296:, unlawful in Sweden at the time due to the Conventicle Act. The support of the king and the clergy contributed to the society's rapid success. A month after its founding, there were 56 affiliated local temperance societies representing some 10,000 members, and by the mid-1840s, membership had grown to over 100,000 members from all segments of society. Members included
413:
99% of which rejected the new proposal. The responses were submitted to the king and
Riksdag, and thanks to the skillful lobbying, the 1855 temperance legislation was saved. The work of Sigfried Wieselgren, the organization's "undisputed tactician", "great ideologist", and leading figure of the Nya Centern party, particularly played a large role.
412:
to work against the 1878 liquor committee, which advocated a far-reaching liberalization of the legislation. The Jönköping meeting succeeded in uniting moderate and radical temperance supporters in a joint statement, and also gained the support of the country's municipal councils and church councils,
425:
gained ground and quickly became the leading temperance organization in the country. On the initiative of
Sigfrid Wieselgren, the society was reformed in 1902 and given its present name. Membership was limited to 50, but there was the option of adding corresponding members. Book publishing continued
361:
At the time, the organization believed that education and information were sufficient to reduce alcohol consumption and did not advocate a reduction in availability. However, its advocacy was instrumental in the passing of the 1855 temperance laws, which abolished legal home distilling
430:
were set up, lectures continued to be organized, and school cooking activities were carried out in rural areas. The society was also responsible for providing an opinion on applications for government grants from other temperance organizations.
450:
and the fifty-member limit was removed. As of 2022, the society has about 150 members and holds meetings on current issues several times a year. It also runs the think tank
Nocturum, which works on new perspectives on the issue of alcohol.
250:, who was concerned about the high consumption of alcohol in Sweden, supported the society by approving the bylaws on 5 May of the same year, barely a month after its founding. In the light of the
943:
535:
408:, Wieselgren's son, argued that it should continue to operate. Ekman's injection of funds gave the work a new boost. In 1880, a large temperance meeting was called in
567:
344:, the organization faced challenges and was inactive for several years. During this time, political work on alcohol was carried out by agricultural societies (
254:, which prohibited private religious gatherings in the home, this approval was very significant. The society immediately contacted leading churchmen, such as
422:
320:
The society published and distributed a large number of publications, organized large sobriety meetings and sent out prominent traveling speakers, such as
997:
884:
992:
677:
214:, founded in 1832. The purpose of the organization was "to illustrate by printed matter and other useful means the harmfulness of the use of
713:
599:
1002:
775:
650:
208:, and others. The society gathered together the various newly formed temperance societies, including Owen and Scott's organization,
635:
Före folkrörelserna: Svenska sällskapet för nykterhet och folkuppfostran, det 1837 stiftade
Svenska nykterhetssällskapet, 150 år
939:
525:
228:
863:
159:
158:
and ethical education based on
Christian principles. During the 1840s and 1850s, the organization was the center of the
830:
594:
530:
232:
559:
789:
1007:
810:
277:
17:
266:
341:
271:
205:
744:
706:"Den Wieselgrenska nykterhetsrörelsens renässans: Svenska nykterhetssällskapet och brännvinsfrågan omkring 1880"
500:
251:
236:
285:
182:
426:(over two million copies were distributed over the years) and several new branches of activity were started.
307:
301:
193:
914:
770:. Jack S., Jr. Blocker, David M. Fahey, Ian R. Tyrrell. Santa Barbara, Calif.: ABC-CLIO. 2003. p. 61.
337:
224:
and to call attention to the importance of their elimination". Berzelius was the society's first chairman.
289:
201:
187:
398:
171:
255:
892:
381:
329:
440:
243:
preacher who made several lecture tours in Europe and spread knowledge on the issue of temperance.
