- (month unknown)
- The Swedish national hockey team Three Crowns wins the World Cup gold medal. [120.7]
- The Russian government admits to and appologizes for shooting down a Swedish plane in 1952 over international waters in 1952. [128.10]
- Tetra Pak buys Alfa Laval for 16 billion knonor cash. This is the largest merger ever announced on the Stockholm stock exchange. [59.23]
- The decision to decommission all nuclear reactors is rescinded. [267.191]
- July
- Sweden applies for membership in the European Community. [230.37] [267.192]
- August
- At the International Fancy Food Show in New York, Pommac (Swedish non-alcoholic sparkling soft drink) is declared the best beverage in the show. [82.26]
- September 15
- General elections are held for Parliament. Carl Bildt is elected new Prime Minister, the country's first Conservative leader in 63 years. The government is a coalition with Moderates, Liberals, Centre Party, and Christian Democrats. The Social Democrat party and allies received 154 seats, the Moderate coalition 170, and the New Democrats 25. [82] [83.11] [230.36]
- December 27
- Near Arlanda in Sweden, SAS flight SK751 crashes and breaks into three pieces. Miraculously, there is no explosion, no fire, and no fatalities among the 129 aboard. [74.11]
1992
- February 8
- (to February 23) The 16th Olympic Winter Games are held in Albertville, France. Sweden wins 1 gold and 3 bronze medals. [255.52]
- (month unknown)
- Production of ten-öre coins is ceased. [156.13]
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- Swedish official military policy changes from neutrality to military non-alliance. [149.13]
- The 20-kronor bill is introduced in Sweden, with the 50-kronor bill discontinued. [147.7]
- The Swedish national hockey team Three Crowns wins the World Cup gold medal. [120.7]
- July
- The Royal Library of Sweden pays a record $600,000 for an autographed manuscript of "Brudkronan" (The Bridal Crown), a play by August Strindberg. [59.6]
- A minor incident occurs at the Barsebäck 2 nuclear reactor near Malmö, causing it to be shut down for modifications. [73.10] [229.25]
- July 25
- (to August 9) The 25th Olympic Games are held in Barcelona, Spain. Sweden wins 1 gold, 7 silver, and 4 bronze medals. [255.53]
- (month unknown)
- The Dannemora iron-ore mine in Uppland closes, the last in the Central-Swedish Iron Belt. [54.11]
- September 17
- The Swedish Nuclear Inspectorate orders five nuclear power plants shut down for modifications. (The reactors are back on-line by January.) [73.10] [229.25]
- (month unknown)
- The Conservative government makes a deal with the Social Democratic party on wide-ranging cutbacks in spending, to help lower industry's costs by about 4%. [56.9]
- November 19
- The Swedish government allows the krona to float against other currencies. It immediately drops about 11%. Lending interest rates drop from about 16.25% to 11.5%. [57.9] [73.10] [75.9]
- December 8
- The last blast is fired in the Falu Copper Mine in central Sweden. The mine operation is claimed to be the world's oldest industrial worksite, operating continuously for at least 1000 years. The site is now shutting down due to lack of workable ore. [58.12]
- Year
- Nordbanken reports a year-end loss of 16 billion kronor, the largest annual loss ever recorded by a Swedish company. [72.9]
1993
- January
- The nuclear power plants shut down in September for modifications resume operation. [229.25]
- January 28
- The demilitarized zone between Norway and Sweden is agreed by the two countries to no longer be needed. It was initiated by the 1905 convention, at 15-km wide on both sides of the border. [76]
- March
- The world's first fully-automated parking garage opens in Hallsberg. Computer-controlled robots park and retrieve cars in a compact, secure garage. [75.28]
- (month unknown)
- The World Championships in logging is held in Switzerland. Sweden wins gold and silver in individual competitions, and gold in team championship. [67.6]
- Volvo and Renault announce the intention to merge, to call the combined company Renault-Volvo Automotive. [67.9]
- August
- At the Stockholm Water Festival, a Jas 39 Gripen fighter crashes during a flight demonstration. [77.9]
- October
- The Swedish postal service issues a 12-Kr stamp depicting the royal family in front of Drottningholm palace. It is the largest engraved stamp in the world. [86.7]
- Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein releases three Swedes serving seven-year sentences for unauthorized entry of the country. The three Ericsson company workers had crossed the border while installing a mobile telephone net in Kuwait. King Carl Gustaf had sent a letter to Hussein asking for their release. [86.9]
- (month unknown)
