The 1990 World Women's Curling Championship was held at the Rocklundahallen in Västerås, Sweden from April 1–7.

The women's winner was team Norway, skipped by Dordi Nordby.

She defeated Scotland in the final, 4–2, which was skipped by 21 year-old Carolyn Hutchinson.

[1] The event was in conjunction with the 1990 World Men's Curling Championship and was televised in Canada on The Sports Network.

[2] Skip: Alison Goring Third: Kristin Turcotte Second: Andrea Lawes Lead: Cheryl McPherson Alternate: Anne Merklinger Skip: Helena Blach Third: Malene Krause Second: Lone Kristoffersen Lead: Gitte Larsen Skip: Brigitte Lamy Third: Paulette Sulpice Second: Jocelyn Lhenry Lead: Guylaine Fratucello Alternate: Annick Mercier Skip: Almut Hege-Schöll Third: Suzanne Fink Second: Stefan Rossler Lead: Ina Räderer Alternate: Josefine Einsle Skip: Midori Kudoh Third: Kaori Tatezaki Second: Etsuko Ito Lead: Mayumi Abe Alternate: Mayumi Seguchi Skip: Dordi Nordby Third: Hanne Pettersen Second: Mette Halvorsen Lead: Anne Jøtun Skip: Carolyn Hutchinson Third: Claire Milne Second: Mairi Milne Lead: Tara Brown Fourth: Helena Svensson Skip: Lotta Giesenfeld Second: Elisabeth Hansson Lead: Annika Lööf Alternate: Lena Mårdberg Skip: Brigitte Leutenegger Third: Gisela Peter Second: Marianne Gutknecht Lead: Karin Leutenegger Skip: Bev Behnke Third: Dawna Bennett Second: Susan Anschuetz Lead: Pam Finch Alternate: Lisa Schoeneberg *First Appearance [3]