155:
642:
804:
739:
495:
387:
333:
281:
376:
371:
After Peter
Wieselgren's death in 1877, the organization was faced with a choice. Its chairman
781:
771:
705:
683:
673:
646:
427:
260:
403:
176:
841:
511:
372:
325:
321:
247:
969:
589:
454:
445:
240:
99:
409:
197:
986:
375:
argued that it had no choice but to close down, mainly for financial reasons, while
297:
855:
351:
292:, and could easily counter accusations that the organization was connected with
216:
392:
785:
767:
Alcohol and temperance in modern history : an international encyclopedia
687:
824:
638:
293:
856:"Nykterhetsrörelsen - Arkivdokument ur folkrörelsehistorien fram till 1922"
765:
667:
466:
734:
490:
221:
73:
439:
In 1980, the society was reformed again under the leadership of
940:"Farida al-Abani på nytt uppdrag – vill bredda alkoholfrågan"
526:"Svenska sällskapets för nykterhet och folkuppfostran arkiv"
300:, a Swedish Baptist missionary and military colonel; and
350:), local temperance societies and, not least, physician
235:(1826). The ideas were brought to Sweden primarily by
150:
Svenska Sällskapet för
Nykterhet och Folkuppfostran
119:
Svenska Sällskapet för
Nykterhet och Folkuppfostran
105:
93:
83:
65:
57:
39:
18:
Svenska Sällskapet för
Nykterhet och Folkuppfostran
889:Svenska Sällskapet för Nykterhet och Folkbildning
130:Svenska Sällskapet för Nykterhet och Folkbildning
33:Svenska Sällskapet för Nykterhet och Folkbildning
672:(in Swedish). Svenska Historiska Media Förlag.
136:Swedish Temperance and Public Education Society
363:
345:
305:
209:
154:until 2021, is an organization that promotes
148:
140:
128:
117:
111:
31:
8:
170:The society was founded on 11 April 1837 by
30:
915:"Fi-ledare avgår: "Kampen är ingen sprint""
457:has been its secretary general since 2020.
423:International Organisation of Good Templars
29:
231:(founded in 1831) and the corresponding
628:
626:
624:
622:
620:
618:
616:
479:
802:
340:, and others. In the aftermath of the
229:British and Foreign Temperance Society
499:(in Swedish). 1918. pp. 1025ff.
7:
699:
697:
554:
552:
485:
483:
743:(in Swedish) (2nd ed.). 1918.
25:
998:Organizations established in 1837
829:(in Swedish). 1908. p. 244.
469:– Swedish temperance organization
946:from the original on 2020-10-19
913:Holmqvist, Hanna (2021-12-22).
866:from the original on 2022-07-05
833:from the original on 2014-08-20
792:from the original on 2022-05-23
747:from the original on 2022-06-05
716:from the original on 2022-06-06
602:from the original on 2022-02-03
570:from the original on 2022-04-07
538:from the original on 2022-06-05
503:from the original on 2022-06-05
162:and had up to 100,000 members.
27:Swedish temperance organization
735:"Svenska nykterhetssällskapet"
491:"Svenska nykterhetssällskapet"
211:Kungsholmen Nykterhetsförening
1:
993:1837 establishments in Sweden
160:temperance movement in Sweden
891:(in Swedish). Archived from
417:Activity in the 20th century
267:Daniel Ehrenfried Gravallius
142:Svenska nykterhetssällskapet
113:Svenska nykterhetssällskapet
712:(in Swedish). p. 170, 179.
595:Svenskt Biografiskt Lexikon
531:National Archives of Sweden
233:American Temperance Society
1024:
942:(in Swedish). 2020-04-23.
666:Ulvros, Eva Helen (2012).
566:(in Swedish). 2015-09-16.
354:, who introduced the term
342:French Revolution of 1848
210:
118:
112:
32:
1003:Temperance organizations
304:, member of the courts (
183:August von Hartmansdorff
302:Thor Hartwig Odencrants
278:Carl Fredrik af Wingård
45:; 187 years ago
809:: CS1 maint: others (
704:Andersson, Bo (2008).
588:Pettersson, Jan-Erik.
421:During the 1890s, the
364:
346:
306:
290:Johan Henrik Thomander
227:It was modeled on the
149:
141:
129:
633:Höjer, Björn (1987).
