Events from the year 1901 in Sweden
Incumbents Monarch – Oscar II Prime Minister – Fredrik von Otter
Events 9–17 February – The first Nordic Games take place in Stockholm. A military reform abolish the Allotment system with conscription. Women are given four weeks maternity leave."Göteborgs universitetsbibliotek: Viktiga årtal". Ub.gu.se. 2011-12-21. Retrieved 2013-10-07. Foundation of the Swedish Union of Journalists. A name ordinance is put in legal effect, regulating the uses of first names, surnames and family names.
Popular culture
Theatre Easter (), play by August Strindberg. A Dream Play by August Strindberg.
Births
February 23 – Ivar Lo-Johansson, writer (died 1990) 28 March – Princess Märtha of Sweden (died 1954) 13 June – Tage Erlander, politician (died 1985) 18 August – Arne Borg, swimmer (died 1979) 13 October – Irja Agnes Browallius, writer (died 1968) 20 October – Gustav Åkerman, army officer (died 1988)
Deaths 11 April – Ivar Hallström, composer (born 1826) 24 April – Arvid Posse, prime minister (born 1828) 5 May – Axel Wilhelm Eriksson, Swedish settler and trader in South-West Africa (born 1846) 12 August – Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld, baron, botanist, geologist, mineralogist and arctic explorer (born 1832) 24 August – Gunnar Wennerberg, composer (born 1817) 10 September - Emanuella Carlbeck, social reformer (born 1829) - Hilda Caselli, educational reformer (born 1836) - Axel Elmlund, ballet dancer and stage actor (born 1838)
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