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Lottorna

Lottorna (Riksförbundet Sveriges lottakårer) or Swedish Women's Voluntary Defence Service, is an auxiliary defence organization in 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.

See also: Suomen Naisten Huoltosäätiön

External links

• Riksförbundet Sveriges lottakårer (http://www.lottorna.se/) - Official site

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