The Roaring 1980s (Swedish: Glada 1980-talet) is the name of the economic boom in Sweden during the mid-late 1980s.

The years after the 1973 oil crisis was a time of economic recession. In October 1982 a devaluation of the Swedish currency was done.^[1] On 21 November 1985, the credit market became free.^[2] and the international economic boom that had begun spread into Sweden.

A yuppie culture developed at the Stockholm Stock Exchange. Mobile telephones were also known by the popular nickname "yuppienalle". ("Yuppie's teddy bear")^[3] The term finansvalp ("finance puppy") was common when referring to young businessmen. The contemporary yuppie culture was criticized by, among others, Stig Malm in his 1987 First of May speech.^[4]

Buying and selling art also became popular within the world of businesses.^[5]

The Stockholm Globe Arena was built between 1986-1988 and opened in 1989. It has been described as an expression of the contemporary optimism for the future.^[6] Several summer parks opened during this period.^[7]

The 1993 Magnus Uggla song Mitt decennium describes the phenomena.^[8]

• Swedish banking rescue
• Roaring Twenties
• Post–World War II economic expansion