2024 in Sweden
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Events in the year 2024 in Sweden.
Incumbents[edit]
Events[edit]
January[edit]
- 4 January – At least 1,000 cars are left stranded on the E22 highway between Hörby and Kristianstad for a day with people spending the night in their vehicles due to heavy snow. The Swedish Army intervenes, helping citizens get out of their vehicles and supplying them with basic amenities.[2]
- 23 January – Turkey's Grand National Assembly approves Sweden's NATO membership bid.[3]
- 25 January – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan signs the proposal containing Sweden's accession protocol to NATO.[4]
February[edit]
- 12 February – One person is killed in a fire that destroys part of the Liseberg amusement park in Gothenburg.[5]
- 20 February – Sweden donates its largest military aid package to Ukraine to date with a further $680 million in aid.[6]
- 26 February – Hungary's parliament ratifies Sweden's bid to join NATO.[7]
March[edit]
April[edit]
- 17 April – The Riksdag votes 234-94 in favor of lowering the minimum age for citizens to legally change their gender from 18 years to 16.[9]
May[edit]
- 6 May – King Frederik X of Denmark and his wife, Queen Mary, make their first state visit to Sweden as new monarchs following the abdication of his mother Queen Margrethe II on 14 January.[10]
- 7–11 May – Eurovision Song Contest 2024 at Malmö[11]
- 9 May – Thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters march in Malmö, against Israel's participation in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 and the contest's ban of pro-Palestinian content and imagery. Among the protesters is climate activist Greta Thunberg.[12]
- 22 May – Sweden announces US$7 billion in military aid to Ukraine from 2024 to 2026.[13]
- 29 May – Sweden announces a further package of $1.23 billion in military aid to Ukraine; the largest so far that is has given.[14]
- 31 May – King Carl XVI Gustaf inducts pop music group ABBA, Nobel Prize laureates Anne L’Huillier and Svante Pääbo and nine other recipients into the Royal Order of Vasa in a ceremony at the Royal Palace in Stockholm, in the first distribution of the award since 1974.[15]
Scheduled events[edit]
- 6–9 June – 2024 European Parliament election
- 13–25 August – 2024 World Masters Athletics Championships at Gothenburg[16]
Art and entertainment[edit]
Holidays[edit]
Source:[17]
- 1 January – New Year's Day
- 6 January – Epiphany
- 29 March – Good Friday
- 31 March – Easter Sunday
- 1 April – Easter Monday
- 1 May – International Workers' Day
- 9 May – Ascension Day
- 6 June – National Day of Sweden
- 22 June – Midsummer Day
- 2 November – All Saints' Day
- 24 December – Christmas Eve
- 25 December – Christmas Day
- 26 December – 2nd Day of Christmas
Deaths[edit]
- 4 January – Marie Nilsson Lind, 62, singer (Ainbusk).[18]
- 8 January – Carl-Erik Asplund, 100, speed skater, Olympic bronze medalist (1952).[19]
- 14 January – Mohamed Said, 36, actor (Andra Avenyn).[20]
- 23 January – Anders Sandberg, 55, singer (Rednex).[21]
- 29 January – Arne Hegerfors, 81, sports journalist.[22]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Carl XVI Gustaf | king of Sweden | Britannica". www.britannica.com. 26 April 2023. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
- ^ "Duizenden auto's vast in sneeuw in Denemarken en Zweden, leger ingezet". nos.nl (in Dutch). 4 January 2024. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
- ^ Sariyuce, Isil; Gretener, Jessie; Wilson, Kristin (23 January 2024). "Turkish parliament approves Sweden's NATO membership bid". CNN. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
- ^ "Cumhurbaşkanı Erdoğan, İsveç'in NATO üyeliği kararını onayladı" (in Turkish). ntv.com.tr. 25 January 2024. Archived from the original on 6 February 2024. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
- ^ "Sweden: Police find dead person inside charred remains of a water park under construction". www.ptinews.com. 12 February 2024. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
- ^ "Sweden to Send Ukraine $680 Million Military Aid Package". Bloomberg.com. 20 February 2024. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
- ^ "Hungary's parliament clears path for Sweden's Nato membership". 26 February 2024. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
- ^ "Sweden set to become NATO's 32nd member as PM visits Washington". MSN. 7 March 2024.
- ^ "Swedish Parliament votes to make it easier for people to legally change their gender". Associated Press. 17 April 2024.
- ^ "Danish King Frederik and his Australian-born wife visit Sweden on their first official trip abroad". AP News. 6 May 2024. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
- ^ "Malmö will host the 68th Eurovision Song Contest in May 2024". Eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union (EBU). 7 July 2023. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
- ^ "Thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters march in Malmo against Israel's Eurovision participation". AP News. 9 May 2024. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
- ^ "Sweden providing Ukraine with military support totaling $7 billion". VOA. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
- ^ "Sweden to donate $1.23 billion in military aid to Ukraine". AP News. 29 May 2024. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
- ^ "ABBA get a prestigious Swedish knighthood for their pop career that started at Eurovision". AP News. 31 May 2024. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
- ^ "World Masters Athletics Championships 2024". City of Gothenburg. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
- ^ "Sweden Public Holidays 2024". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
- ^ "Ainbusk-sångaren Marie Nilsson Lind död – blev 62 år gammal". www.aftonbladet.se (in Swedish). 5 January 2024. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
- ^ "Skridskolegendaren är död – blev 100 år". Östersunds-Posten (in Swedish). 12 January 2024. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
- ^ ""Andra avenyn"-skådespelaren Mohamed Said död". www.aftonbladet.se (in Swedish). 14 January 2024. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
- ^ "Rednex-sångaren Anders Sandberg är död". SVT Nyheter (in Swedish). 23 January 2024. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
- ^ "Sport: Arne Hegerfors är död". SVT Sport (in Swedish). 29 January 2024. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
