Lotta Svärd (poem)

"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.

Illustration for the poem "Lotta Svärd".

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]

See also

• The poem Lotta Svärd in Wikisource
• Lotta Svärd – Finnish voluntary auxiliary paramilitary organisation for women.
• Swedish Women's Voluntary Defence Organization ("Lottorna")