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| 1994, Sept. 18 |
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| The Social Democratic Labor Party led by Inguar Carlsson won the Swedish elections. On Nov. 13 Sweden voted to join the EU. | 1 |
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| 1998, Sept. 20 |
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| The Social Democrats won a slight majority in the Swedish Parliament, known as the Riksdag. The Social Democratic Party continued its control of the government only through a coalition with several smaller left-wing parties. Goran Persson was reinstalled as prime minister. | 2 |
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| 1999, Dec. 17 |
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| After almost 500 years as the established religion of Sweden, the Lutheran Church was stripped of its official connection to the Swedish government. | 3 |
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| 2000, July |
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| Malmö, Sweden, and Copenhagen, Denmark, were connected by a bridge and tunnel that crossed the ten miles of water separating the two nations. The $2.6 billion bridge was expected to significantly enhance Sweden's economic future. | 4 |
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