338:Erik Andreas Rosenius
286:Frans Michael Franzén
669:Oscar I: En biografi
347:hushållningssällskap
194:Jöns Jacob Berzelius
428:Traveling libraries
61:Temperance advocacy
36:
740:Nordisk familjebok
710:scandia.hist.lu.se
496:Nordisk familjebok
399:Sigfrid Wieselgren
334:Per August Ahlberg
282:Carl Adolph Agardh
172:Bengt Franc-Sparre
43:11 April 1837
1008:Alcohol in Sweden
679:978-91-87263-10-1
365:husbehovsbränning
330:Lars Paul Esbjörn
308:vicehäradshövding
222:distilled spirits
125:
124:
95:Secretary General
16:(Redirected from
1015:
976:
973:
972:
970:Official website
955:
954:
952:
951:
936:
930:
929:
927:
926:
910:
904:
903:
901:
900:
881:
875:
874:
872:
871:
852:
846:
845:
842:Project Runeberg
839:
838:
821:
815:
814:
808:
800:
798:
797:
762:
756:
755:
753:
752:
731:
725:
724:
722:
721:
701:
692:
691:
663:
657:
656:
630:
611:
610:
608:
607:
585:
579:
578:
576:
575:
556:
547:
546:
544:
543:
522:
516:
515:
512:Project Runeberg
509:
508:
487:
449:
407:
396:
385:
373:Henning Hamilton
367:
349:
326:Peter Fjellstedt
322:Peter Wieselgren
311:
275:
264:
256:Per Adolf Sondén
248:Charles XIV John
213:
212:
191:
180:
152:
144:
132:
121:
120:
115:
114:
76:
53:
51:
46:
37:
35:
34:
21:
1023:
1022:
1018:
1017:
1016:
1014:
1013:
1012:
983:
982:
980:
974:
968:
967:
964:
959:
958:
949:
947:
938:
937:
933:
924:
922:
912:
911:
907:
898:
896:
883:
882:
878:
869:
867:
854:
853:
849:
836:
834:
823:
822:
818:
801:
795:
793:
778:
764:
763:
759:
750:
748:
733:
732:
728:
719:
717:
703:
702:
695:
680:
665:
664:
660:
653:
632:
631:
614:
605:
603:
587:
586:
582:
573:
571:
558:
557:
550:
541:
539:
524:
523:
519:
506:
504:
489:
488:
481:
476:
463:
455:Farida al-Abani
443:
437:
419:
401:
390:
379:
377:Carl Oscar Berg
318:
269:
258:
252:Conventicle Act
185:
174:
168:
146:until 1902 and
108:
107:Formerly called
100:Farida al-Abani
96:
86:
79:
72:
49:
47:
44:
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
1021:
1019:
1011:
1010:
1005:
1000:
995:
985:
984:
978:
977:
963:
962:External links
960:
957:
956:
931:
905:
876:
862:(in Swedish).
860:Folk i rörelse
847:
826:Social handbok
816:
776:
757:
726:
693:
678:
658:
651:
637:(in Swedish).
612:
580:
564:Företagskällan
548:
534:(in Swedish).
