Seskarö Uprising
As a consequence of the 1917 food shortage in Sweden, the residents of Seskarö went against the authority of the Swedish government by forcibly purchasing 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 sparked a confrontation with the Seskarö residents resulting in a temporary expulsion of all government power from the island by May 30. However, later reinforcements from the Norbotten regiment 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 that 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 k ...
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Seskarö
Seskarö (Meänkieli: ''Seittenkaari'') is a locality situated in Haparanda Municipality, Norrbotten County, Sweden with 491 inhabitants in 2010. It is located on the island with the same name which is about 20 km2 and situated in the Haparanda Archipelago The Haparanda archipelago () is a group of 792 Swedish islands in the north part of the Bay of Bothnia. The islands are used for recreation in the summer months. They are icebound during the winter. Location The north of the bay of Bothnia conta .... Since 1978, it has been connected to the mainland through a bridge, via some intermediate islands. See also * Seskarö Uprising References External linksseskaro.net
Populated places in Haparanda ...
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