← 1970 1969 1968 1971 in Sweden → 1972 1973 1974
Decades:	1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s
See also:	Other events of 1971 Timeline of Swedish history

Events from the year 1971 in Sweden

Incumbents

• Monarch – Gustaf VI Adolf
• Prime Minister – Olof Palme

Events

• 11–12 May – The Elm Conflict in Stockholm.

Births

• 8 January – Jesper Jansson, footballer
• 1 May – Eva Lund, curler, Olympic champion in 2006 and 2010.^[1]
• 19 May – Peter Boström, music producer and songwriter, co-writer of Euphoria
• 5 November – Mårten Olander, golfer.
• 7 November – Martin Björk, television presenter.
• 9 November – Melinda Kinnaman, actress.
• 25 November – Magnus Arvedson, hockey player

Deaths

• 2 November – Hjalmar Andersson, athlete (born 1889).^[2]