List of firsts in Sweden

List of firsts in Sweden

This is a list of firsts in Sweden.

Politics and government

* First Prime Minister: Louis De Geer (1818-1896): March 20, 1876-April 19, 1880.
* First female minister of cabinet: Karin Kock.
* First female leader of a Riksdag party: Karin Söder (c).
* First openly homosexual minister of cabinet: Andreas Carlgren (c), from 2006.
* First minister of cabinet of African origin: Nyamko Sabuni (fp), from 2006.
* First speaker of the unicameral Riksdag: Henry Allard, 1971-79.

Architecture

* First planned settlement: Birka

Education and academica

* First university: Uppsala University, founded in 1477, continuous since 1593.
* First female medical doctor: Karolina Widerström, 1856-1949.
* First female Ph.D.: Ellen Fries, promoted in 1883.
* First nurse: Emmy Rappe

cience and technology

* First scientific discovery: Lymphatic system by Olaus Rudbeck.
* First elephant: Imported from Ceylon in 1804.
* First nuclear reactor: R1 at Royal Institute of Technology, started on July 13, 1954.
* First motorway: Malmö-Lund, 1950s.

Culture

* First official translation of the Bible: Gustav Vasa Bible, 1541
* First professional native actress: Beata Sabina Straas

Business

* First casino: Casino Cosmopol in Sundsvall, opened on July 1, 2001


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