The central bank of Sweden (" Sveriges Riksbank " or simply " Riksbanken ") was founded in Stockholm from the remains of the failed bank Stockholms Banco in 1664 and answered to the parliament (" Riksdag of the Estates ") thus making it the oldest central bank still operating today.

After Danish and Swedish troops in 1389 defeated the Swedish king, Albert of Mecklenburg, and he subsequently failed to pay the required tribute of 60, 000 silver marks within three years after his release, her position in Sweden was secured.

Moreover, Raeder failed to take into account the possibility that in the long run Norway's occupation might represent a burden to Germany out of all proportion to its strategic advantages " Norway was vital to Germany as a transport route for iron ore from Sweden, a supply that Britain was determined to stop.

An attempt to merge Telenor with its counterpart in Sweden, Telia, failed in 1999, while both still were owned by their respective governments.

Finland, Norway and Sweden all failed to score any points for the first time.

Although Denmark emerged on the victorious side, she failed to reconquer lost possessions in southern Sweden.

France qualified for the 1992 European Football Championship held in Sweden, but failed to win a single game despite the striking partnership of Cantona and Jean-Pierre Papin.

His own negotiations with his fellow countrymen, especially after Gustav III of Sweden had brought the treacherous army officers of the Anjala conspiracy back to their allegiance, failed utterly.

But, while Iceland finished second to Sweden ( the country's best showing in the contest ), Cyprus failed to inspire televotes, finishing second last with only two points, both from the United Kingdom.

It won seats in the Parliament of Sweden for the first time in 1988, failed to pass the 4 % cutoff in the following election in 1991, but returned again in 1994 and has held seats since, getting around 5 % in every election.

He attempted to aid forces of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth under Hetman Stanisław Koniecpolski, which were fighting Sweden in 1629 ; however, Wallenstein failed to engage any major Swedish forces and this significantly affected the outcome of the conflict.

Since its establishment, more member states have joined through a series of accession treaties, from the UK, Ireland, Denmark and Norway in 1972 ( though Norway did not end up joining ), Greece in 1979, Spain and Portugal 1985, Austria, Finland, Norway and Sweden in 1994 ( though again Norway failed to join, because of lack of support in the referendum ), the Czech Republic, Cyprus, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia in 2004, and Romania and Bulgaria in 2007.

Such improbable scenario failed to materialize and they ended up in fourth place with 14 points from 10 matches, well behind Croatia and Sweden who earned 25 and 24 points, respectively.

Sigismund, who was a Roman Catholic failed however to gain support in Lutheran Sweden, and was eventually deposed and succeeded by his uncle Charles IX in Sweden 1599.

Denmark was still willing to enter into an alliance with Sweden, but the Swedes saw few advantages in this and the proposal failed.

He first wished not to leave Sweden, but attempts to find a research professorship in Sweden failed and " the opportunity to do research full time in a mathematically very active environment was hard to resist ", so he accepted the offer and resigned from both Stanford and Stockholm and began at the Institute in the fall of 1964.

Sweden failed to medal, losing the bronze medal game against Slovakia by a 5 – 4 score.

Again, Sweden failed to earn a medal, finishing in fifth place.

Sweden failed to defend their gold medal from Turin, losing to Slovakia in the quarterfinal.

He recorded nine points in six games, fifth in tournament scoring and second in team scoring to brother Daniel, as Sweden failed to win a medal.

At the World Championships, Henrik recorded five points as Sweden again failed to medal.

Sweden failed to defend their gold medal from Turin, however, losing to Slovakia in the quarter final.

Sweden failed to qualify for the 2010 World Cup in the group qualification stage, having been edged out by Portugal.

defeat Real Madrid 2-1 to win the European Cup Winners ' Cup in Gothenburg, Sweden.

Gretzky did not win his first international competition until the 1984 Canada Cup, when Canada defeated Sweden in a best-of-three finals.

* May 5 – The Herreys win the Eurovision Song Contest 1984 for Sweden, with the song Diggi-Loo, Diggi-Ley.

** Denmark beats Germany 2 – 0 to win the 1992 UEFA European Football Championship at Ullevi Stadium in Gothenburg, Sweden.

This time, no team went through the group stage without giving up points, but Russia and Sweden were to face off once again ; this time in the semi-final, and Russia got revenge with a 24 – 21 win in front of 650 spectators.

Hungary, Spain and Germany had all gone through with two points from Group C, and Germany sealed their qualification with a two-goal win over Sweden in a match where a draw would have been enough for the Swedes.

Martin Lundström of Sweden was the other athlete to win two gold medals when he won the 18 kilometer race and participated on the winning cross-country relay team.

The game is also notable for the first and only appearance of Sweden in a World Cup Final, and for the first Brazilian win of a World Cup Final.

Eriksson won 17 major trophies as a manager, with a variety of league clubs in Sweden, Portugal and Italy, between 1979 and 2000, and became the first manager to win league-and-cup doubles in three different countries.

Brazil beat the host Sweden, in the final by 5 – 2, winning their first World Cup and becoming the first nation to win a World Cup title outside of its own continent.

In the mixed double Koring teamed up with Heinrich Schomburgk to win the gold, the duo defeating Sigrid Fick and Gunnar Setterwall of Sweden in the final.

The favourite to win the contest, according to bookmakers, was Sweden with the pop-ballad " Se på mej ".

Toward the end of the voting, it became evident that Luxembourg was going to win, but early on, Germany, Sweden, and Yugoslavia all threatened to take Luxembourg's lead, which they earned halfway through the jury vote.

With her three gold medals in 2007 at Åre, Sweden, she became the first skier in history to win World Championship golds in all five disciplines.

This was Sweden's fourth win in the Contest and the second in the 1990s ( after Carola's win for Sweden in 1991 ).

After Jena Napoleon attempted to win over Sweden, but Gustav rejected every overture.

His first World Cup goal came at USA 1994 against Bulgaria in the third place match to help Sweden win the bronze.

Larsson helped guide Sweden out of the group of death and into the knockout round with a 2 – 1 win over Nigeria in which he scored both goals.

Helping Canada to a record of six winsand one loss, they tied Sweden for first overall in the standings, but won the gold medal by way of their 5 – 4 win against them in their second game.

At a well known 1987 Conference from Gothenburg Sweden, Kenneth Kitchen astutely noted that any attempt to explain away the Year 59 Horemheb date as a " scribal error " fails to consider the long and volumnious listed series of court trials and legal setbacks which Mes ' family endured in order to win back control over certain valuable lands which had been stolen from his family's line.

An epic performance was McEnroe's 6-hour, 22-minute victory over Mats Wilander in the deciding rubber of the 3 – 2 quarterfinal win over Sweden in 1982, played in St. Louis, Missouri.

After SR staged the 1975 contest in Stockholm, left-wing groups argued that Sweden could not afford to win and host Eurovision again.

** Norway and Sweden both win the most medals ( 10 each ), and the most gold medals ( 4 each ).