- The Swedish government lifts a ban on trade with South Africa. [86.10]
- November
- An art theft takes place at the Museum of Modern Art in Stockholm. Eight Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque paintings, and a Picasso bronze sculpture are taken, valued at 500 million kronor, making it one of the largest art thefts in the world. [81.9]
- December 10
- Paramount Pictures releases the film Wayne's World 2 to theaters in the USA. A character in the film says she is from Sweden. A humorously accented discussion of where she is from ensues. [365]
- December
- Volva scraps plans to merge with Renault. Volvo chairman Pehr Gyllenhammar resigns, after heading Volvo since 1971. [80.9]
- The Svenska MAD magazine folds, after 309.5 issues. [66.3]
- Year
- Swedish national debt: about 1,000 billion kronor. [80.12]
1994
- February 12
- (to February 27) The 17th Olympic Winter Games are held in Lillehammer, Norway. Sweden wins 2 gold and 1 silver medals. [255.55]
- February 28
- Negotiators arrive at a deal between Sweden and the European Union, for Sweden to join the EU if a referendum vote is in favor. [64.9]
- (month unknown)
- Soviet spy Pavel Sudoplatov admits that Raoul Wallenberg was killed in a Soviet prison in July 1947. [62.10]
- The Swedish national hockey team Three Crowns wins an Olympic gold medal. [120.7]
- Swedish flour mills cease enriching flour with iron. [62.6]
- August 2
- Convicted escaped spy Stig Bergling voluntarily returns to Sweden, where he is expected to serve a full life sentence with no parole. [188.9]
- September 18
- National elections are held. 87.1% of the eligible population votes. The Social Democratic party receives 45.25%, with Ingvar Carlsson elected Prime Minister. The Moderate conservative party receives 22.37%. Other parties receive under 8% each. [188.10] [190.9] [267.195]
- September 27
- (near midnight) In a storm on the Baltic Sea, the bow door of the ferry Estonia is torn off and the ship sinks. 137 survive, 852 die. The death of 551 Swedes is the largest single loss of Swedish life in modern history. [43.10] [195.9] [292.9]
- November 13
- A country-wide referendum is held to decide if Sweden should join the European Union. 52.2% vote yes, 46.9% vote no. [4.10] [63.10] [193.11] [199.9] (83% vote yes [236.13])
- December 9
- Estonia issues a 2.50 kroon postage stamp depicting Swedish King Gustavus II Adolphus. [368.1024]
- Year
- Total immigration into Sweden: 84,000, the highest number since 1875. [374.10]
1995
- January 1
- Sweden becomes a member of the European Union. [4.10] [198.10] [267.193]
- January
- In Stockholm, the Ecopark is inaugerated as the first National City Park in the world. [170.6]
- (month unknown)
- Israeli government officials apologize for and disassociate themselves from the murder of Folke Bernadotte in 1947. [154.10]
- In Chicago, Illinois, USA, the American Culinary Cup chef competition is held. The Swedish Culinary Team wins 3rd place, the best showing ever for Sweden in international competition. [144.7]
- UNESCO adds Visby on Gotland to its World Heritage List. [53.17] [387.11]
- November 16
- Hungary issues a 100 forint postage stamp marking the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the Nobel Prize fund. [370.769]
- November 19
- The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. A piece of the song "Waterloo" by ABBA is played. [313]
1996
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- The 50-kronor bill is re-introduced, featuring the portrait of singer Jenny Lind. [147.7]
- April 14
- The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. A barbershop is named "Snippy Longstockings", a humorous reference to Pippi Longstocking. [314]
- May 4
- Angola issues a postage stamp depicting the 1789 Swedish ship Stybjorn. [367.388]
- May 19
- The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. A music radio announcer says "Classic hits from ABBA to Zeppelin". [315]
- The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. Pippi Longstocking appears in a library, holding the book Pippi in the South Seas. [316]
- May 23
- Swede Göran Kropp reaches the summit of Mt. Everest. He is the first to do so without oxygen bottle or sherpa guide. [4.20]
- July 19
- (to August 4) The 26th Olympic Games are held in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Sweden wins 2 gold, 4 silver, and 2 bronze medals. [255.56]
- September 27
- In Pretoria, South Africa, the Truth and Reconciliation panel holds hearings before the Supreme Court. Secret Service Colonel Eugene de Kock, former head of Operation Long Reach, testifies that his office planned the Olof Palme killing, and that Craig Williamson coordinated the assassination. [173] [225.42]
- November 8
