Events from the year 1971 in Sweden

Incumbents Monarch – Gustaf VI Adolf Prime Minister – Olof Palme

Events

11–12 May – The Elm Conflict in Stockholm.

Births

8 January – Jesper Jansson, footballer 1 May – Eva Lund, curler, Olympic champion in 2006 and 2010. 19 May – Peter Boström, music producer and songwriter, co-writer of Euphoria 22 July – Fredrik Florén, diplomat. 5 October – Ivan Mathias Petersson, actor. 5 November – Mårten Olander, golfer. 7 November – Martin Björk, television presenter. 9 November – Melinda Kinnaman, actress. 25 November – Magnus Arvedson, hockey player

Deaths 2 November – Hjalmar Andersson, athlete (born 1889).

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