List of firsts in Sweden

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This is a list of firsts in Sweden.

Contents 1 Politics and government 2 Architecture 3 Education and academica 4 Science and technology 5 Culture 6 Business

[edit] 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.

[edit] Architecture

• First planned settlement: Birka

[edit] 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: Emma Rappe

[edit] Science 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.

[edit] Culture

• First translation of the Bible: Gustav Vasa Bible, 1541

[edit] Business

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