Roaring 1980s

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

[2] and the international economic boom that had begun spread into Sweden.

("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.

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