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The next day, the baker Eriksson alerted the authorities of the forced purchases which were committed by around 300 residents. |
The next day, the baker Eriksson alerted the authorities of the forced purchases which were committed by around 300 residents. |
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==The Uprising== |
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==Lawenforcement arrives to Seskarö== |
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===Lawenforcments arrives=== |
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On the 28 of May, only 4 of the 16 perpetrator mentioned by Eriksson were called for questioning by the recently arrived sheriffs. This did not sit well with the Seskarö residents who refused to let their fellow countrymen be arrested as scapegoats. As a result, the Seskarö residents would help the arrested out from the building where they were kept, locking in the two sheriffs present in the building. The sheriffs were later forced to leave the island due to threats of strike from the workers at the local sawmill. |
On the 28 of May, only 4 of the 16 perpetrator mentioned by Eriksson were called for questioning by the recently arrived sheriffs. This did not sit well with the Seskarö residents who refused to let their fellow countrymen be arrested as scapegoats. As a result, the Seskarö residents would help the arrested out from the building where they were kept, locking in the two sheriffs present in the building. The sheriffs were later forced to leave the island due to threats of strike from the workers at the local sawmill. |
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Seskarö Uprising | |||||||
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Part of the Swedish hunger riots of 1917 | |||||||
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Sweden | Seskarö | ||||||
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Wenzel Falk Erik Grafström | |||||||
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Västernorrland Regiment Norrbotten Regiment Swedish Police | |||||||
Strength | |||||||
~550 | ~1000 | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Unknown | Unknown |
As a consequence of the 1917 food shortage in Sweden, the residents of Seskarö would go against the authority of the Swedish government by forcibly purchase bread from local bakeries when the supplies from the mainland failed to reach demand. Later attempts by authorities to put the perpetrators of these forced purchases to justice would spark a confrontation with the Seskarö residents resulting in a temporary expulsion of all government power from the island by May 30th. However, later reinforcements from the Norbotten regiment would once again, put Seskarö in Government hands in June.
Background
Although hunger was a nationwide problem in Sweden in 1917, the situation on Seskarö was especially poor. The remote island of Seskarö was cut off from the mainland by a thick layer of ice which greatly decreased the already limited amount of supplies arriving from Sweden. The small number of provisions that were sent to the starving islanders was mostly rotten food that was just enough for 3-5 kg of potatoes per person as well as 2000 kg of turnips. This lack of supplies would result in the Seskarö residents holding a meeting at Folkets hus (the people's house) on the 25 of May, where the situation was discussed. The course of action eventually agreed upon would be to forcibly purchase bread from the local bakeries. Although, there was already much destained towards the local bakers on the island as many believed that they were selling their bread on the black market for a heftier price rather than giving it to their fellow islanders.
The next day, the baker Eriksson alerted the authorities of the forced purchases which were committed by around 300 residents.
The Uprising
Lawenforcments arrives
On the 28 of May, only 4 of the 16 perpetrator mentioned by Eriksson were called for questioning by the recently arrived sheriffs. This did not sit well with the Seskarö residents who refused to let their fellow countrymen be arrested as scapegoats. As a result, the Seskarö residents would help the arrested out from the building where they were kept, locking in the two sheriffs present in the building. The sheriffs were later forced to leave the island due to threats of strike from the workers at the local sawmill.