1980 in Sweden

• Monarch – Carl XVI Gustaf • Prime Minister – Thorbjörn Fälldin ==Events==

• 23 March – Nuclear power referendum • The Right Livelihood Award established ==Popular culture==

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==

• 5 January – Elin Nordegren, model • 25 January – Christian Olsson, athlete • 22 February – Jimmie Ericsson, ice hockey player • 10 March – Claire Hedenskog, swimmer. • 19 March – Johan Olsson, cross country skier • 3 April – Johan Brunström, tennis player • 4 April – Björn Wirdheim, professional racing driver • 4 June – Pontus Farnerud, former professional footballer • 13 June – Linda Wessberg, golf player • 30 June – Emil Almén, actor • 30 June – Rade Prica, footballer • 19 August – Tove Fraurud, politician • 20 September – Gustav Larsson, cyclist • 26 September – Daniel and Henrik Sedin, ice hockey players • 9 October – Henrik Zetterberg, ice hockey player • 2 November – Kennedy Bakircioglu, footballer • 12 November – gustaf Skarsgård, actor • 14 November – Johanna Thydell, writer • 22 November – Emma Ejwertz, singer and songwriter • 2 December – Charlotte Rohlin, former footballer • 21 December – Stefan Liv, ice hockey player ==Deaths==

• 17 February – Einar Karlsson, wrestler (born 1908) • 17 April – Alf Sjöberg, film director (born 1903) • 20 June – Allan Pettersson, composer and violist (born 1911) • 26 October – Per-Olof Östrand, swimmer (born 1930) • 17 November – Hans Wetterström, sprint canoer. ==References==