- In Zürich, Switzerland, a Swedish 1885 yellow 3 Skilling Banco stamp sells for a world record $2.3 million. [158.22] [169.7]
- December 3
- Chile issues a 300 peso postage stamp marking the state visit of King Carl XII Gustaf and Queen Silvia. [368.235]
- December 12
- Svenska Handelsbanken offers 23 billion kronor (about US$3.37 billion) to buy the Swedish Government's 34 percent of Stadshypotek AB, the country's largest mortgage provider. [278.D4]
- December 20
- Swedish Riksbank says it will investigate assertions by the World Jewish Congress that looted Nazi gold from Holocaust victims had been deposited in Swedish banks. [279.4]
1997
- January 5
- Prince Bertil dies, in Stockholm, at age 84. [168] [318.B5]
- March 1
- Sweden Post first issues stamps for domestic use with no value indicated. [177.6]
- April 24
- The United States Postal Service issues a 32-cent commemorative stamp honoring Raoul Wallenberg. [241.86] (April 25 [167.7])
- (month unknown)
- At the Cannes film festival, Swedish car maker Koenigsegg unveils the Koenigsegg CC sports car prototype. [138.23]
- Electrolux introduces the Trilobyte vacuum cleaner, the first mass-produces household robot. [281.18]
- September
- A full-scale replica of the Kalmar Nyckel is launched in the United States. The original Kalmar Nyckel transported settlers and supplies from Sweden to North America in 1638. [234.19]
- December
- The Riksdag decides to not join the Economic and Monetary Union of the European Union. [135.13]
- Year
- Divorce rate in Sweden for the year: 50%. [40.7]
1998
- February 7
- (to February 22) The 18th Olympic Winter Games are held in Nagano, Japan. Sweden wins 2 silver and 1 bronze medals. [255.58]
- May 18
- Montserrat issues a $1.50 postage stamp depicting King Gustav V of Sweden, part of a series on royalty of the 20th century. [390.1065]
- (month unknown)
- The naval port of Karlskrona is designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. [53.18]
- The Swedish national hockey team Three Crowns wins the World Cup gold medal. [120.7]
- July 27
- Liberia issues a postage stamp depicting Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf. [390.465]
- October 3
- Poland issues a postage stamp depicting Sigismund III Vasa, King of Sweden and Poland. [251.327]
- November 21
- Argentina issues a postage stamp depicting Swede Raoul Wallenberg. [367.490]
- Year
- Number of companies offering telephone services in Sweden: 12. [39.9]
1999
- January
- Volvo announces the sale of its Volvo car division to Ford Motor, for 50 billion kronor (US$6.5 billion). [42.9] [228.52]
- May 1
- The office of the Ombudsman against Discrimination of the Basis of Sexual Orientation is created, to ensure that a new law against sexual discrimination in the workplace is observed. [5.12]
- May 28
- Tony Olsson, Andreas Axelsson, and Jackie Arklöv rob a bank in Kisa, and during the escape they kill policemen Olle Borén and Robert Karlström in Malexander. (A year later, the three are sentenced to life in prison for the murders.) [141.12]
- (month unknown)
- Queen Silvia establishes the World Childhood Foundation. [52.14]
- Pope John Paul II names Birgitta (1303-1373) a patron saint of Europe. [193.19]
- In Basel, Switzerland, the Swedish team wins the World Cup for chefs. [128.6]
- City officials in Kungsbacka, Sweden, name a road Mariosgata, in honor of Nintendo's mascot. [350.30]
- November
- The four major Swedish newspapers, Dagens Nyheter, Svenska Dagbladet, Expressen, and Aftonbladet publish names and photos of 40 active neo-Nazis in the country. [6.3]
- November 21
- The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the USA. Swedish furniture chain IKEA is parodied as "SHØP". A character notes: "These Swedish furniture designers sure have some far-out ideas. I mean a green table!?". [325]
- November 30
- The Barsebäck 1 nuclear power plant near Malmö is shut down. [229.22] [267.191]
- December 8
- Ericsson forms an alliance with Microsoft to provide mobile Internet services. Ericsson stock rises to a record SEK 549. Total value rises by 100 billion (a one-day record) to SEK 1,165 billion, the first Swedish company to pass 1000 billion. Ericsson rises from 12th to 7th place among Europe's biggest companies. The Stockholm stock exchange rises 5%, a record for a single day. [6.9]
- Year
- Smoking statistics for the year: 19% of the population smoke. 17% of men smoke; 22% of women smoke. [7.7]
- Tax rate in Sweden is 51.7% of gross national product, the highest in the world. [40.10]
- Total number of visitors to Liseberg amusement park in Göteborg for the year: 2.6 million. This makes it Sweden's most popular attraction. [8.19]
- Number of companies offering telephone services in Sweden: 23. [39.9]
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