1976 in Sweden

Incumbents

• Monarch – Carl XVI Gustaf
• Prime Minister – Olof Palme, Thorbjörn Fälldin

  Events

• 19 June – King Carl XVI Gustaf marries Silvia Sommerlath.
• 19 September – The 1976 Swedish general election is held.
• 14 October – Following a defeat for the Social Democratic Party of Sweden in the Swedish parliamentary election, Olof Palme resigns as Prime Minister of Sweden and is replaced with Thorbjörn Fälldin.

  Popular culture

Sports

• 2–7 March - The 1976 World Figure Skating Championships were held in Gothenburg.

  Music

• 11 October - The ABBA album Arrival released.
• Livets teater by Magnus Uggla released.

  Births

• 16 April - Robert Dahlqvist, Swedish singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 25 May - Stefan Holm, Swedish high jumper.
• 10 June - Patrik Kittel, horse rider.
• Date unkwnown – Henrik Åberg, Swedish singer.

  Deaths

• 28 July - Karin Kock-Lindberg, politician.
• 21 December - Karin Ekelund, Swedish actress