Events from the year 1953 in Sweden
Incumbents
Monarch – Gustaf VI Adolf
Prime Minister – Tage Erlander
Events
8 September – The first motorway in Sweden is inaugurated, and runs between Malmö and Lund.
Births
27 January – Göran Flodström, fencer. 18 April – Bernt Johansson, cyclist.
Exact date unknown
Eva Runefelt, novelist. Niklas Rådström, poet.
Deaths
3 April – Algot Lönn, cyclist (born 1887). 22 May – Hanna Grönvall, politician and trade union worker (born 1879) 5 August – Sven Johansson, canoer (born 1912). 7 August – Anna Johansson-Visborg, politician (Social Democrat), trade unionist and women's right activist (born 1876) Amanda Horney, politician (Social Democrat), trade unionist and women's right activist (born 1857)