2002 in Sweden

Events from the year 2002 in Sweden

← 2001 2000 1999 2002 in Sweden → 2003 2004 2005
Decades:	1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s
See also:	Other events of 2002 Timeline of Swedish history

Incumbents

• Monarch – Carl XVI Gustaf
• Prime Minister – Göran Persson

Events

January

• 1 January - Jan O. Karlsson replaces Maj-Inger Klingvall as Minister for International Development Cooperation and Minister for Migration.^[1]
• 1 January - Svensk Kassaservice is split from The Post and local post offices are closed down.^[2]
• 15 January - Ingegerd Wärnersson resigns as Minister for Schools.^[3]
• 16 January - Thomas Östros replaces Ingegerd Wärnersson as Minister for Schools.^[4]
• 18 January - Skanska is convicted of environmental crimes that occurred during the construction of Hallandsås Tunnel and is fined €300,000.^[5]
• 21 January - The murder of Fadime Sahindal takes place.^[6]
• 31 January - NCC admits that they have participated in Asphalt cartels.^[7]

February

• 20 February - The Palindrome Date occurs in Sweden at 20:02, 20:02 20-02-2002.^[8]
• 26 February - The Rinkeby murder takes place.^[9]

March

• 3 March - Daniel Tynell from the Falun-Borlänge SK cross-country skiing club wins Vasaloppet.^[10]
• 6 March - Demoex is founded.^[11]

April

• 11 April - An earthquake occurs in Kusmark, Skellefteå, it is measured to 3.3 on the Richter magnitude scale.^[12]
• 18 April - The last episode of Rederiet is aired on SVT which ends a 10 year serial of 318 episodes.^[13]

May

• 12 May - Peter Eriksson and Maria Wetterstrand are elected leaders of the Green Party.^[14]

June

July

• 31 July - Tony Deogan, a supporter of IFK Göteborg, is severely injured in a hooligan fight with supporters of AIK in the Högalid Park in Stockholm.^[15]

August

• 14 August - The Cross Light Rail in Stockholm is extented from Gullmarsplan to Sicka Udde.^[16]
• 23 August - Västermalmsgallerian is inaugurated.^[17]

September

• 11 September - Marie Fredriksson collapses in her bathroom and after being rushed to Karolinska University Hospital is diagnosed with cancer after finding a brain tumor in her head.^[18]
• 15 September - The 2002 Swedish general election is held.^[19]
• 17 September - Fulufjället National Park is established.^[20]

October

November

• 18 November - Telia merges with Sonera and forms TeliaSonera.^[21]

December

• 21 December - A baby girl is found dead in an underpass Brunna, Kungsängen northwest of Stockholm.^[22]
• 28 December - Marcus Noren is murdered in an apartment in Halmstad by a 28 or 46-year-old suspect. His body is later dumped in Nissan.^[23]

Deaths

 

Astrid Lindgren.

• 11 January – Hilding Mickelsson, photographer (born 1919)
• 17 January – Eddie Meduza, composer and musician (born 1948)
• 21 January – Fadime Şahindal, student and politician (born 1975)
• 28 January – Astrid Lindgren, children's writer (born 1907).
• 4 February – Sigvard Bernadotte, industrial designer (born 1907)
• 19 February – Arne Selmosson, football player (born 1931)
• 10 March – Erik Lönnroth, historian (born 1910)
• 18 March – Gösta Winbergh, opera singer (born 1943)
• 29 April – Sune Andersson, footballer (born 1921).^[24]
• 7 June – Signe Hasso, actress, writer, composer (born 1915)
• 4 July – Sten Samuelson, architect (born 1926)
• 19 August – Jan Stenbeck, business leader, media pioneer, sailor and financier (born 1942)
• 6 November – Folke Frölén, horse rider (born 1908).^[25]
• 10 November – Anne-Marie Brunius, actress (born 1916)
• 8 December – Gunnar Helén, politician (born 1918)
• 21 December – Kjell Larsson, politician (born 1943)
• 26 December – Åke Lindström, actor (born 1928)

See also

• 2002 in Swedish television

References

1. "Maj-Inger har varit pressad" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. 17 November 2001. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
2. "Så blir nya Posten - 3 100 nya serviceställen" (in Swedish). Posten AB. 14 January 2002. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
3. "Wärnersson avgår blir landshövding" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. 15 January 2002. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
4. "Thomas Östros blir ny skolminister i dag" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. 16 January 2002. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
5. "Skanska fälls för gift vid Hallandsåsen" (in Swedish). Svenska Dagbladet. 18 January 2002. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
6. "Fadime, 26, sköts ihjäl för sin kärlek" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. 22 January 2002. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
7. "NCC bekräftar asfaltkartell" (in Swedish). Byggnadsarbetaren. 31 January 2002. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
8. "200220022002: A rare time indeed" (in Swedish). CNN. 20 February 2002. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
9. ""Mina bröder är oskyldiga"" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. 31 October 2005. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
10. "Här blir han historisk" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. 5 March 2006. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
11. "Historik" (in Swedish). Demoex. 31 October 2005. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
12. "Jordskalv i Skellefteå" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. 11 April 2002. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
13. "Sista natten med gänget" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. 19 April 2002. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
14. "Peter Eriksson, borgerligt på vissa villkor" (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio. 11 May 2002. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
15. "Tommy Deogans bror slogs till döds 2002: "Jag blir gråtfärdig"" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. 31 March 2014. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
16. "Tvärbanan" (in Swedish). Järnvägsdata. 15 March 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
17. "Så blev sunkiga Kungsholmen fina Västermalm" (in Swedish). Dagens Nyheter. 28 September 2002. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
18. "Marie föll ihop i bad- rummet" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. 14 September 2002. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
19. "Slutresultat" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. 14 September 2002. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
20. "SKÖTSELPLAN - FULUFJÄLLETS NATIONALPARK" (PDF) (in Swedish). Naturvårdsverket. 29 August 2002. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
21. "Fusion mellan Telia och Sonera kan bli rysare" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. 1 October 2002. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
22. "Dött spädbarn hittat i gångtunnel i Kungsängen" (in Swedish). Expressen. 22 December 2002. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
23. "Styckmordet i Halmstad lämnade frågetecken" (in Swedish). SVT. 30 December 2017. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
24. . Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
25. . Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2014.