2016 in Sweden

Events in the year 2016 in Sweden.

• Monarch – Carl XVI Gustaf
• Prime minister – Stefan Löfven

• 2016 Sweden riots

• 2016 in Swedish television

• Sweden at the 2016 Summer Olympics
• Sweden at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

• August 20 to 27 – the 2016 World Orienteering Championships were held in Strömstad and Tanum.

• Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016

• 2016 Sweden terrorism plot^[1]
• Killing of Alexandra Mezher
• 2016 social unrest in Sweden

• March 2 – Prince Oscar, Duke of Skåne

• 11 January – Gunnel Vallquist (b. 1918).
• 17 January
  • Carina Jaarnek (b. 1962).
  • Kjell Alinge (b. 1943).
• 25 January – Alexandra Mezher
• 30 January – Calle Wisborg (b. 1969).
• 5 February – Bodil Malmsten (b. 1944).
• 29 February – Josefin Nilsson (b. 1969).
• 30 June – Martin Lundström, Olympic cross country skier (b. 1918).
• 23 July – Thorbjörn Fälldin (b. 1926).
• 17 September – Sigge Parling, footballer (b. 1930).