Nilsson died, aged 87, on 25 December 2005 at her home at Bjärlöv, a small village near Kristianstad in Skåne in the same county where she was born.
Nilsson morreu aos 87 anos o 25 de decembro de 2005 na súa casa de Bjärlöv, unha pequena vila próxima a Kristianstad en Escania, a mesma provincia que a viu nacer.