Events from the year 1981 in Sweden
Incumbents Monarch – Carl XVI Gustaf Prime Minister – Thorbjörn Fälldin
Events
27 October – The "Whiskey on the rocks" incident, when the Soviet submarine S-363 ran aground on the south coast of Sweden. 7 November – The Swedish Floorball Federation is founded in Sala.
Births 3 January – Kajsa Bergström, curler 12 January – Niklas Kronwall, ice hockey player 16 February – Susanna Kallur, hurdler 18 March – Lina Andersson, cross country skier 25 April – Anja Pärson, skier 10 May – Kristian Svensson, handball player and handball coach 13 May – Rebecka Liljeberg, former actress 14 September – Sarah Dawn Finer, singer, songwriter and actress 3 October – Zlatan Ibrahimović, soccer player 20 October – Stefan Nystrand, swimmer
Deaths
13 May – Gustaf Dyrssen, military officer (born 1891) 23 June – Zarah Leander, actress and singer (born 1907) 5 October – Helge Gustafsson, gymnast (born 1900)
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