1969 in Sweden

Years in Sweden:	1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972
Centuries:	19th century · 20th century · 21st century
Decades:	1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s
Years:	1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972

Events from the year 1969 in Sweden

Incumbents

National level

• Monarch - Gustaf VI Adolf
• Prime Minister - Tage Erlander until 14 October, then Olof Palme.

Events

October

• October 1
  • In Sweden, Olof Palme is elected Leader of the Social Democratic Worker`s Party, replacing Tage Erlander as Prime Minister on October 14.

Births

• 16 January — Per "Dead" Ohlin, vocalist and lyricist (died 1991).
• 3 February - Paolo Roberto, boxer and actor.
• 5 February - Joakim Andersson, ice hockey player.
• 12 February - Anna Pernilla Torndahl, composer, artist and singer better known by her stage name Meja.
• 23 March - Fredrik Nyberg, alpine skier.
• 5 April - Pontus Kåmark, footballer.
• 19 July - Anders Lindström, musician
• 25 July — Mats Söderlund, singer better known by his stage name Günther.
• 6 October - Mattias Eklundh, musician.

Deaths

• 28 March — Kurt Petter, German physician, youth leader and educational administrator (born 1909).
• 23 June - Albert Viksten, writer (born 1898).
• 31 July - Harry Ahlin, film actor (born 1900).
• 15 September - Åke Grönberg, film actor (born 1914).
• 1 October - Gunnar Andersson, footballer (born 1928).
• 16 November - Marcel Riesz, Hungarian mathematician (born 1886).