Lottorna
Encyclopedia
The Swedish Women's Voluntary Defence Service is an auxiliary defence organization of the Swedish Home Guard
, a part of the Swedish Armed Forces
. It was created in 1924 inspired by the Finnish
women's auxiliary organization, Lotta Svärd
founded in 1920. The name comes from a poem by Johan Ludvig Runeberg
, about a fictional woman named Lotta Svärd
who took care of wounded soldiers during the Finnish War
.
Swedish Home Guard
The Swedish Home Guard is a part of the Swedish Armed Forces. The Home Guard consists of local defence units under the leadership of the armed forces, as well as 23 national auxiliary defence organizations.-History:...
, a part of the Swedish Armed Forces
Swedish Armed Forces
The Swedish Armed Forces is a Swedish Government Agency responsible for the operation of the armed forces of the Realm. The primary task of the agency is to train, organize and to deploy military forces, domestically and abroad, while maintaining the long-term ability to defend the Realm in the...
. It was created in 1924 inspired by the Finnish
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
women's auxiliary organization, Lotta Svärd
Lotta Svärd
Lotta Svärd was a Finnish voluntary auxiliary paramilitary organisation for women. During the Finnish Civil War it was associated with the Suojeluskunta. After the war Lotta Svärd was founded as a separate organisation on September 9, 1920. The name comes from a poem by Johan Ludvig Runeberg...
founded in 1920. The name comes from a poem by Johan Ludvig Runeberg
Johan Ludvig Runeberg
Johan Ludvig Runeberg was a Finnish poet, and is the national poet of Finland. He wrote in the Swedish language....
, about a fictional woman named Lotta Svärd
Lotta Svärd (poem)
Lotta Svärd is the fourth poem in the second part of Johan Ludvig Runeberg's epic poem The Tales of Ensign Stål from 1860.The Lotta Svärd poem is about a woman who manned a field kitchen during the Finnish War...
who took care of wounded soldiers during the Finnish War
Finnish War
The Finnish War was fought between Sweden and the Russian Empire from February 1808 to September 1809. As a result of the war, the eastern third of Sweden was established as the autonomous Grand Duchy of Finland within the Russian Empire...
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External links
- Swedish Women's Voluntary Defence Service - Official site