517:
478:
477:
475:
472:
471:
470:
462:
459:
441:Gösta Vestlund
436:
433:
418:
415:
317:
314:
239:, an American
198:Anders Retzius
167:
164:
138:), previously
123:
122:
109:
106:
103:
102:
97:
94:
91:
90:
87:
84:
81:
80:
78:
77:
69:
67:
63:
62:
59:
55:
54:
41:
26:
24:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1020:
1009:
1006:
1004:
1001:
999:
996:
994:
991:
990:
988:
981:
971:
966:
965:
961:
945:
941:
935:
932:
920:
916:
909:
906:
895:on 2022-06-25
894:
890:
886:
880:
877:
865:
861:
857:
851:
848:
843:
832:
828:
827:
820:
817:
812:
806:
791:
787:
783:
779:
777:1-57607-834-5
773:
769:
768:
761:
758:
746:
742:
741:
736:
730:
727:
715:
711:
707:
700:
698:
694:
689:
685:
681:
675:
671:
670:
662:
659:
654:
652:9789172962026
648:
644:
640:
636:
629:
627:
625:
623:
621:
619:
617:
613:
601:
597:
596:
591:
590:"Samuel Owen"
584:
581:
569:
565:
561:
560:"Samuel Owen"
555:
553:
549:
537:
533:
532:
527:
521:
518:
513:
502:
498:
497:
492:
486:
484:
480:
473:
468:
465:
464:
460:
458:
456:
452:
447:
442:
434:
432:
429:
424:
416:
414:
411:
405:
400:
394:
389:
383:
378:
374:
369:
366:
359:
357:
353:
348:
343:
339:
335:
331:
327:
323:
315:
313:
310:
309:
303:
299:
295:
291:
287:
283:
279:
273:
268:
262:
257:
253:
249:
244:
242:
238:
234:
230:
225:
223:
219:
218:
207:
203:
199:
195:
189:
184:
178:
173:
165:
163:
161:
157:
153:
151:
145:
143:
137:
133:
131:
110:
104:
101:
98:
92:
88:
82:
75:
71:
70:
68:
64:
60:
56:
42:
38:
19:
979:
975:(in Swedish)
948:. Retrieved
934:
923:. Retrieved
921:(in Swedish)
918:
908:
897:. Retrieved
893:the original
888:
879:
868:. Retrieved
859:
850:
840:– via
835:. Retrieved
825:
819:
794:. Retrieved
766:
760:
749:. Retrieved
738:
729:
718:. Retrieved
709:
668:
661:
643:Sober Förlag
634:
604:. Retrieved
593:
583:
572:. Retrieved
563:
540:. Retrieved
529:
520:
510:– via
505:. Retrieved
494:
453:
438:
420:
370:
360:
355:
319:
298:K. O. Broady
245:
241:Presbyterian
237:Robert Baird
226:
215:
206:George Scott
169:
147:
139:
135:
127:
126:
85:Membership
444: [
402: [
391: [
388:Oscar Ekman
380: [
352:Magnus Huss
270: [
259: [
202:Samuel Owen
186: [
175: [
987:Categories
950:2020-10-19
925:2022-06-05
899:2022-06-06
870:2022-06-05
837:2022-06-06
796:2022-06-06
751:2022-06-05
720:2022-06-06
606:2022-04-07
574:2022-04-07
542:2022-06-05
507:2022-06-05
474:References
356:alcoholism
220:and other
156:temperance
134:(English:
50:1837-04-11
805:cite book
786:436851206
688:939734536
639:Stockholm
410:Jönköping
358:in 1849.
294:Methodism
40:Formation
944:Archived
919:Altinget
885:"Om oss"
864:Archived
831:Archived
790:Archived
745:Archived
714:Archived
600:Archived
568:Archived
536:Archived
501:Archived
467:IOGT-NTO
461:See also
316:Activity
217:brännvin
166:Founding
66:Location
58:Purpose
48: (
784:
774:
686:
676:
649:
288:, and
74:Sweden
448:]
435:Today
406:]
395:]
384:]
274:]
263:]
246:King
190:]
179:]
811:link
782:OCLC
772:ISBN
684:OCLC
674:ISBN
647:ISBN
397:and
368:).
312:).
89:150
989::
917:.
887:.
858:.
807:}}
803:{{
788:.
780:.
737:.
708:.
696:^
682:.
645:.
641::
615:^
598:.
592:.
562:.
551:^
528:.
493:.
482:^
446:sv
404:sv
393:sv
386:,
382:sv
336:,
332:,
328:,
324:,
284:,
280:,
276:,
272:sv
265:,
261:sv
204:,
200:,
196:,
192:,
188:sv
181:,
177:sv
116:,
953:.
928:.
902:.
873:.
844:.
813:)
799:.
754:.
723:.
690:.
655:.
609:.
577:.
545:.
514:.
362:(
52:)
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.