1623 in Sweden

Events from the year 1623 in Sweden

Years in Sweden:	1620 1621 1622 1623 1624 1625 1626
Centuries:	16th century · 17th century · 18th century
Decades:	1590s 1600s 1610s 1620s 1630s 1640s 1650s
Years:	1620 1621 1622 1623 1624 1625 1626

Incumbents

• Monarch – Gustaf II Adolf

Events

• Åbo hovrätt is created as the court of appeal in the Swedish province of Finland.
• Johannes Rudbeck founds Rudbeckianska Gymnasiet, the first gymnasium in Sweden.
• Sweden place a blockade on Danzig in fear of it being used for a Polish attack on Sweden.
• Stockholm is tormented by the plague.
• The city street trade outside the guilds, Månglare, is regulated by permit which are only to be issued to people in need of support and by regulations set to protect the monopoly of the guilds.

Births

• 16 July – Bengt Gabrielsson Oxenstierna, diplomat (died 1702)