1875 in Sweden

Incumbents

• Monarch – Oscar II

  Events

• - Inauguration of the Swedish Theatre.
• - Alfred Nobel invents the Gelignite.
• - First issue of the Falkenbergs Tidning
• - Göteborgs BK is founded.
• - Elsa Borg move to Stockholm and open the first bible home for education of Christian social workers in the slums.
• - The Rower woman profession is formally abolished in Stockholm.

  Births

• 14 January - Felix Hamrin, prime minister
• 21 June - Nelly Thüring, politician

  Deaths

• 28 February - Sophia Isberg, wood cut artist
• 5 July - Maria Röhl, portrait artist
• 18 November - Martina von Schwerin, Lady of letters, salonist and culture personality