1742 in Sweden
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Events from the year 1742 in Sweden
Incumbents
Events
- Glass company Kosta Glasbruk (now known as Kosta Boda) is founded.
 - June - The Swedish province of Finland is occupied of the Empire of Russia during the Lesser Wrath.
 - 9 August - The Swedish forces in Finland surrender to the Russian army in Helsingfors (Helsinki).
 - Empress Elizabeth I of Russia states that Sweden may have Finland back if her candidate in the election for an heir to the Swedish throne, Adolf Frederik of Holstein-Gottorp, is accepted.
 - Proclamation of the Kingdom of Finland (1742)
 - The Hats (party) lose government power and are replaced by a government supported by the Caps (party).
 - Anders Celsius construct the Celsius thermometer.
 - Adelriks och Giöthildas äfwentyr by Jacob Henrik Mörk.
 
Births
- 28 July - Rutger Macklean, driving figure in the reorganization of agricultural lands (died 1816)
 - 3 October - Anders Jahan Retzius, scientist (died 1821)
 - Christina Krook, educator (died 1806)
 - 9 December – Carl Wilhelm Scheele, chemist (died 1786)
 
Deaths
- 17 April – Arvid Horn, politician (born 1664)
 - Lars Roberg, physician (born 1664)
 - June 21 - Johannes Steuchius, arch bishop (born 1676)
 
References
 Media related to 1742 in Sweden at Wikimedia Commons