
- (month unknown)
- The Swedish Royal family moves to Drottningholm. [7.18]
- The first case of the AIDS disease is confirmed in Sweden. [70.11]
- Music group Abba disbands. Over eight years, the group sold 360 million albums. [66.26] [281.14]
- August 29
- Ingrid Bergman dies of cancer in London, England, on her 67th birthday. [374.19]
- September 19
- General election; Social Democratic party wins. [106.31]
- October 1
- A foreign submarine periscope is spotted near Sweden's Musko Island naval base near Stockholm. [105.A3]
- October 5
- Naval forces trap an unidentified submarine in Horsfjarden Bay, and drop depth charges in an effort to force it to surface. [105]
- October 7
- Olof Palme is officially sworn in as prime minister. [107.A5]
- October 8
- The government announces the kronor is being devalued by 16%. [106.31] [220.56]
- November
- Jobless rate: 3.1 percent. [2.32]
- December
- Jobless rate: 3.2 percent. [2.32]
1983
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- An act of Parliament declares June 6 to be the official National Day. [71.17]
- March 24
- The United States issues a 20c postage stamp commemorating the 200th anniversary of a treaty of friendship and trade with Sweden. [241.57]
- November 9
- Monaco issues a 2-franc postage stamp marking the 150th anniversary of the birth of Alfred Nobel. [390.971]
1984
- February 8
- (to February 19) The 14th Olympic Winter Games are held in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia. Sweden wins 4 gold, 2 silver, and 2 bronze medals. [252.520] [255.46]
- (month unknown)
- The Götheborg shipwreck is rediscovered off the Göteborg harbor, and an archaeological excavation begins. [40.12]
- July 28
- (to August 12) The 23rd Olympic Games are held in Los Angeles, California, USA. Sweden wins 2 gold, 11 silver, and 6 bronze medals. [252.504] [255.47]
1985
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- Production of five-öre and 25-öre coins is ceased. [156.13]
- December 10
- The Swedish Mint issues a 100-kr 0.925 fine silver coin, in honor of the International Year of the Forest. Mintage is limited to 120,000 pieces. [125.A16]
- The Canadian government declares Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg to be an honorary Canadian citizen. [366.303]
1986
- February 28
- (11:21 PM) While walking home with his wife from a movie, Prime Minister Olof Palme is shot dead in Stockholm. (To date, his murder remains unsolved.) [43.13] [70.9] [127.9] [155.10] [202.8] [224.19] [267.192] [277.9] [335.A12]
- August 15
- Hungary issues a 2 forint postage stamp for the Stockholmia '86 numismatic show. The stamp depicts the ship Wasa from 1628. [370.758]
1987
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- The Swedish national hockey team Three Crowns wins the World Cup gold medal. [120.7]
- Sweden lifts the ban on wild boars in the country, [7.6]
- October
- Convicted spy Stig Bergling flees the country with his wife, while out of prison on a weekend pass. As a result, Minister of Justice Sten Wickman and other top officials are forced to resign. [188.9]
1988
- February 13
- (to February 28) The 15th Olympic Winter Games are held in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Sweden wins 4 gold and 2 bronze medals. [252.521] [255.49]
- June 1
- Grenada issues two postage stamps depicting a 1955 Volvo PV444, and a 1963 Saab 96. [248.422]
- (month unknown)
- The Swedish American Chamber of Commerce of the U.S. is formed. [66.27]
- September 17
- (to October 2) The 24th Olympic Games are held in Seoul, Korea. Sweden wins 4 silver and 7 bronze medals. [252.505] [255.50]
- October 7
- Grenada Grenadines issues a postage stamp depicting a 1967 Volvo P1800. [248.457]
- December 14
- Lisbet Palme, widow of murdered Olof Palme, identifies Christer Pettersson as the murderer in a videotaped police line-up. [336.A5]
- December 15
- Christer Pettersson is charged with the murder of Olof Palme. [277.9] [342.A3]
1989
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- Shkkan Anderson donates 42 million kronor to the Swedish Royal Academy of Music, for use in awards. [52.14]
- Skeletal remains from the Vasa ship recovery in 1961 are exhumed from burial by the Vasa Museum for a study. [49.0]
- July 27
- Christer Pettersson is found guilty of the murder of Olof Palme in 1986. [225.42] [277.9] [336.A5]
- October
- The Court of Appeal overturns the conviction of Christer Pettersson [277.9]
- December
- Saab-Scania creates the Saab Automobile AB company, with General Motors of the USA buying 50% ownership. [55.21] [142.23]
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