Republicanism in Sweden

Republicanism in Sweden (Swedish: Republikanism) is the collective term for the movement in Sweden that seeks to establish a republic and abolish the Swedish constitutional monarchy.

In 1830, it was for the first time that a prominent Swedish politician, Lars Johan Hierta, advocated for a republic, though without using the word "republic": in the newspaper Aftonbladet, that he himself had founded that same year, he pleaded for ousting king Charles XIV John of Sweden.

Sweden went through a short period of upheaval, the Marsoroligheterna ("March Disturbances").

On 18 and 19 March, riots broke out in Stockholm, during which about thirty people were killed by the army.

During this time, controversial posters carrying the word "republic" were hung in several places in Stockholm and the surrounding region.

Old logo of the Swedish Republican Association
A revolutionary republican hand-written bill from the Stockholm riots during the Revolutions of 1848 , reading: "Dethrone Oscar he is not fit to be a king – rather the Republic! Reform! Down with the Royal house – long live the Aftonbladet ! Death to the king – Republic! Republic! – the people! Brunkeberg this evening." The writer's identity is unknown.