2004 in Sweden
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Incumbents
Events
- 13 June – Sweden held elections to the 2004 European Parliament.
- 13–24 April – Örnsköldsvik hosted the 2004 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships (now called The World Para Ice Hockey Championships), the third edition of the tournament, with eight national teams including Sweden, Norway, Canada, and the USA.[1]
- 11–19 September – The 21st World Orienteering Championships were hosted in Västerås, Sweden, with eight events—including sprint, middle and long distance races, and relays for both men and women.[2]
- 26 December – The Indian Ocean tsunami struck the surrounding region and killed approximately 530 Swedish nationals and prompting a major national response effort.[3]
Deaths
- 9 January – Börje Dorch, journalist (born 1929)[4]
- 15 August – Sune Bergström, biochemist (born 1916)[5]
- 9 November – Stieg Larsson, journalist and novelist (born 1954)[6]
- 17 November – Mikael Ljungberg, wrestler (born 1970)[7]
See also
References
- ↑ "2004 IPC Sled World Championship : Ornskoldsvik, Sweden". Retrieved 3 July 2026.
- ↑ "WOC2004 REPORT". Retrieved 3 July 2026.
- ↑ Strömbäck, Jesper. "Mismanagement, mistrust and missed opportunities: a study of the 2004 tsunami and Swedish political communication" (PDF). Mid Sweden University. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
"As of today, the official number of identified dead or missing Swedes is 543 … the disaster rapidly became a major news event in the Swedish media."
- ↑ "Tecknaren Börje Dorch har avlidit" (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio. 9 January 2004. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
- ↑ "Sune K. Bergström - Biographical". Archived from the original on 13 February 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2026.
- ↑ "What happened to Stieg Larsson?". 30 January 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2026.
- ↑ "Mikael Ljungberg". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2014.