The Committee against the Finnish White Terror ( sv, Kommittén mot den finska vita terrorn) was an organization in

Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on ...

, formed at the end of the Finnish Civil War. The formation of the Committee was preceded by a call from the Social Democratic Left Party published in '' Politiken'' in February 1918 to mobilize protests around the country to counter the official Swedish government position on the Finnish question. The Committee sought to unite the Swedish labour movement for a common position against the

White Terror White Terror is the name of several episodes of mass violence in history, carried out against anarchists, communists, socialists, liberals, revolutionaries, or other opponents by conservative or nationalist groups. It is sometimes contrasted wit ...

in Finland. The Committee raised funds for humanitarian aid to the victims of the repression. The Committee also opposed denials of political asylum for Finnish refugees.

Sven Linderot Sven Harald Linderot (8 October 1889, in Skedevi, Finspång, Östergötland County – 7 April 1956) was a Swedish Communist leader. He was born Sven Harald Larsson but changed his surname to Linderot in 1918. Among party members he was also kn ...

was one of the three members of the Committee. The Committee managed to gather 21,851.53 kronor, 14,518.73 for Finnish refugees in Sweden and 6,920 kronor for affected in Finland. The Committee published 100,000 leaflets titled 'Truth about Finland', and more than 100 public meetings were organized.Olsson, Knut. ''Internationalisten - fredskämpen'', in ''Sven Linderot (1889-1956) - partiledaren - internationalisten - patrioten''. Göteborg: Fram bokförlag, 1979. p. 34-35.

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