| Years in Sweden: | 1558 1559 1560 1561 1562 1563 1564 | 
| Centuries: | 15th century · 16th century · 17th century | 
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| Years: | 1558 1559 1560 1561 1562 1563 1564 | 

Stockholm 1560s copperplate Frantz Hogenberg
Events from the year 1561 in Sweden
Incumbents
Events
- 1 March - Inauguration of the Kullen Lighthouse.[1]
 - 14 April - The Arboga artiklar regulates the power within the Swedish duchies, limiting the political power of the King's brothers.
 - May - The King creates the Höga nämnden, a private court of the King.
 - June - Swedish Estonia is created.
 - 29 June - Coronation of Eric XIV. The hereditary titles friherre (Baron) and count are introduced in Sweden.
 - - Swedish patrol boats patrols the Östersjön to protect ships from pirates.
 - - A law on inns are proclaimed in which the hosts are instructed to keep sufficient supply for humans and horses and the prices are regulated.
 
Births
- - Lucretia Gyllenhielm, illegitimate royal daughter (died 1585)
 
Deaths
References
- ↑ Hilmer Carlsson, Fyrväsendets utveckling och de svenska insatserna för fyrteknikens förbättrande, in Årsbok : Föreningens Sveriges sjöfartsmuseum i Stockholm, p. 31-209: Stockholm 1943.
 
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