2026 in Sweden
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Events in the year 2026 in Sweden.
Incumbents
[edit]Events
[edit]January
[edit]- 15 January–1 February – 2026 European Men's Handball Championship in Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.[1][2]
- 28 January – Gröna Lund amusement park is fined $590,000 by the Stockholm District Court for negligence over the 2023 Jetline roller coaster accident that left one person dead.[3]
February
[edit]- 25 February – The Swedish Armed Forces intercept a suspected Russian drone that was approaching the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle in Malmö.[4]
March
[edit]- 6 March – The Swedish Coast Guard boards the Guinean-flagged cargo vessel Caffa off Trelleborg on suspicion of transporting stolen Ukrainian grain to Russia and fraudulent registration.[5]
- 13 March – Simona Mohamsson and Jimmie Åkesson, leaders of the Liberals and Sweden Democrats respectively, announced at a press conference that their two parties had come to an agreement which would see the Liberals eliminate any red lines against the Sweden Democrats in a future right-of-centre coalition.[6] The agreement, dubbed "The Sweden Promise", also included other policy goals they would cooperate on, including a national referendum on adopting the Euro as currency, coinciding with the 2030 general election.[6][7][8]
- 18 March – Iran executes a dual Iranian-Swedish national convicted on charges of spying for Israel.[9]
Predicted and scheduled events
[edit]- 13 September – 2026 Swedish general election[10][11]
- TBA – 2026 Women's European Volleyball Championship in Azerbaijan, Czech Republic, Sweden and Turkey.[12][13]
Holidays
[edit]Source:[14]
- 1 January – New Year's Day
- 6 January – Epiphany
- 3 April – Good Friday
- 5 April – Easter Sunday
- 6 April – Easter Monday
- 1 May – International Workers' Day
- 14 May – Ascension Day
- 6 June – National Day of Sweden
- 20 June – Midsummer Day
- 31 October – All Saints' Day
- 24 December – Christmas Eve
- 25 December – Christmas Day
- 26 December – 2nd Day of Christmas
Deaths
[edit]- 9 January – Ulf Granberg, 80, comics creator and editor (The Phantom).[15]
- 21 January – Princess Désirée, Baroness Silfverschiöld, 87, royal.[16]
References
[edit]- ^ "EHF EURO hosts for 2026 & 2028 confirmed". European Handball Federation. 20 November 2021. Archived from the original on 21 November 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
- ^ "The 14th EHF Extraordinary Congress". European Handball Federation. 20 November 2021. Archived from the original on 21 November 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
- ^ "Swedish amusement park fined over fatal roller coaster derailment". AP News. 29 January 2026. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
- ^ "Sweden intercepts Russian drone approaching French aircraft carrier". The Kyiv Independent. 27 February 2026. Retrieved 28 February 2026.
- ^ "Swedish Coast Guard Seizes Cargo Ship Bound for St. Petersburg". The Moscow Times. 7 March 2026. Retrieved 8 March 2026.
- ^ a b Norman, Erik (13 March 2026). "L och SD överens – här är alla punkter". SVT Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 25 March 2026.
- ^ Åhman, Emma (13 March 2026). "15 punkter: Det här är SD och L överens om". Expressen (in Swedish). Retrieved 25 March 2026.
- ^ "Liberals will allow the far-right Sweden Democrats into government". The Local Sweden. TT. 13 March 2026. Retrieved 26 March 2026.
- ^ "Iran hangs three men in first executions over January protests". France 24. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
- ^ "The fundamentals of the electoral system". VAL. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
- ^ "Elections to the Riksdag". Riksdagen. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
- ^ "Sweden poised to co-host CEV EuroVolley 2026 Women!". CEV. 6 March 2024.
- ^ "Volleyboll-EM 2026 till Sverige – Göteborg blir värdstad". Svensk Volleyboll. 6 March 2024.
- ^ "Sweden Public Holidays 2026". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 20 March 2025.
- ^ "Serieskaparen Ulf Granberg död". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). 10 January 2026. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
- ^ "Prinsessan Désirée är död". SVT. 21 January 2026.
