List of shootings in Sweden

This is an incomplete list of shootings in Sweden, ordered from oldest to newest. Seventeen people were killed by firearms in Sweden in 2011, but by 2017, more than 300 shootings had resulted in 41 deaths and more than 100 people injured.[1] By 2022, the number of deaths had risen to 60.[2]

Date Location Dead Injured Description
7 March 1932 Norr Mälarstrand, Stockholm 4[a] 0 von Sydow murders: Student Fredrik von Sydow murdered his father, the household's cook, and the housekeeper, shot his fiancée with a revolver later that evening, then committed suicide.
4 March 1961 Kungälv, Bohuslän 1 7 Kungälv school shooting: A 17-year-old male shot seven students, killing one, and fled the scene. Later he surrendered to the police and was sentenced to compulsory treatment.
9 January 1967 Handen, Stockholm 3 0 Handen murders: 28-year-old Leif Peters shot and killed two police officers and one security guard during a robbery in southern Stockholm.
1 March 1971 Söderhamn, Gävleborg County 4 0 1971 Söderhamn courthouse murders: A criminal defendant killed his ex-fiancée, her lawyer, his own lawyer, and a lawspeaker.[3]
24 December 1975 Vattnäs, Dalarna 3 1 41-year-old military officer Sten Fransson shot his girlfriend, her parents and daughter on Christmas Eve 1975 in Vattnäs, Dalarna. Only the daughter survived.[4]
8 September 1980 Brandbergen, Stockholm 4 0 Brandbergen murders: 22-year-old Gunnar Palmroth raped a woman after a drinking party. His gun accidentally discharged and killed her. He then killed the three other men in the apartment by shooting them and cutting their throats.[5]
28 February 1986 Sveavägen–Tunnelgatan, Stockholm 1 1 Assassination of Olof Palme: The Prime Minister of Sweden, Olof Palme, was assassinated, and his wife, Lisbeth Palme, was injured.[6]
11 June 1994 Falun, Dalarna 7 3 Mass murderer Mattias Flink shot dead seven people.[7]
4 December 1994 Stureplan, Stockholm 4 20 Tommy Zethraeus killed three women and a bouncer. They were all shot at the entrance to a restaurant.
23 July 1997 Ramberget, Gothenburg 1 0 Keillers Park murder: Josef ben Meddour, aged 36, was murdered in Keillers park.
28 May 1999 Malexander, Östergötland 2 0 Malexander murders: Swedish policemen Olov Borén and Robert Karlström were killed by bank robbers.
June 2003-October 2010 Malmö, Scania 3 12 Between June 2003 and October 2010, serial killer Peter Mangs shot 15 immigrants in Malmö, killing 3 and injuring 12.
10 January 2004 Knutby, Uppland 1 1 Knutby murder: Alexandra Fossmo was killed. Her employer, 30-year-old IT entrepreneur Daniel Linde, was shot in the head and chest, but survived.[8][9]
18 March 2015 Gothenburg 2 8+ 2015 Gothenburg pub shooting: A gang-related shooting occurred in which a 25-year-old said to be a leading figure in a local gang and a 20-year-old bystander were killed.
2 August 2020 Norsborg, Botkyrka 1 0 Murder of Adriana Naghei Ostrowska: A 12-year-old girl named Adriana was shot dead in an attempted mass shooting.[10]
10 April 2024 Skärholmen, Stockholm 1 0 Murder of Mikael Janicki: A 39-year-old man named Mikael Janicki was shot dead in a pedestrian tunnel in front of his 12-year-old son after confronting a group of youths in Skärholmen, Stockholm.[11]
4 February 2025 Örebro, Närke 11[b] 6 Örebro school shooting: 35-year-old Rickard Andersson shot and killed 10 students and injured 12 others before committing suicide.[12]
29 April 2025 Uppsala, Uppland 3 0 2025 Uppsala shooting: Three people were killed on the eve of the Walpurgis festival.[13] A 16-year-old male suspect was taken into custody.[14]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Only one of the four murders was committed with a handgun.
  2. ^ Including the perpetrator.

References

  1. ^ "Why are young men in Sweden shooting each other? - Gangs of Stockholm". The Economist. 8 March 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  2. ^ "Sweden hits record with 60 shot dead in 2022". Reuters. 19 December 2022. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  3. ^ "Fyrdubble mördaren till polisen: Ingen kunde ha stoppat mig" [Quadruple killer to police: No one could have stopped me]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). Söderhamn. 2 March 1971. p. 16. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  4. ^ Mojanis, Per; Sidenvall, Karin (15 August 2012). ""Skulle inte ha släppts från psyket"" ["Shouldn't have been released from the psych ward"]. Nya Wermlands-Tidningen (in Swedish). Kristinehamn. Archived from the original on 22 October 2012. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
  5. ^ Castelius, Olle (14 January 2001). "Den döde var massmördare" [The dead man was a mass murderer]. Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 10 September 2025.
  6. ^ Lennon, Troy (26 February 2016). "Murder of the Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme — the man who kicked the hornet's nest — still unsolved after 30 years". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
  7. ^ "Killer released on 20-year anniversary of murders". Sveriges Radio. 11 June 2014. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
  8. ^ Sundell, Camilla (30 March 2010). "Snart släpps hon fri" [Soon she will be released]. Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 19 October 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
  9. ^ "Sommarläsning: Helge Fossmo". Café Magazine (in Swedish). 13 July 2011. Archived from the original on 21 December 2011. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
  10. ^ "Adriana, 12, sköts till döds av gängkriminella" [Adriana, 12, shot dead by gang criminals]. Expressen (in Swedish). 3 September 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  11. ^ "Mikael, 39, agerade mot gängen – sköts till döds framför sin son" [Mikael, 39, acted against the gangs – shot dead in front of his son]. Omni. Archived from the original on 14 April 2024. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  12. ^ "Sweden shooting: What we know after around 10 people killed at adult education centre, police say". Sky News. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
  13. ^ "Sweden shooting: Three people killed in city of Uppsala". BBC. 30 April 2025. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
  14. ^ "Minor arrested after Uppsala shooting — one person seriously injured". Swedish Herald. 24 May 2025. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
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