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. The party was founded in 1917. In 1918 it began publishing Kustbon.^[1] In March 1919, the party helds its congress.^[2]

The party had presence in the Estonian parliament for some periods.^[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]

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