1939 in Sweden
| Years in Sweden: | 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 |
| Centuries: | 19th century · 20th century · 21st century |
| Decades: | 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s |
| Years: | 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 |
Events from the year 1939 in Sweden
Incumbents
- Monarch – Gustaf V
- Prime Minister – Per Albin Hansson
Events
- The secret intelligence agency C-byrån established.[1]
- The Åhlinska skolan is closed.
Literature
- Pelle Svanslös på äventyr by Gösta Knutsson, the first book in the Pelle Svanslös children's book series
Births
- 15 January – Per Ahlmark, writer and politician
- 28 July – Gösta Ekman, actor, comedian, and director
Exact date missing
- Ivar Jacobson, computer scientist and software engineer
Deaths
Åke Lundeberg, won two gold and one silver medals at the 1912 Summer Olympics.
- 12 January – Hugo Jahnke, gymnast (born 1886).[2]
- 16 May – Anders Lindstedt mathematician, astronomer and actuarial scientist, known for the Poincaré–Lindstedt method (born 1854)
- 29 May – Åke Lundeberg, sport shooter (born 1888).[3]
- 18 December – Bruno Liljefors, painter (born 1860)
Full date missing
- Olof Olsson, politician (born 1872).[4]
References
- Pryser, Tore (1995). "C-byrån". In Dahl; Hjeltnes; Nøkleby; Ringdal; Sørensen (eds.). Norsk krigsleksikon 1940-45 (in Norwegian). Oslo: Cappelen. ISBN 82-02-14138-9.
- "Hugo Jahnke". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
- "Åke Lundeberg". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
- "Olof Olsson". Nationalencyklopedin (in Swedish). Retrieved 22 June 2019.
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