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Events in the year 2024 in Sweden.
Incumbents
Events
- 4 January – At least 1000 cars are snowed in on the E22 highway between Hörby and Kristianstad for a day with people spending the night in their vehicles. The Swedish Army intervenes in the situation, 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]
- 12 February – One person is killed in a fire that destroys part of the Liseberg amusement park in Gothenburg.[4]
- 20 February – Sweden donates its largest military aid package to Ukraine to date with a further $680 million in aid.[5]
- 26 February – Hungary's parliament ratifies Sweden's bid to join NATO.[6]
- 7 March - Sweden officially joins NATO, becoming the 32nd member of the military alliance.[7]
- 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.[8]
Scheduled events
- 7–9 May – Eurovision Song Contest 2024 at Malmö[9]
- 6–9 June – 2024 European Parliament election
- 13–25 August – 2024 World Masters Athletics Championships at Gothenburg[10]
Art and entertainment
Holidays
Source:[11]
- 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
- 4 January – Marie Nilsson Lind, 62, singer (Ainbusk).[12]
- 8 January – Carl-Erik Asplund, 100, speed skater, Olympic bronze medalist (1952).[13]
- 14 January – Mohamed Said, 36, actor (Andra Avenyn).[14]
- 23 January – Anders Sandberg, 55, singer (Rednex).[15]
- 29 January – Arne Hegerfors, 81, sports journalist.[16]
See also
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Malmö will host the 68th Eurovision Song Contest in May 2024". Eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union (EBU). 7 July 2023. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
- ^ "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.
