Swedish People's League in the Baltic Sea Provinces
Swedish People's League in the Baltic Sea Provinces (Swedish: Svenska Folkförbundet i Östersjöprovinserna; Estonian: Rootsi Rahvaliit) was a political party in Estonia, representing interests of the Swedish minority population.
History
The party was founded in 1917, and began publishing Kustbon the following year.[1] In March 1919, the party held its congress.[2]
Due to the small size of the Swedish minority, the party was unable to have any impact running alone. In the 1929 elections it formed an alliance with the German-Baltic Party, which resulted in a 20% increase in their combined vote share.[3] At the time the party was led by Hans Pöhl, a former members of the Christian People's Party. After Pöhl died in 1930, Mathias Westerblom took over as party leader.[3]
The party had its offices at Riddaregatan (Rüütli) 9, Tallinn, attached to Swedish Saint Michael Parish and the Swedish-language school.[4]
In 1935, the publication Kustbon was banned, as political organizations were no longer allowed to issue publications. Nya Kustbon was founded in its place, as a non-party publication.[5]
See also
- Estonian Swedes
- Swedish People's Party of Finland
- Political parties of minorities
- List of political parties in Estonia
References
- ^ Rickul/Nuckö Hembygdsförening - Estlandssvenskarna[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Alar Schönberg". lepo.it.da.ut.ee. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
- ^ a b Vincent E McHale (1983) Political parties of Europe, Greenwood Press, p387 ISBN 0-313-23804-9
- ^ "Tidskriften Skärgård - Arkivet". www.skargard.fi. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
- ^ "1. TÜ väitekirjad alates 2004 - Theses, PhD, MSc, ETD" (PDF). www.utlib.ee. Retrieved 17 July 2018.