1958 in Sweden
Events from the year 1958 in Sweden Incumbents Monarch – Gustaf VI Adolf Prime Minister – Tage Erlander Events 8-29 June – The 1958 FIFA World Cup is played in Sweden. Brazil defeats Sweden, 5–2, in the final game at Råsunda Stadium in Solna. 11 December – The first indoor ice hockey venue in Sweden, Rosenlundshallen in Jönköping, is inaugurated. Births 23 March – Bengt-Åke Gustafsson, ice hockey player and coach. 16 August – Steve Sem-Sandberg, novelist. 14 February – Birgitta Lillpers, poet. Deaths 11 September – Arvid Holmberg, gymnast (born 1886). 23 September – Elisabeth Tamm, politician 11 November – Helge Bäckander, gymnast (born 1891). Anna Lisa Andersson, reporter (born 1873) See also 1958 in Swedish television References External links Sweden Years of the 20th century in Sweden