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Lotta Svärd (poem)

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Illustration for the poem "Lotta Svärd".

"Lotta Svärd" – Swedish: svärd means a sword – 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. The name was later used for several Lotta movements (women's auxiliary movements) in the Nordic countries (Finland, Sweden, Denmark and Norway).[1][2][3][4]

"Lottas" refers to the volunteer women who participated in the national defense in a variety of roles.[5]

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  1. ^ Perälä, Reijo (22 November 2019). "Lotta Svärd antoi nimensä Suomen maanpuolustusnaisille". Yle. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
  2. ^ "13. Mistä nimi Lotta Svärd tulee?". Lotta Svärd. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
  3. ^ Esteri (5 February 2019). "Runeberg, Lotta ja Svärd". Nostalgiset Naiset. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
  4. ^ "Järjestön historiallinen tausta". Koulukino. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
  5. ^ Tara (2021-04-21). "April stamps celebrate Lotta Svärd and the postcard". Helsinki Times. Retrieved 2024-08-10.