1981 in Sweden

Incumbents

• Monarch – Carl XVI Gustaf
• Prime Minister – Thorbjörn Fälldin

  Events

• 27 October - The "Whiskey on the rocks" incident, when the Soviet submarine S-363 ran aground on the south coast of Sweden.
• 7 November - The Swedish Floorball Federation is founded in Sala.

  Births

• 3 January - Kajsa Bergström, curler
• 12 January - Niklas Kronwall, ice hockey player
• 18 March - Lina Andersson, cross country skier
• 25 April - Anja Pärson, skier

  Deaths

• 13 May - Gustaf Dyrssen, military officer
• 5 October - Helge Gustafsson, gymnast