1980 in Sweden
Events from the year 1980 in SwedenIncumbents
Literature
- Vredens barn, novel by Sara Lidman
Sport
- The 1980 European Figure Skating Championships were held in Gothenburg
- The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships took place in Falun
Births
- 10 March - Claire Hedenskog, swimmer.
- 13 June - Linda Wessberg, golf player
- 30 June - Emil Almén, actor
- 19 August - Tove Fraurud, politician
- 14 November - Johanna Thydell, writer
- 22 November - Emma Ejwertz, singer and songwriter
Deaths
- 17 February - Einar Karlsson, wrestler
- 26 October - Per-Olof Östrand, swimmer
- 17 November - Hans Wetterström, sprint canoer.